A Village Voice Best Book of the Year, this collection of essays covers a range of topics, from "Education and Democracy" and "Politics and Election" to "Cultural Participation" and "AIDS and Democracy: A Case Study."
With contributions by:
- Erma Bombeck
- Noam Chomsky
- Alexander Cockburn
- David Deitcher
- Lisa Duggan
- Barbara Ehrenreich
- Deirdre English
- Stuart Ewen
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.
- Group Material
- bell hooks
- Gary Indiana
- Catherine Lord
- Bill Moyers
- William Olander
- Mark P. Petracca
- Yvonne Rainer
- Vito Russo
- Ira Shor
- Tom Stoddard
- Polly Thistlethwaite
- Brian Wallis
Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series co-published with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.
