Highway 61 revisited : Bob Dylan's road from Minnesota to the world

The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan scholars at work today--as well as people from such far-reaching fields as labor history, African American studies, and Japanese studies--to assess Dylan's career, influences, and his global impact on music and culture. The Dylan effect has extended far beyond the United States in recent decades, and.;Highway 61, from north to south. Hibbing High School and "the mystery of democracy" / Greil Marcus ; Jewish homes on the range, 1890-1960 / Marilyn J. Chiat ; Not from nowhere : identity and aspiration in Bob Dylan's hometown / Susan Clayton -- "A lamp is burning in all our dark" : Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash / Court Carney ; Allowed to be free : Bob Dylan and the civil rights movement / Charles Hughes -- Planet waves. Lives of allegory : Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol / Thomas Crow ; Like the night : reception and reaction Dylan UK 1966 / C.P. Lee ; Oh, the streets of Rome : Dylan in Italy / Alessandro Carrera ; Bob Dylan's reception in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s / Mikiko Tachi ; Borderless troubadour : Bob Dylan's influence on international protest during the Cold War / Heather Stur -- The ancients, whom all moderns prize. Bob Dylan's lives of the poets : Theme time radio hour as buried autobiography / Mick Cochrane ; Bob Dylan's memory palace / Robert Polito ; Among schoolchildren : Dylan's forty years in the classroom / Kevin J.H. Dettmar -- In a voice without restraint. Women do Dylan : the aesthetics and politics of Dylan covers / Daphne Brooks and Gayle Wald ; Crow Jane approximately : Bob Dylan's black masque / Aldon Lynn Nielsen ; Not dark yet : how Bob Dylan got his groove back / David Yaffe ; "Nettie Moore" : minstrelsy and the cultural economy of race in Bob Dylan's late albums / Robert Reginio ; "Somewhere down in the United States" : the art of Bob Dylan's ventriloquism / Michael Cherlin and Sumanth Gopinath ; Dylan/disabled : tolling for the deaf and blind / Alex Lubet ; Bob Dylan and the beats : magpie poetics, an investigation and memoir / Anne Waldman. From His Roots In Hibbing, To His Rise As A Cultural Icon In New York, To His Prominence On The Worldwide Stage, Colleen J. Sheehy And Thomas Swiss Bring Together The Most Eminent Dylan Scholars At Work Today - As Well As People From Such Far-reaching Fields As Labor History, African American Studies, And Japanese Studies - To Asses Dylan's Career, Influences, And His Global Impact On Music And Culture.--back Cover. Highway 61, From North To South. Hibbing High School And The Mystery Of Democracy / Greil Marcus ; Jewish Homes On The Range, 1890-1960 / Marilyn J. Chiat ; Not From Nowhere : Identity And Aspiration In Bob Dylan's Hometown / Susan Clayton -- A Lamp Is Burning In All Our Dark : Bob Dylan And Johnny Cash / Court Carney ; Allowed To Be Free : Bob Dylan And The Civil Rights Movement / Charles Hughes -- Planet Waves. Lives Of Allegory : Bob Dylan And Andy Warhol / Thomas Crow ; Like The Night : Reception And Reaction Dylan Uk 1966 / C.p. Lee ; Oh, The Streets Of Rome : Dylan In Italy / Alessandro Carrera ; Bob Dylan's Reception In Japan In The 1960s And 1970s / Mikiko Tachi ; Borderless Troubadour : Bob Dylan's Influence On International Protest During The Cold War / Heather Stur -- The Ancients, Whom All Moderns Prize. Bob Dylan's Lives Of The Poets : Theme Time Radio Hour As Buried Autobiography / Mick Cochrane ; Bob Dylan's Memory Palace / Robert Polito ; Among Schoolchildren : Dylan's Forty Years In The Classroom / Kevin J.h. Dettmar -- In A Voice Without Restraint. Women Do Dylan : The Aesthetics And Politics Of Dylan Covers / Daphne Brooks And Gayle Wald ; Crow Jane Approximately : Bob Dylan's Black Masque / Aldon Lynn Nielsen ; Not Dark Yet : How Bob Dylan Got His Groove Back / David Yaffe ; Nettie Moore : Minstrelsy And The Cultural Economy Of Race In Bob Dylan's Late Albums / Robert Reginio ; Somewhere Down In The United States : The Art Of Bob Dylan's Ventriloquism / Michael Cherlin And Sumanth Gopinath ; Dylan/disabled : Tolling For The Deaf And Blind / Alex Lubet ; Bob Dylan And The Beats : Magpie Poetics, An Investigation And Memoir / Anne Waldman. Colleen J. Sheehy And Thomas Swiss, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan scholars at work today-as well as people from such far-reaching fields as labor history, African American studies, and Japanese studies-to assess Dylan's career, influences, and his global impact on music and culture. With a special focus on his Minnesota roots, including Greil Marcus's spectacular tour of Dylan's hometown, authors also take into account his most recent work and Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home. The first cultural and historical geography of his dramatic rise, storied career, and unmatched iconic status, Highway 61 Revisited maps the terrain of Bob Dylan's music in the world.

