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 BombeckNoam ChomskyAlexander CockburnDavid DeitcherLisa DugganBarbara EhrenreichDeirdre EnglishStuart EwenHenry Louis Gates Jr.Group Materialbell hooksGary IndianaCatherine LordBill MoyersWilliam OlanderMark P. PetraccaYvonne RainerVito RussoIra ShorTom StoddardPolly ThistlethwaiteBrian WallisDiscussions 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.
