American myths in post-9/11 music
By: Daniele Cuffaro
Publisher: Sparkling
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Southampton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781907230332; 9781907230158
Subjects: Music and mythology; History; Music; History and criticism
Other titles: American myths in post-September/11 music
Description: After September 11, 2001, the void left following the attack on the Twin Towers in the heart of New York was the visible symbol that there was to be a breaking point with the past. The attacks dramatically changed the everyday lives of the American people and the new devastating landscape led people to seek to restore the certainties that had been so suddenly shattered. In doing this, Americans went back to the historical myths in their culture. This book explores the collective memory and historical American myths like, for example, the myth of the innocent nation and the frontier myth, and shows how some of these nationally considered historical truths have not disappeared, but were indeed exhumed in the music produced post-9/11.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discography, filmography.
Table of contents: title: American Myths in Post-9/11 Music; Preface; Introduction; PART ONE; title: MYTHS AND HEROES; I. The Mythical Function of the World Trade Center; II. Myths Belonging to American Cultural History; III. Firefighters: The Heroes of 9/11; PART TWO; title: POST-9/11 COUNTRY MUSIC; I. Historical Survey:; How Country Music Became the Authentic Sound of the U.S.A.; II. Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)": Ordinariness is Shattered; III. Toby Keith, Charlie Daniels, and Darryl Worley: Traditional Symbols and Vengeful Feelings; IV. Steve Earle's "John Walker's Blues."; title: Traditional America from the Eyes of the "American Taliban"PART THREE; title: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: THE RISING; I. The Rising: Glimpses of Confusion, Loss, Hope and Faith; II. "The Rising"; III. "Into the Fire"; IV. "My City of Ruins"; Conclusion; Bibliography, references and further reading; Discography; Filmography; Index; Sparkling Books.