Wounded Galaxies 1968

" Wounded Galaxies 1968 explores 'the symbiotic relationship of the radical art, culture and politics of that time,' acknowledging the 'contentious . . . . conflicting, sometimes contradictory' nature of that period's radical discourses. At the same time, Hawkins acknowledges concerns that reforms dating back to 1968 are being eviscerated in the United States, thus necessitating their reexamination. Given current American politics, such concerns must now only be amplified but make this volume still more timely."—Robert C. Cottrell, author of The Activist 1960s: Striving for Political and Social Empowerment in America

"There are few critical histories quite like this one, and none that I am aware of that address this period in history. As such, as an edited collection it offers a significant contribution in the way it explicitly asks readers to think about intersections and overlaps across space, time, actions, and practices that most monographs or other collections don't or can't due to the scale such broad framing requires. The strength of this book is that it is a multidisciplinary collage, revealing new meanings to and in the history of this critical year."—Wyatt D. Philips, coeditor of Camp TV of the 1960s: Reassessing the Vast Wasteland

" Wounded Galaxies 1968 explores 'the symbiotic relationship of the radical art, culture and politics of that time,' acknowledging the 'contentious . . . . conflicting, sometimes contradictory' nature of that period's radical discourses. At the same time, Hawkins acknowledges concerns that reforms dating back to 1968 are being eviscerated in the United States, thus necessitating their reexamination. Given current American politics, such concerns must now only be amplified but make this volume still more timely."—Robert C. Cottrell, author of The Activist 1960s: Striving for Political and Social Empowerment in America

"There are few critical histories quite like this one, and none that I am aware of that address this period in history. As such, as an edited collection it offers a significant contribution in the way it explicitly asks readers to think about intersections and overlaps across space, time, actions, and practices that most monographs or other collections don't or can't due to the scale such broad framing requires. The strength of this book is that it is a multidisciplinary collage, revealing new meanings to and in the history of this critical year."—Wyatt D. Philips, coeditor of Camp TV of the 1960s: Reassessing the Vast Wasteland

Joan Hawkins is Professor Emeritus of Cinema and Media Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. She is author of Cutting Edge: Art-Horror and the Horrific Avant-garde as well as editor (with Alex Wermer-Colan) of William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century .Joseph E. Roskos earned his master's degree in media arts and sciences from Indiana University. His research has appeared in Black Camera , Journal of Cinema and Media Studies , Human Communication Research , and Journalism . He is an educational assistant for the Willoughby-Eastlake School District in Ohio.Anthony L. Silvestri received his doctorate in media arts and sciences from Indiana University. His research has appeared in The Moving Image , The Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television , Porn Studies , and The Journal of Film and Video . He is the journals manager for the University of Minnesota Press.