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Course Catalog: Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision

Course Catalog: Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision

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 For decades, Bruce Springsteen’s songs about fast cars, working-class dreamers, and loves lost and found have helped to define a quintessentially American notion of freedom and rebellion. But do the music and lyrics of “The Boss” speak to the college students of Gen Z? Louis P. Masur, a distinguished professor of American studies and history at Rutgers University, thinks they do. After years of teaching a course titled “Springsteen’s American Vision,” Masur says he is as convinced as ever that the rock icon’s songs are as timeless as Huck Finn and as durable as a “big old Buick.” Guest: Louis P. Masur, distinguished professor of American studies and history at Rutgers UniversityRelated reading Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen’s American Vision (Louis P. Masur) The Boss in the Classroom (Chronicle) For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
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