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A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America

[Griffith] ask[s] key questions about the state of our country’s faith and humanity without the crutch of an agenda, this book is a massively forceful piece of criticism. —Josh Tyson, Time Out Chicago

October 17, 2006

Good Question: To What Extent Does Art Help to Change Political Realities?

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My name is Dave Griffith. I'm a writer and teacher of fiction and nonfiction, and the author of the book, A Good War is Hard to Find: The Art of Violence in America (Soft Skull Press)
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  • March 28th: Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, "Depravity, Upheaval and the Good War"
  • October 10th: Colgate University
  • Sept 5th: Sweet Briar College, 8 pm Walles Lounge/Florence Elston Conference Center
  • May 23rd: DePaul University
  • March 23rd: Reading at Duquense University
  • Feb 5th Goshen College: Making Art/Making Peace
  • Feb 20th: Snite Museum of Art Univ of Notre Dame: Panel Discussion "Imaging War from Vietnam to Iraq"
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  • March 21-22 Ball State: In Print 3: A Festival of First Books

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  • "Orchestrated Attack: War's Sound Track Echoes from Dresden to Iraq" in the Utne Reader
  • "Prime Directive" at Killing the Buddha

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