Why pamper life's complexities? : an introduction to the book / Sean Campbell and Colin Coulter -- Has the world changed or have I changed? : The Smiths and the challenge of Thatcherism / Joseph Brooker -- Irish blood, English heart : ambivalence, unease and The Smiths / Sean Campbell -- Heaven knows we'll soon be dust : Catholicism and devotion in The Smiths / Eoin Devereux -- Sing me to sleep : suicide, philosophy and The Smiths / Kieran Cashell -- A boy in the bush : childhood, sexuality and The Smiths / Sheila Whiteley -- This way and that way : toward a musical poetics of The Smiths / Jonathan Hiam -- I don't owe you anything : The Smiths and kitchen-sink cinema / Cecília Mello -- A double bed and a stalwart lover for sure : The Smiths, the death of pop and the not so hidden injuries of class / Colin Coulter -- Last night we dreamt that somebody loved us : Smiths fans (and me) in the late 1980s / Karl Maton -- When we're in your scholarly room : the media, academia, and The Smiths / Fergus Campbell -- So much to answer for : what do The Smiths mean to Manchester? / Julian Stringer -- Take me back to dear old Blighty : Englishness, pop and The Smiths / Kari Kallioniemi -- Guantánamo, here we come : out of place with The Smiths / Nabeel Zuberi.
Summary:
In this text devoted to the Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades.
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