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The Struggle for Black Education: On Jarvis R. Givens’s “Fugitive Pedagogy”
An outstanding contribution to the history of Black education that focuses on the career of Carter G. Woodson.
Randal Maurice JelksSep 12, 2021
- Education
The Long Goodbye: How Murder on Middle Beach Reimagines True Crime
Ted Clifford reviews the HBO true crime miniseries "Murder on Middle Beach."
Ted CliffordSep 12, 2021
Fair Play on the Marcellus Shale
Reviewing “Up to Heaven and Down to Hell,” Jonah Walters describes the tragedy of the commons from the inside, as a member of the community in question.
Jonah WaltersSep 11, 2021
- Science & Technology
Writing from the Scene of the Crime: On Stephen Graham Jones’s “The Only Good Indians”
Billy J. Stratton is haunted by “The Only Good Indians,” the recently published novel by Stephen Graham Jones.
Billy J. StrattonSep 11, 2021
- SF
When the Towers Fell
LARB presents a symposium reflecting on 9/11, curated and introduced by Brad Evans.
Adriana Cavarero, Akeel Bilgrami, Ayça Çubukçu, Brad Evans, Bruce Robbins, Carol Becker, David Theo Goldberg, Elisabeth Anker, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gil Anidjar, Henry A. Giroux, Jake Chapman, Lilie Chouliaraki, Mark Juergensmeyer, Martha Rosler, Michael J. Shapiro, R. A. Judy, Richard J. Bernstein, Roland Bleiker, Samuel Moyn, Samuel Weber, Simona Forti, Susanna Siegel, Tarak Barkawi, Todd May, Vincent Brown, William E. ConnollySep 11, 2021
- Philosophy & Religion
The Grim Sleeper Becomes My Thing
Jervey TervalonSep 11, 2021
LARB’s Best: Law
The law is the frontline in our ongoing battle to “create a more perfect union.”
Sep 11, 2021
Spotlight on Translation: September Edition
In this spotlight you’ll find reviews of works translated from Chinese, Romanian, and other languages, as well as an interview with Jorge Luis Borges.
Sep 11, 2021
Twenty Years After “Twentynine Palms” Anticipated #MeToo
Pallavi Yetur explores the long tail of Deanne Stillman’s “Twentynine Palms,” on the 1991 murder of two young women in the Mojave.
Pallavi YeturSep 11, 2021
- Nonfiction
The Ambivalence of Life in “Blind Joe Death’s America”
Ethan Weinstein reviews "Blind Joe Death’s America," the new book by George Henderson about John Fahey.
Ethan WeinsteinSep 10, 2021
- Music
Nuanced Portraits: On Brandon Taylor’s “Filthy Animals”
Brandon Taylor’s gift for close, empathetic observation is on display in the linked stories in this new collection.
Thomas Mar WeeSep 10, 2021
- Fiction
Maggie Nelson’s “On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher are joined by Maggie Nelson to talk about her new collection of essays, “On Freedom.”
LARB Radio HourSep 10, 2021
Dear Esther: A Film by and Conversation with Nora Stone
Nora Stone presents her short film “Dear Esther” and speaks to LARB’s Film Editor, Annie Berke.
Annie BerkeSep 10, 2021
Aiming for the Unmediated Response: A Conversation with Brandon Taylor
The author discusses his first short story collection and the utility (or not) of creative writing programs.
Sean HooksSep 10, 2021
- Fiction
Marking the Passage of Growth: A Conversation with Cartoonist Weng Pixin
Nathan Scott McNamara talks with Singaporean cartoonish Weng Pixin about her latest illustrated book "Let's Not Talk Anymore."
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 10, 2021
Mapping the Sites of Trauma: On Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi’s “Savage Tongues”
The heroine of Oloomi’s latest novel is driven by an urge to rewrite a painful personal history.
Anita GillSep 9, 2021
- Fiction