Download or read book Surpassing the Spectacle written by Carol Becker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading social critic Carol Becker offers a timely analysis of the nature of art and its role in politics and society. Completed just before the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center catastrophe, this book is remarkably prescient of the new concerns that have now become foremost in our thoughts since the attack. Becker raises the question of the place of art and the function of public intellectuals in a society desperately in need of creativity and leadership. Visit our website for sample chapters!