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
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  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.