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Themes Of Identity And Power In Contemporary Topical Song, Hilary Warner-Evans
Themes Of Identity And Power In Contemporary Topical Song, Hilary Warner-Evans
Honors College
This thesis explores the role of identity and power in contemporary topical song using three case studies. The first of these deals with two songs written after the arrest of Maine’s North Pond Hermit in April 2013. It makes a case for the songs, in the context of other creative reactions to the hermit’s arrest, as being expressions of anxiety related to Maine identity. The second study is about new versions of the labor song “Which Side Are You On,” with a particular focus on one from Wisconsin one from Maine. It looks at the theme of solidarity through analysis …