Author Benjamin Barber discusses Agency and Art in a Hyper-Consumerist Culture: The Agent as Artist, as Consumer, and as Citizen
This lecture explores the impact of the commercialization and commodification of art, including such topics as cultural property. This event is co-sponsored with the Wolfson Center for National Affairs at The New School- The New School
Bio
Benjamin Barber
Benjamin R. Barber is the Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, as well as president and director of the international NGO CivWorld, and its annual Interdependence Day event, and distinguished senior fellow at Demos.
An internationally renowned political theorist, Dr. Barber consults regularly with political and civic leaders in the United States and around the world.