from Part IV - Political Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 April 2021
Bob Dylan’s interest in justice, injustice, and crime is evident throughout his entire body of work. Many of his song lyrics contain explicit questions pertaining to right and wrong conduct in the context of particular historical events, people, or situations. Others reference the subjects of crime, justice, and injustice indirectly. Dylan clearly grasps the outrageousness of humanitarian, political, economic, and legal injustice, while also questioning the guilt of agents or enterprises partaking in or bearing witness to those acts. His songs also identify when exploitation occurs, and when accountability should be questioned.
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