One Hundred Words About Why Bowie Matters by Will Brooker

 

Will Brooker is both fan of David Bowie and an academic specialising in Cultural Studies. The book contains both aspects of Brooker's life. In 2015 Brooker undertook a yearlong research project reliving one year of Bowie’s life during his stay in Berlin – 1976 -1979. The book draws together aspects of Brooker’s own trip to Berlin, recalls Bowie’s own visit, includes some critical theory analysis of songs and videos from Bowie’s last album Blackstar and assesses Bowie’s impact on contemporary culture. For example the book considers Bowie’s contribution and impact to the LGBT community. Actually I think that’s been quite huge.