Citizen Critics: Literary Public Spheres

by Eberly and Rosa A. Eberly

The condition of our public discussions about literary and cultural works has much to say about the state of our democracy. Classrooms, newspapers, magazines, Internet forums, and many other places grant citizens a place to hold public discourses--and claim a voice on national artistic matters.

Rosa A. Eberly looks at four censorship controversies where professionals asserted their authority to deny citizen critics a voice--and effectively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025206867X
• ISBN13: 9780252068676
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"