Synopses & Reviews
An influential star of British pop for more than three decades, Morrissey is known for his outspoken and often controversial views on class, ethnicity, and sexuality. Among critics and his many fans,and#160;he has long beenand#160;seen asand#160;an anti-establishment figure who continues to provoke devotion, argument, and spirited debate.and#160;
This is the first collection of academic essays to focus exclusively on Morrisseyand#8217;s solo career, and this important book offers a nuanced and rich reading of his highly influential creative and cultural output. Covering a broad range of academic disciplines and approaches, including musicology, ethnography, sociology, and cultural studies, these essays will be a must for fans of Morrissey or the Smiths, or those seeking to make sense of the many fascinating complexities of this global icon and controversial figure.
Synopsis
Known for his outspoken and often controversial views on class, ethnicity and sexuality, Morrissey has remained an anti-establishment figure who continues to provoke argument, debate and devotion amongst critics and his many fans. Focusing exclusively on Morrissey's solo career, the collected essays in this important book make for a rich reading of Morrissey and his highly influential creative output. Working across a range of academic disciplines and approaches (including musicology; ethnography; sociology and cultural studies) these essays seek to make sense of the many complexities of this global icon.
About the Author
Eoin Devereux is a senior lecturer and head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Limerick.
Aileen Dillane is a performer and lecturer in music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.
Martin Power teaches sociology at the University of Limerick.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: But Donand#8217;t Forget the Songs that Made You Cry and the Songs that Saved Your Life...and#160;
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Eoin Devereux, Aileen Dillane and Martin J. Power
Chapter 1: and#8216;Suedeheadand#8217;: Paving the Pilgrimage Path to Morrisseyand#8217;s and Deanand#8217;s Fairmount, Indiana
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Erin Hazard
Chapter 2: and#8220;The Seaside Town that They Forgot to Bomband#8221;: Morrissey and Betjeman on Urban Regeneration and British Identity
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Lawrence Foley
Chapter 3: In The Spirit of and#8217;69? Morrissey and the Skinhead Cult
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; John H. Baker
Chapter 4: Fanatics, Apostles and NMEs
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Colin Snowsell
Chapter 5: The and#8220;Teenage Dadand#8221; and and#8220;Slum Mumsand#8221; are Just and#8220;Certain People I Knowand#8221;: Counter Hegemonic Representations of the Working/Underclass in the Works of Morrissey
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Martin J. Power
Chapter 6: In Our Different Ways We are the Same: Morrissey and Representations of Disability
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Daniel Manco
Chapter 7: and#8220;My So Friendly Lensand#8221;: Morrissey as Mediated through His Public Image
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Melissa Connor
Chapter 8: and#8220;Because Iand#8217;ve only got Two Handsand#8221;: Western Art Undercurrents in the Poses and Gestures of Morrissey
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Andrew Cope
Chapter 9: Moz: art: Adorno Meets Morrissey in the cultural Divisions
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Rachel M. Brett
Chapter 10: Speedway for Beginners: Morrissey, Martyrdom and Ambiguity
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Eoin Devereux and Aileen Dillane
Chapter 11: No Love in Modern Life: Matters of Performance and Production in a Morrissey Song
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Eirik Askerand#248;i
Chapter 12: and#8216;Vicar In A Tutuand#8217;: Dialogism, Iconicity and the Carnivalesque in Morrissey
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Pierpaolo Martino
Chapter 13: Smiths Night: A Dream World Created Through Other Peopleand#8217;s Music
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Dan Jacobson and Ian Jeffrey
Chapter 14: Talent Borrows, Genius Steals: Morrissey and the Art of Appropriation
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Lee Brooks
Chapter 15: and#8216;Iand#8217;m Not the Man You Think I Amand#8217;: Morrisseyand#8217;s Negotiation of Dominant Gender and Sexuality Codes
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Elisabeth Woronzoff
Chapter 16: Melodramatic Morrissey: Kill Uncle, Cavell and the Question of the Human Voice
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Johanna Sjand#246;stedt
Chapter 17: and#8216;You Have Killed Meand#8217;and#8212;Tropes of Hyperbole and Sentimentality in Morrisseyand#8217;s Musical Expression
and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Stan Hawkins
Notes on Contributors
Index