Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts

Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts
ISBN-10
0470766255
ISBN-13
9780470766255
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2008-04-15
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Caroline Levine

Description

A provocative and compelling book that explores the complex relationship between democracy and avant-garde art, offering a surprising new perspective on the critical role that the arts play in democratic governance at home and abroad. Covers a broad range of topics, from disputes over public art, copyright, and obscenity, to the operations of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War Highlights detailed and at times shocking debates over the role of the rebellious artist within society

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