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.