Cultural Conflicts

Nancy L. Cohen, Eric Deggans, Erin Aubrey Kaplan and Karen Elise Sternheimer talked about contemporary cultural issues and responded to questions from the audience. Erin Aubry Kaplan moderates.

Nancy L. Cohen

Nancy L. Cohen is an author, historian, and political commentator who is recognized as a leading national expert on women and American politics. She authored Delirium: How the Sexual Counterrevolution is Polarizing America. Nancy has been a guest on "Up with Chris Hayes", "Ed Schultz Show", and on NPR, WNYC, and SiriusXM. She has written for the Los Angeles Times, New Republic, Playboy, the Guardian, RollingStone.com.

Eric Deggans

Eric Deggans is a TV, media and music critic for the Tampa Bay Times. Eric has been a guest on National Public Radio and has written for the National Sports Journalism Center at Indiana University.

Erin Aubrey Kaplan

Erin Aubrey Kaplan is a writer and journalist and is currently an editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Erin has written for LA Weekly, New Times Los Angeles, Salon.com, Essence, Black Enterprise, BlackAmericaWeb, Ms. and the Independent.

Karen Elise Sternheimer is an Associate Professor for the Sociology Department at the University of Southern California. Karen is the author of Celebrity Culture and the American Dream: Stardom and Social Mobility,
Connecting Social Problems and Popular Culture: Why Media is not the Answer,
Kids These Days: Facts and Fictions About Today’s Youth,
It’s Not the Media: The Truth About Pop Culture’s Influence on Children and many more.

Source: C-Span: Panel on Culture Wars

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Music includes Capitol Steps - American Pie, Roy Zimmerman - Vote Republican 2.0, The Bergerfolk - Masters of War, Good Night & Good Luck Movie - Edward R. Murrow, Frank Zappa - Who Are The Brain Police, Ernest Tubb - Last Letter, Brain Damage - Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa - I'm The Slime, David Bowie - Space Oddity Original Video, Terry Gangstad - Espresso, Odetta - Chilly Winds, Frank Sinatra - Mack the Knife, Willie Nelson - Crazy, Give It Up - Dixie Chicks, Joan Baez - Joe Hill, Terry Gangstad - Theatre Of Whine, Jacqueline Schwab & Jesse Carr - Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier