Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan.(Review) (book review)

Democratic Artworks: Politics and the Arts from Trilling to Dylan. By Charles Hersch. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1998. 232p. $19.95 paper.

Any attention to art and popular culture by a political theorist is a welcome addition to the discipline. This book is no exception. Hersch argues that "democratic artworks" politically educate by allowing us to see more clearly, by criticizing the status quo, and by helping us envision alternatives. Of course, many forms of communication, including and especially speech, can accomplish these forms of education in a ...

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