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This new collection of scholarly articles on Bob Dylan proves that there are new angles from which to approach his life, his artistic evolution, and his unmatched influence on music and culture. Dylan is inarguably one of the most dissected and discussed artists, musical or otherwise, of the last half-century, and these 20 distinctive, thoughtful, and erudite essays by, e.g., Greil Marcus and international academics from a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, music theory, and African American studies are all welcome additions. As Sheehy (director & CEO, Plains Art Museum) and Swiss (coeditor, New Media Poetics) explain, the articles here do not attempt to solve the myriad puzzles surrounding Dylan; rather, the book poses familiar questions in a fresh manner. Contributions about how Bobby Zimmerman from rural Minnesota became international cultural icon Bob Dylan, what influences his songwriting, and how his songs are having a global impact will be of strong interest to scholars and fans alike.

The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan scholars at work today—as well as people from such far-reaching fields as labor history, African American studies, and Japanese studies—to assess Dylan's career, influences, and his global impact on music and culture. The Dylan effect has extended far beyond the United States in recent decades, and the essays here analyze his contribution to the people and cultures of the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan. With a special focus on his Minnesota roots, including Greil Marcus's spectacular tour of Dylan's hometown, authors also take into account his most recent work and Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home. The first cultural and historical geography of his dramatic rise, storied career, and unmatched iconic status, Highway 61 Revisited maps the terrain of Bob Dylan's music in the world. Contributors: John Barner, U of Georgia; Daphne Brooks, Princeton U; Court Carney, Stephen F. Austin State U; Alessandro Carrera, U of Houston; Michael Cherlin, U of Minnesota; Marilyn J. Chiat; Susan Clayton; Mick Cochrane, Canisius College; Thomas Crow, New York U; Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Pomona College, Carbondale; Sumanth Gopinath, U of Minnesota; Charles Hughes; C. P. Lee, U of Salford, Manchester, England; Alex Lubet, U of Minnesota; Greil Marcus, U of California, Berkeley; Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Pennsylvania State U; Roberto Polito, The New School; Robert Reginio, Frostburg State U; Heather Stur, U of Southern Mississippi; Mikiko Tachi, Chiba U, Japan; Gayle Wald, George Washington U; Anne Waldman, Naropa U; David Yaffe, Syracuse U. The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan scholars at work today--as well as people from such far-reaching fields as labor history, African American studies, and Japanese studies--to assess Dylan's career, influences, and his global impact on music and culture. The Dylan effect has extended far beyond the United States in recent decades, and the essays here analyze his effect on the people and cultures of the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan. With a special focus on his Minnesota roots, including Greil Marcus's spectacular tour of Dylan's hometown, contributors also take into account his most recent work and Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home . The first cultural and historical geography of his dramatic rise, storied career, and unmatched iconic status, Highway 61 Revisited maps the terrain of Bob Dylan's music in the world. John Barner, U of Minnesota; Daphne Brooks, Princeton U; Court Carney, Stephen F. Austin State U; Alessandro Carrera, U of Houston; Michael Cherlin, U of Minnesota; Marilyn J. Chiat; Susan Clayton; Mick Cochrane, Canisius College; Thomas Crow, New York U; Kevin J. H. Dettmar, Southern Illinois U, Carbondale; Sumanth Gopinath, U of Minnesota; Charles Hughes; C. P. Lee, U of Salford, Manchester, England; Alex Lubet, U of Minnesota; Greil Marcus, U of California, Berkeley; Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Pennsylvania State U; Roberto Polito, The New School; Robert Reginio, Frostburg State U; Heather Stur; Mikiko Tachi, Chiba U, Japan; Gayle Wald, George Washington U; Anne Waldman, Naropa U; David Yaffe, Syracuse U. Highway 61, from north to south. Hibbing High School and "the mystery of democracy" / Greil Marcus ; Jewish homes on the range, 1890-1960 / Marilyn J. Chiat ; Not from nowhere : identity and aspiration in Bob Dylan's hometown / Susan Clayton "A lamp is burning in all our dark" : Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash / Court Carney ; Allowed to be free : Bob Dylan and the civil rights movement / Charles Hughes Planet waves. Lives of allegory : Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol / Thomas Crow ; Like the night : reception and reaction, Dylan UK 1966 / C. P. Lee ; Oh, the streets of Rome : Dylan in Italy / Alessandro Carrera ; Bob Dylan's reception in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s / Mikiko Tachi ; Borderless troubadour : Bob Dylan's influence on international protest during the cold war / Heather Stur The ancients, whom all moderns prize. Bob Dylan's Lives of the poets : Theme time radio hour as buried autobiography / Mick Cochrane ; Bob Dylan's memory palace / Robert Polito ; Among schoolchildren : Dylan's forty years in the classroom / Kevin J. H. Dettmar In a voice without restraint. Women do Dylan : the aesthetics and politics of Dylan covers / Daphne Brooks and Gayle Wald ; Crow Jane approximately : Bob Dylan's black masque / Aldon Lynn Nielsen ; Not dark yet : how Bob Dylan got his groove back / David Yaffe ; "Nettie Moore" : minstrelsy and the cultural economy of race in Bob Dylan's late albums / Robert Reginio ; "Somewhere down in the United States" : the art of Bob Dylan's ventriloquism / Michael Cherlin and Sumanth Gopinath ; Dylan/disabled : tolling for the deaf and blind / Alex Lubet ; Bob Dylan and the beats : magpie poetics, an investigation and memoir / Anne Waldman.