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May 08, 2008 6:30 pmPanel Discussion:
Art and American Culture at Mid-Century
The years following World War II are recognized as one of the most exciting––and controversial ––periods in American culture. This panel focuses on the creative ferment in postwar art and culture as it reflected yet also challenged the shifting currents of American social life.
Ann Douglas is the Parr Professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Her books include Terrible Honesty: Mongrel Manhattan in the 1920s.
Gary Giddins is the author of nine books, including Visions of Jazz, for which he won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.
Anne Roiphe is the bestselling author of 14 books, including Fruitless, a National Book Award nominee. Her forthcoming memoir, Epilogue, will be published in August 2008.
Irving Sandler is a critic and art historian whose books include A Sweeper-Up After Artists: A Memoir.
Moderator: Morris Dickstein is Distinguished Professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he is also a senior fellow of the Center for the Humanities. His books include A Mirror in the Roadway: Literature and the Real World.
General $15; Students/Over 65 $12;
JM Members $10
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