Date Thesis Awarded
5-2023
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Charles McGovern
Committee Members
Eric Han
Amy Oakes
Philip Daileader
Abstract
This thesis examines the alignment of popular political rock and teachings professed by Pope John Paul II surrounding three conflicts: The Troubles, The Falklands War, and the Cold War. Thematic topics include class struggle, the role of the Vatican as a global institution promoting peace and stability during the 1980s, and the trasatlanticism of the British popular rock.
Recommended Citation
Stark, Isabella Maria, "Popular Culture, Politics, and the Papacy: The Alignment of Anglo-American Popular Music and the Modernizing Catholicism of John Paul II, 1979-1989" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1944.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1944
