Annotated Bibliography

Jamie Porter

Stephanie Brown

October 24, 2016

  

Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources:

Dylan, Bob. Masters of War. Bob Dylan. Columbia Records, 1963.

Lennon, John. Give Peace a Chance. John Lennon. John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1969.

No Greater Cause and Faces of Vietnam Protest. Dir. Harvey Richards. Kanopy. Estuary Press, 1968. Web.

Seger, Bob. 2+2=? The Bob Seger System. Capitol Records, 1968.

Wood, John A. Veteran Narratives and the Collective Memory of the Vietnam War. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

Secondary Sources:

Anderson, Terry & Joe P. Dunn  “The Movement and the Sixties: Protest in America from Greensboro to Wounded Knee, History.” Reviews of New Books (1995).

(Scholarly article looking at the protest.)

“The Movement and the Sixties: Protest in America from Greensboro to Wounded Knee” was written by Terry Anderson and Joe P. Dunn and was published in 1995. Their purpose is to analyze the protest as a whole, as well as specifically looking at what caused people to protest so much. They do this by examining different protests that occurred during this time period, as well as what spurred such an emotional response to everything. Their targeted audience is educated individuals with an interest in the Vietnam War.

Auslander, H. Ben. "“If Ya Wanna End War and Stuff, You Gotta Sing Loud”—A Survey of Vietnam-Related Protest Music." The Journal of American Culture 4.2 (n.d.): 108-13. Web.

(Scholarly article looking at the protest)

In 1981, the article Auslander, H. Ben. "“If Ya Wanna End War and Stuff, You Gotta Sing Loud”—A Survey of Vietnam-Related Protest Music." was published, which was written by H. Ben Auslander. In the article, Auslander describes the relationship between the Vietnam War and the music that was produced during that time period. He achieves this though multiple examples of the songs that were created during this time, as well as the public response to those songs. His intended audience are educated individuals that are interested in the Vietnam War and the role that music had during that time.

Bingham, Clara. Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul. New York: Random House, 2016. Print.

(Source looking at identity and at the protest as a whole.)

Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul was written by Clara Bingham and published in May 2016. Bingham’s purpose is to convey the lives of the different groups during the Vietnam, and how they were affected. She analyzes the different groups carefully, looking into the effects that the war had on them as well as their role in the ever-changing culture of the time period. Her intended audience is educated individuals that have an interest in the Vietnam War.

Bradley, Doug, and Craig Hansen Werner. We Gotta Get out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself.)

In 2015, We Gotta Get out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War was published, written by Doug Bradley and Craig Werner. They analyze the effect that music had on soldiers and those back in America. This is done through looking at personal narratives from veterans and those heavily influenced by the war. Their purpose is to convey the unifying effect that music had on the troops and those back home. Their intended audience is educated scholars with an interest in the Vietnam War and music, and they connect to this audience through the language that they use and the evidence that they used.

Clymer, Kenton J. The Vietnam War: Its History, Literature and Music. El Paso, TX: Texas Western, 1998. Print.

 (Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself.)

In March 1996, there was a symposium held in El Paso, Texas, in which a collection of experts on the Vietnam War gathered together and presents various papers that they had written. This book is a compilation of those papers. My focus will be on the papers of Philip Beidler and Ray Pratt, who spoke on the literature and music that was present during the Vietnam War. They use examples from both literature and music to demonstrate how both were extremely affected during the war. Through their papers, their purpose is to make a connection between the war and both literature and music. Their intended audience is educated scholars with an interest in the Vietnam time period and the music/literature that was produced during it.

Dancis, Bruce. Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 2014. Print.

(Source looking at identity and at the protest as a whole.)

Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War was written by Bruce Dancis and was published in 2014. Dancis presents an account of an actual resister to the draft during the time of the Vietnam War. His purpose is to allow people to see the consequence of someone who went against the draft in protest. He does this through his first hand experiences, and how he protested the draft and therefore got thrown into federal prison. His target audience is people who are interested about the Vietnam War, and especially the protests that went against it.

Fish, Lydia M. “General Edward G. Lansdale and the Folksongs of Americans in the Vietnam War.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 102, no. 406, 1989, pp. 390–411. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy1.library.arizona.edu/stable/541780.

(Scholarly article looking at the protest.)

The article “General Edward G. Lansdale and the Folksongs of Americans in the Vietnam War” was written by Lydia M Fish in 1989. Her purpose is to convey the relationship between the Vietnam War and the music that was produced during the time, especially the folk music. She does this through direct examples of songs that were produced, as well as what lead to their creation. Her intended audience is educated individuals with an interest in music, and its affect on different moments in history, especially the Vietnam War.

Gilbert, Marc Jason. The Vietnam War on Campus: Other Voices, More Distant Drums. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2001. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at protest itself.)

