Cultural Agency in the Americas

by Doris Sommer

"Cultural agency" refers to a range of creative activities that contribute to society, including pedagogy, research, activism, and the arts. Focusing on the connections between creativity and social change in the Americas, this collection encourages scholars to become cultural agents by reflecting on exemplary cases and thereby making them available as inspirations for more constructive theory and more innovative practice. Creativity supports democracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822334992
• ISBN13: 9780822334996
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"