Exploring U2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Exploring U2 write by Scott D. Calhoun. This book was released on 2012. Exploring U2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Exploring U2: Is This Rock 'n' Roll? features new writing in the growing field of U2 studies. In keeping with U2's own efforts to remove barriers that have long prevented dialogue for understanding and improving the human experience, this collection of essays covers such disciplines as literature, music, philosophy, and theology.
U2
U2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U2 write by Timothy D. Neufeld. This book was released on 2017-04-01. U2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. U2’s significant career far exceeds that of most average successful rock bands, with a prolific output of thirteen well-received studio albums and a sometimes relentless touring schedule. The band is famous for uniquely drawing together music, art, faith, and activism, all within a lucrative career that has given each of these elements an unusual degree of social and cultural resonance. Broad-minded musically and intellectually, U2’soutput is thematically rich, addressing a slew of topics, from questions of faith to anxieties about commercialism to outright political statements. With one of the largest fan bases in the history of rock music, U2 and their work require contextualization and exploration. In U2: Rock ’n’ Roll to Change the World, Timothy D. Neufeld takes up this challenge. Neufeld explores U2’s move from the youthful idealism of a band barely able to play instruments through its many phases of artistic expression and cultural engagement to its employment of faith and activism as a foundation for its success. This book outlines how U2 reshaped the very musical and even political culture that had originally shaped it, demonstrating through close readings of its musical work the dynamic interplay of artistic expression and social engagement.
The World and U2
The World and U2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The World and U2 write by Alan McPherson. This book was released on 2015-06-04. The World and U2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Irish rock band U2, and especially its frontman Bono, are among the most effective activists ever. U2 has convinced wealthy governments to forgive tens of billions of dollars in loans while spreading its activist messages to billions of people, helping save millions of lives. So how did four boys from one of the poorest countries in the West achieve this? Who and what influenced them? What strategies did they use to succeed as much as they did as activists, and how did those strategies change over time? In particular, how did lead singer Bono make the leap into superstar lobbying? And, with so much attention on him, how has he handled critics who have taken to task his work on behalf of developing countries? In The World and U2: One Band’s Remaking of Global Activism, Alan McPherson trains a historian’s eye on the evolution and influence of the band’s activism from its formation in 1976 to its most recent album and concert tour. Throughout its nearly four decades, the band has held up a mirror to the increasing selfishness in the world while at the same time working to fill the void left by those who have abandoned the world’s poor to their plight. From raising awareness about war and human rights in the 1980s to engaging in direct action in the 1990s to moving mountains of cash for the planet’s poorest in the twenty-first century, the band, and especially Bono, have both raised the bar and set the example for other celebrity activists. But it is also a success that has brought a greater scrutiny to bear on U2’s activism and initiated a healthy debate about the merits of Western development aid. The World and U2: One Band’s Remaking of Global Activism tells this story of U2’s successful storming of the world’s philanthropic stage. It will enchant the band’s fans, engage its critics, and offer lessons—and warnings—to activists seeking to change things for the better.
U2 Above, Across, and Beyond
U2 Above, Across, and Beyond - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U2 Above, Across, and Beyond write by Scott D. Calhoun. This book was released on 2014-12-23. U2 Above, Across, and Beyond available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. U2’s success and significance are due, in large part, to finding inventive, creative solutions for overcoming obstacles and moving past conventional boundaries. As it has embraced change and transformation over and over again, its fans and critics have come to value and expect this element of U2. These new essays from the disciplines of organizational communication, music theory, literary studies, religion, and cultural studies offer perspectives on several ways U2’s dynamic of change has been a constant theme throughout its career. These essays came from the U2 Conference 2013 exploring the music, work, and influence of U2, and to further the scholarship on U2.
U2
U2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U2 write by Peter Williams. This book was released on 1988-11-19. U2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tells the behind the scenes story of an Irish rock and roll band in America.