The Vietnam War on Campus: Other Voices, More Distant Drums was written by Marc J. Gilbert and was published in November 30, 2000. His purpose is to convey the effects that the Vietnam War had on college campuses, and the protest movements that occurred there. He does this through examining a few East Coast universities during this time period. His intended audience is educated individuals that have an interest in the Vietnam War and people’s reactions to it.

Haridakis, Paul M., Barbara S. Hugenberg, and Stanley T. Wearden. War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda and Popular Culture. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2009. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at protest itself.)

War and the Media: Essays on News Reporting, Propaganda and Popular Culture was written by Paul M. Haridakis, Barbara S. Hugenberg and Stanley T Wearden, and was published in September 16, 2009. It this book, it reflects on how media and music influenced the time period. They achieve this purpose through specific examples of how people reacted to certain media or mass communication during the Vietnam War. Their intended audience is educated scholars that have an interest in the Vietnam War.

Hillstrom, Kevin, and Laurie Collier Hillstrom. The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. Print.

(Historical context)

The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films was written by Laurie Collier Hillstrom and Kevin Hillstrom and published in February 28, 1998. This book provides historical background of the Vietnam War, including the protests and the various events that were happening during this time period. The purpose is to educate individuals about this important time in American history, which greatly affected American culture as a whole. Their intended audience is educated individuals with an interest in the Vietnam War and a desire to learn more about it.

Jowett, Garth, and Victoria O'Donnell. Propaganda & Persuasion. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself.)

Propaganda & Persuasion was written by Garth Jowett and Victoria O’Donnell, and was published in December 2005. The authors’ purpose is to present a definition of propaganda and the how it works in persuasion. They achieve this purpose by providing case studies of different forms of propaganda and the effects of it. Their intended audience is educated scholars with an interest in the effects of propaganda.

Kurlansky, Mark. Ready for a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself)

         Ready for a Brand New Beat: How "Dancing in the Street" Became the Anthem for a Changing America was written by Mark Kurlansky and was published July 1, 2014. In it, he focuses on one specific song during the anti-Vietnam War protests – “Dancing in the Street.” His purpose is to convey the importance of this song during such a crucial time in history, and how it essentially became an anthem to those protesting. His audience is educated scholars that has an interest in the Vietnam War, and a knowledge of the song “Dancing in the Street.”

Mitchell, James A. The Walrus & the Elephants: John Lennon's Years of Revolution. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself.)

            James A Mitchell wrote The Walrus & the Elephants: John Lennon’s Years of Revolution, which was published in December 2014. He explored John Lennon’s life and his strong political influence, as well as how the government viws him. His purpose is to convery Lennon’s musical influence on the anti-war protest movement. He does this through referring specific songs and the reactions that people had to them, as well as describing governmennt reactions. His intended audience is educated scholars with an interest in the Vietnam War and in John Lennon.

Mondak, Jeffery J. "Protest Music as Political Persuasion." Popular Music and Society (n.d.): 25-38. Web.

(Theoretical article source.)

“Protest music as political persuasion, Popular Music and Society” is an article written by Jeffery J. Mondak in 1988. His purpose is to explore the relationship between music and political persuasion, and how that has been a driving force through history. He does this through various case studies relating music to a historical event and how people reacted to it. His audience is educated scholars with an interest in music as a form of protest.

Perone, James E. Songs of the Vietnam Conflict. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Print.

(Peer reviewed scholarly source looking at the protest itself.)

Songs of the Vietnam Conflict was written by James E Perone and was published in 2001. Throughout the book, he analyzes both anti-war and pro-government songs that came out during this war, and the resonating effect that they had in the protest movements that were happening during this time. He accomplishes this by presenting multiple examples of both types of music, as well as how people reacted to them. His audience are educated individuals that have an interest in the Vietnam War and in music, and the influences that it can have.

Rodnitzky, Jerome L. "The Sixties between the Microgrooves: Using Folk and Protest Music to Understand American History, 1963–1973." Popular Music and Society (1999): 105-22. Web.

(Scholarly article looking at the protest.)

The article, "The Sixties between the Microgrooves: Using Folk and Protest Music to Understand American History, 1963–1973." was written by Jerome L. Rodnitzky and was published in 1999. In the article, he explains how the music that was produced during the time period of the Vietnam War can give us a direct look into the culture of the time, as well as the general opinion of the public. He achieves this through multiple examples of songs that were produced, and the public’s response. His intended audience is individuals that are interested in the Vietnam War and how the music of the time period reflected it.

Tully, John Day., Matthew Masur, and Brad Austin. Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam War. Madison, Wisc.: U of Wisconsin, 2013. Print.

(Historical context)

Understanding and Teaching the Vietnam was written by John Day Tully and was published in 2013. The purpose of this book was to educate people about the historical context of the Vietnam War as a whole, including the environment in the United States during the time. This is achieved by various examples that occurred during that time period. His intended audience is educated individuals that have an interest in the Vietnam War, and want to know more.