Department
Justice Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2009
Abstract
The life and music of Johnny Cash are explored in this article as we detail his commitment to social justice. Situating his politics and biography within a cultural criminology orientation, we show that Cash's lived politics and edgy music reflect his concerns with the working class, the dispossessed, the rebellious, the American Indian, and above all, the convict. A pusher of social causes, Cash advocated for prison reform through decades of social activism and public and private politics. DOI: 10.1177/1741659009346015
Journal Title
Crime, Media, Culture
Recommended Citation
Tunnell, Kenneth D. and Hamm, Mark S., "Singing Across the Scars of Wrong: Johnny Cash and His Struggle for Social Justice" (2009). Justice Studies Faculty and Staff Research. 7.
https://encompass.eku.edu/cjps_fsresearch/7
