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Legacy of a lonesome death: had Bob Dylan not written a song about it, the 1963 killing of a black servant by a society man's cane would have been long
DO YOU KNOW the Bob Dylan song "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"? Put it on now and listen to it, if you happen to have it on a CD or ......(Continue Reading) The ProXemiotics of Fame and Totemic Violence: Projective Sociology Extrapolates a Trend in Pop Music - Hopefully Mistaken
This article examines the social and political power of music and musicians. Topics include cult formation, development of new religions, and the construction ......(Continue Reading)Folk music, mythology and enlightenment - Music, Creativity and the Transformation of Education - Transcript
Editor's note: This speech is a transcript of Hollander's keynote address given March 17 at the Opening Session of the 2002 MTNA National Conference ......(Continue Reading)The science of violence: As the toll of teen violence grows, scientists search for reasons why - Life Science: Teen Health The Brain Hormones - research
A 17-year-old is shot and killed after an argument with a group of teens. A 16-year-old gang member slays a police officer. These two violent tales made headlines in America's heartland, Chicago, a...(Continue Reading)Why school? - 2 - includes related articles - film critic Camille Paglia on why American suburban high schools have become places of violence - Interview
The suppression of the masculine in today's American culture seems to have given rise to the spate of violence in some US suburban schools. To address the problem, massive social change is needed, par...(Continue Reading)
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