Articles Tagged ‘ cultural criticism ’

SO SEXY SO SOON, Jean Kilbourne & HOLD LOVE STRONG, Matthew Aaron Goodman

August 20th, 2009

Writers Voice host Francesca Rheannon talks with Dr. Jean Kilbourne about SO SEXY SO SOON: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids. And Matthew Aaron Goodman tells us about his debut novel, HOLD LOVE STRONG.

Molly Haskell, Frankly My Dear and more

March 10th, 2009

Film critic Molly Haskell talks about her finely written treatment of the American classic (book and film) Gone With the Wind. It’s called FRANKLY MY DEAR: Gone with the Wind Revisited. After that, we visit the Enchanted Circle Theater’s production of The Skinner Servants Tour. Also, poets Carol Edelstein and Anis Mojgani.

Paul Fisher’s HOUSE OF WITS and Shakespeare Fans in the Inner City

December 11th, 2008

Paul Fisher tells us about the James Family: the writer Henry James, the philosopher and psychologist William James, and the lesser known but influential sister, feminist Alice James. His book is HOUSE OF WITS: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family.

Comix as Art and Politics: Art Spiegelman and Greg Palast

October 20th, 2008

Host Francesca Rheannon interviews comix master Art Spiegelman. Also, investigative journalist Greg Palast talks about the comic book he produced with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., STEAL BACK YOUR VOTE!.