Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Gavin Newsom’s autobiographical ‘Young Man in a Hurry’: More and less
May 12, 2026If you love reading political memoirs, this is that, but it's not exactly a bold statement of the kind of America Newsom would like to usher in once moving into the White House.
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Anthropology from the inside: New Indigenous scholarship from Brazil in translation
June 4, 2025The goal of the book is to make people aware of and to value the Indigenous experience of the Brazilian population.
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Roger Q. Mason’s ‘Hide and Hide’ reveals uncomfortable truths about America
May 19, 2025The play dissects the pursuit of the American Dream through deeply flawed individuals in 1980s Los Angeles.
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Roger Q. Mason’s ‘California Story’ teaches and warns about capitalism and environment
May 15, 2025Is the play a “preter-socialist” cry from the heart, perhaps?
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‘Soldiers of Song’ documents music in service of war on today’s eastern front
May 14, 2025If you’re uncritically on Ukraine’s “side,” and see no alternative resolution than the humiliating defeat of Russia, then this might be the film for you. If, like me, you are prone to asking questions, then keep...
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Edward Said has said his last word—on opera
May 12, 2025Edward W. Said (1935–2003) was an astute scholar of music and a classically trained pianist whose publications include Musical Elaborations and Music at the Limits.
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Homoerotica on trial: An 1890s photographer and his negatives in fascist Italy
May 9, 2025This play is a part of a celebration of plays and lectures in Los Angeles aimed at raising awareness about the rise of fascism, racism, and antisemitism, and the power of art and design to resist...
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‘The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon’ explores violations against journalists
May 8, 2025The play exposes the lengths to which oppressive, oligarchic regimes will go to suppress the truth and preserve the ruling-class prerogative.
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