With contributions by: Laurie Anderson Stanley Aronowitz Gretchen Bender Gary Chapman James Der Derian Timothy Druckrey Billy Kl#65533;ver Les Levidow R.C. Lewontin Joan H. Marks Margaret Morse Simon Penny Kevin Robins Avital Ronell Tricia Rose Andrew Ross Elaine Scarry Herbert I. Schiller Wolfgang Schirmacher Paula A. Treichler Langdon Winner Kathleen Woodward Discussions in Contemporary Culture is an award-winning series co-published with the Dia Center for the Arts in New York City. These volumes offer rich and timely discourses on a broad range of cultural issues and critical theory. The collection covers topics from urban planning to popular culture and literature, and continually attracts a wide and dedicated readership.