Cultural critics from around the world offer their views on the issue of the artist's responsibility to society. Their essays address such subjects as: censorship, multiculturalism, communism to capitalism in Eastern Europe, Salman Rushdie, and the ethnic responsibility of young black film-makers.
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"As a provocative group of essays, this anthology is a useful first step in creating what, one hopes, will be a continuing dialogue on art, society, and responsibility." -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism