Abigail Susik and Paul Buhle

Sat, Jul 19 • 12:00 PM

City Lights Bookstore

About this event

City Lights and PM Press celebrate the publication of *Surrealism, Bugs Bunny, and the Blues: Selected Writings on Popular Culture,* by Franklin Rosemont, edited by Abigail Susik and Paul Buhle. This virtual event features an insightful conversation about the celebration of Franklin Rosemont’s writings over a span of more than forty years, exploring the intersections between popular culture, surrealism, and revolutionary thought. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with the ideas that Rosemont conveyed through his work, which reflects on various cultural movements and highlights lesser-known writers and artists.

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