| Greil Marcus and Todd Gitlin In A Discussion At The Whitney |
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Alright Now: Escapism and Activism in the American SceneSeptember 6, 2007 from 7-9 pmTickets: $8, $6 seniors and students w/ID Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street 1-800-WHITNEY whitney.org  Greil Marcus is an icon of rock n' roll scholarship  Todd Gitlin, who organized the first national demonstration against the Vietnam War, now teaches journalism and sociology at Columbia University. Now, as part of the Culture and Conflict: Then and Now series, which explores cultural production in the shadow of the turbulent politics of the last 40 years, comes a not-to-miss discussion with two extremely insightful commentators. In Alright Now: Escapism and Activism in the American Scene, cultural historian Greil Marcus and media scholar Todd Gitlin will consider the historical and ongoing relationships between popular culture and politics over the last half century. While the late 1960s are often described as a singular moment, the legacy of that time still echoes in current artistic and political debates--as evidenced by books such as Marcus' 1975 classic "Mystery Train" (which altered the entire landscape of music criticism forevermore). Greil Marcus is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a much broader framework of culture and politics than is customary in pop music journalism. Todd Gitlin is an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator. He has written widely on the mass media, politics, intellectual life and the arts, for both popular and scholarly publications. He is on the editorial board of "Dissent," where he is a frequent contributor. |
