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Sara Marcus
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Political Disappointment
: A Cultural History from Reconstruction to the AIDS Crisis
Sara Marcus
2023
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The Disciplining Power of Disappointment
A new book argues that American politics are defined by unfulfilled desire.
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Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
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The New Yorker
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August 11, 2023
Is the History of American Art a History of Failure?
Sara Marcus’s recent book argues that from the Reconstruction to the AIDS era, a distinct aesthetic formed around defeat in the realm of politics.
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Lynne Feeley
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The Nation
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July 31, 2023
