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(dis)junctions: Bruce Springsteen
| Location: | California, United States |
| Call for Papers Deadline: | 2010-03-05 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-19 |
| Announcement ID: |
174248 |
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Contributors are welcome to submit papers investigating any aspect of the music, philosophy, or career of Bruce Springsteen. Creative and performance pieces inspired by or in response to Springsteen’s music will also be considered. In keeping with this year’s conference theme, submissions of particular interest might deal with issues of crisis in Springsteen’s oeuvre, although all Springsteen-related submissions are welcome. Possible topics include:
Crises of masculinity in Springsteen’s music
Social activism and Springsteen’s music
Springsteen’s philosophy of love
Cars and driving in Springsteen’s music
Nebraska and criminality
Born to Run and movement / freedom
“Born in the USA” and the Vietnam War / veterans’ issues
“My Hometown” and crises of place / identity
“Glory Days” and the passage of time
“Streets of Philadelphia” and the AIDS epidemic
The Ghost of Tom Joad and immigration issues
The Rising and Post-9/11 America
Abstracts of 250-300 words should be emailed to Ray Crosby at raycrosby@gmail.com by March 5, 2010. Please indicate any A/V needs.
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