Part of the Reality Bites: Documenting the Real series, the Cosford is proud to present a film about "the most influential man you've never heard of." The film shed's light on one of America's most important thinkers and the foundation of countercultural thinking. Paul Goodman's 1960 best-seller Growing Up Absurd defined a time along with canonical texts like The Feminine Mystique, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, and The Medium is the Message. A polymath - a poet, essayist, playwright, and psychothearpist - Goodman questioned and critiqued cultural conditions set by conservative hegemony. Candidly bisexual, while maintaing a marriage and raising two children, Goodman is somewhat of an enigma, a intensely fascinating individual that has had a substantial impact on American culture.
Jonathan Lee weaves together old and new footage of those who extol Goodman's virtues, as well as his adamant detractors (often one and the same), including Grace Paley, Ned Rorem, Deborah Meier, William F. Buckley, Susan Sontag, and Judith Malina. An abrasive and contradictory figure, Goodman's influence was nonetheless immense. Today, much of what passes as common knowledge in the fields of education, politics, psychology, civil rights, and sexual politics was first posited by him nearly half a century ago. Don't miss this counter cultural figure illuminated through this thoughtful and timely documentary as the Occupy Movement continues and we approach one of our most important Presidential elections.
Screening: Cosford Cinema
(1111 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146)
Times:
- Friday February 10 7:00 PM
- Saturday February 11 8:00 PM
- Sunday February 12 5:00 PM
Prices:
- Adults $9
- Senior/Students $7
- UM Faculty/Students Free
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