Through a discussion of diverse art and media such as apocalyptic thrillers, rap, and television, Swirski debunks the American political system, sieving out fact from a sea of bipartisan untruths. Engaging with close analysis and multiple case studies, this book forges a more accurate picture of contemporary American culture and of America itself.
Table of Content
Introduction: Artists and Con-Artists 1. A Picture is Worth a Hundred Thousand Words: Joseph Heller, Picture this 2. No Child Left Behind: Tim La Haye and Jerry B. Jenkins, Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth’s Last Days 3. A Planet for the Taking: Alistair Beaton, A Planet for the President 4. (R)hyming (A)merican (P)oetry: various artists 5. The Left Wing: Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence O’Donnell, Jr., Eli Attie, et al., The West Wing
About the author
Peter Swirski is a Canadian scholar and literary critic featured in Canadian
Who’s Who. Specialist in American literature and American Studies, and Amazon’s #1 Bestseller in Canadian Literary Criticism and American Literary Criticism, he is the author of fifteen award-winning books, including
From Lowbrow to Nobrow (2005),
Ars Americana, Ars Politica (2010), and
American Utopia and Social Engineering (2011).
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