Blackface, by Ayanna Thompson Roberta Mock explores a tradition of performance that still raises urgent political questions today By Roberta Mock 13 May
A People’s History of Detroit, by Mark Jay and Philip Conklin Roberta Mock is intrigued by a radical account of the currents that have shaken her native city By Roberta Mock 3 August
Performing Endurance: Art and Politics since 1960, by Lara Shalson Roberta Mock on a form of performance in which a participant commits to a plan and sees it through, not knowing the outcome By Roberta Mock 6 December