Tuesday, March 9
 Janice Peck |
The Age of Oprah and the Rise of NeoliberalismDrawing on her recent book, The Age of Oprah: Cultural Icon for the Neoliberal Era (2008), Janice Peck will discuss Oprah Winfrey’s rise from mere talk show host to cultural icon of mainstream America. She will explain how tracing the history of Winfrey’s enterprise, and situating it in relation to major currents in American political, economic, and cultural history provides a means to critically examine the intersection of American politics and culture—and the contradictions therein—over the past quarter century. Continue reading → |
