Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream

There is little question about the incredible power of Bruce Springsteen''s work as a particularly transformative art, as a lyrical and musical fusion that never shies away from sifting through the rubble of human conflict. As Rolling Stone magazine''s Parke Puterbaugh observes, Springsteen ''is a peerless songwriter and consummate artist whose every painstakingly crafted album serves as an impass...