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Morris Dickstein
Morris Dickstein (1940—2021) was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Theatre at the CUNY Graduate Center and the author of Gates of Eden, Dancing in the Dark, an award-winning cultural history of the Great Depression, and Why Not Say What Happened, a memoir.
Awards
Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2009
Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2009
Books by Morris Dickstein
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression
Morris Dickstein
Paperback, 2010
A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
"The definitive book about Depression culture for our time." —San Francisco ChronicleDancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression
Morris Dickstein
E Book, 2009
A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award
"The definitive book about Depression culture for our time." —San Francisco Chronicle