Playing both the teacher and the students, Acconci enacts a series of short lessons, from "Lesson 1: Let's Believe We're in This Together" to "Lesson 12: Let's be Oppressed," offering an ideosyncratic take on the ideological underpinnings of American education and society.

Under-History Lessons is one of a series of newly restored early conceptual audio works by Acconci. These works are now available from EAI on audio CD.