On Compromise
Subtitle: Art, Politics, and the Fate of an American Ideal
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: Aug 03, 2021
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781644450604
Description: "On Compromise is an argument against contemporary liberal society's tendency to view compromise as an unalloyed good--politically, ethically, and artistically. In a series of clear, convincing essays, Rachel Greenwald Smith discusses the dangers of thinking about compromise as an end, rather than as a means. To illustrate her points, she recounts her stint in a band as a bass player, fighting with her bandmates about 'what the song wants,' and then moves outward to Bikini Kill and the Riot Grrrl movement, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Poetry magazine, the resurgence of fascism, and other wide-ranging topics."--
Notes: Source title: On Compromise: Art, Politics, and the Fate of an American Ideal