Culture Wars: Documents from the Recent Controversies in the Arts

"The ongoing efforts of government officials and self-appointed guardians of public morality to control the content of art and public speech have exposed deep divisions in America's beliefs about artistic value and freedom of expression."" Texts by a diverse range of opinion, including Sen. Jesse Helms, Karen Finley, Arthur Danto, Lucy Lippard, John Frohmayer, Garrison Keillor, and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher are included in this fascinating collection. Edited by Richard Bolton, Culture Wars, provides the reader with a stunning array of intelligent writing on this heated and necessary debate.