Understanding Johnny Cash

Understanding Johnny Cash From his first appearances as a performing artist to his present lionization, Johnny Cash has always had a tremendous impact on American culture. While his significance has been persistent, its his nature has rarely, if ever, been consistent. Creatively, spiritually, politically, and personally, Cash lived a life marked by contradictions—making him a figure that fans and scholars alike have struggled to understand. This course will enter into that process, working to develop a rounded, comprehensive assessment of the man and his music by setting his life, his work, and creative and critical responses to him in their historical contexts.

Understanding Johnny Cash From his first appearances as a performing artist to his present lionization, Johnny Cash has always had a tremendous impact on American culture. While his significance has been persistent, its his nature has rarely, if ever, been consistent. Creatively, spiritually, politically, and personally, Cash lived a life marked by contradictions—making him a figure that fans and scholars alike have struggled to understand. This course will enter into that process, working to develop a rounded, comprehensive assessment of the man and his music by setting his life, his wo …Read more