Book contents
- The World of Bob Dylan
- The World of Bob Dylan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Time to Say Goodbye Again
- Part I Creative Life
- Part II Musical Contexts
- Part III Cultural Contexts
- Part IV Political Contexts
- Chapter 20 The Civil Rights Movement
- Chapter 21 The Counterculture
- Chapter 22 Gender and Sexuality: Bob Dylan’s Body
- Chapter 23 Justice
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 23 - Justice
from Part IV - Political Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2021
- The World of Bob Dylan
- The World of Bob Dylan
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Time to Say Goodbye Again
- Part I Creative Life
- Part II Musical Contexts
- Part III Cultural Contexts
- Part IV Political Contexts
- Chapter 20 The Civil Rights Movement
- Chapter 21 The Counterculture
- Chapter 22 Gender and Sexuality: Bob Dylan’s Body
- Chapter 23 Justice
- Part V Reception and Legacy
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Bob Dylan’s interest in justice, injustice, and crime is evident throughout his entire body of work. Many of his song lyrics contain explicit questions pertaining to right and wrong conduct in the context of particular historical events, people, or situations. Others reference the subjects of crime, justice, and injustice indirectly. Dylan clearly grasps the outrageousness of humanitarian, political, economic, and legal injustice, while also questioning the guilt of agents or enterprises partaking in or bearing witness to those acts. His songs also identify when exploitation occurs, and when accountability should be questioned.
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- The World of Bob Dylan , pp. 278 - 286Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021