Popular Is Not Enough: The Political Voice Of Joan Baez

Download or read book Popular Is Not Enough: The Political Voice Of Joan Baez written by Markus Jaeger and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his study, Markus Jaeger explores the coalescence of Joan Baez's work as a singer and songwriter with her endeavors as a political activist throughout the last fifty years. He illustrates an American popular singer's significance as a political activist—for her audiences and for her opponents as well as for those victims of politically organized violence who have profited from her work. Mingling popular culture with political activism can be a helpful means to achieve non-violent societal progress. Joan Baez's work offers an excellent example for this hypothesis.