Book

Political Disappointment

A Cultural History from Reconstruction to the AIDS Crisis

Sara Marcus

2023

Harvard University Press

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Book Review

The Disciplining Power of Disappointment

A new book argues that American politics are defined by unfulfilled desire.

by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor via The New Yorker on August 11, 2023
Book Review

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.

by Lynne Feeley via The Nation on July 31, 2023

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