Artists Against the State: Protest, Censorship, and Cultural Power
Books that trace how artists have confronted political intimidation, organized collective protest, and fought to protect free expression and cultural institutions from state pressure.
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What Is Free Speech?Fara DabhoiwalaA global intellectual history of free speech that situates contemporary censorship debates and explains how free-speech...Shelf signal: Censorship & Free Speech
By the Light of Burning DreamsDavid Talbot, Margaret TalbotA history of radical cultural politics that traces how artists and activists have responded to political repression and...Shelf signal: 20th-Century America
It Was Vulgar and It Was BeautifulJack LoweryA case study of art collective direct action showing how cultural producers use creative protest to change public...Shelf signal: Art & Politics
Dark MoneyJane MayerInvestigative reporting on money and political power that explains the institutional forces behind efforts to reshape...Shelf signal: Elections & Campaigns
Tyranny of the MinoritySteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattA diagnosis of democratic dysfunction that clarifies how institutional rules and partisan strategies enable attacks on...Shelf signal: National Government