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Book SynopsisKennedy argues that American radicalism is possible and desirable. One base for radical politics is the institutional workplace; another is popular culture (hence, sexy dressing). Kennedy's aim is to wed the rebelliousness, irony, and irrationalism of cultural modernism and postmodernism to the earnestness of political correctness.
Trade ReviewWhat these essays have in common, besides wit and provocative argument, is Kennedy’s understanding that we come to know the world based upon situational perspectives and lifestyles. * Choice *
Kennedy’s book offers a dazzling one-man show with many voices. It reveals a man of the left, without a trace of puritanism or ideological correctness; a blithe and antic spirit, with a wholly serious program for critical scholars and activists of promoting freedom through small, local, practical acts of analysis, reimagination, resistance, and organization. -- Robert Gordon, Stanford Law School
Table of ContentsPreface 1. Radical Intellectuals in American Culture and Politics, or My Talk at the Gramsci Institute 2. A Cultural Pluralist Case for Affirmative Action in Legal Academia 3. The Stakes of Law, or Hale and Foucault! 4. Sexual Abuse, Sexy Dressing, and the Eroticization of Domination Notes Index
