Description:
This innovative new work suggests that The Wire reflects, not simply a cultural take on contemporary America, but a structural critique of the conditions of late-modernity and global capitalism. As such, it is a visual text worth investigating and exploring for its nuanced examination of power, difference and inequality.
Review Quotes: "Contributors explore what The Wire, with its compelling narrative about institutional corruption and systemic failures in civic life, can teach viewers about political theory...this collection emphasizes quality over quantity, and each essay is as smart as the one before."--S. Pepper, Northeastern Illinois University, CHOICE