Archive

Against Identification: The Abject Camp of “The Witches” (1990)
Charles Ramsay McCrory explores the intertwining affects of identification, attraction, and abjections in the 1990 children’s horror film, “The Witches.”
Charles Ramsay McCroryDec 10, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
The Talented Ms. Calloway
What can Caroline Calloway tell us about media culture, the self-branding industry, gig work, and a growing army of hungry creatives vying for attention?
Sarah BrouilletteDec 10, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Economics and Finance
Meritocracy and Battle Royale
What online games can tell us about our culture of cutthroat competition and rampant inequality.
Brendan MackieDec 10, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Julia Lovell on the Monkey King’s Travels Across Borders: A Conversation
Jeffrey Wasserstrom talks with Julia Lovell about translating the foundational Chinese novel "Journey to the West."
Jeffrey WasserstromDec 10, 2020
Shells and Spheres of the Self: On Marilynne Robinson’s “Jack”
Ben Libman reviews “Jack,” the fourth installment in Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead series.
Ben LibmanDec 9, 2020
- Fiction
Toward a Labor Theory of Generation X
Alissa G. Karl offers a labor theory of Gen X.
Alissa G. KarlDec 9, 2020
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Past Is Now: On Amin Samman’s “History in Financial Times”
John Macintosh charts "History in Financial Times," the new book by Amin Samman.
John MacintoshDec 9, 2020
High Femme Camp Antics
Breaking down High Femme Camp Antics, both classic and personal
Jenny Fran DavisDec 8, 2020
The Most Influential Magazine in Muslim History?
Nile Green reviews "Modern Things on Trial: Islam’s Global and Material Reformation in the Age of Rida, 1865–1935" by Leor Halevi.
Nile GreenDec 8, 2020
Odd Couples, Carbon Coins, and Narrative Scopes: An Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson and Everett Hamner discuss “The Ministry for the Future,” ecological defense, gender equity, economic policy, and ecoreligion.
Everett HamnerDec 8, 2020
- Politics
- SF
A Conversation with Colin Dayan
Colin Dayan discusses her new memoir of growing up in the American South, “Animal Quintet.”
Dixa Ramírez D’OleoDec 8, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
Daniel Kehlmann on Politics, Power, and Populism
Dec 8, 2020
Ground Gives
Joanna Chen observes the coming winter in Dublin and contemplates a Seamus Heaney poem.
Joanna ChenDec 8, 2020
The Original Sin: On Barnes Carr’s “The Lenin Plot” and Jonathan Schneer’s “The Lockhart Plot”
Douglas Smith investigates two recent books on foreign intervention in the Russian Civil War.
Douglas SmithDec 7, 2020
We Need to Talk About England
Ravi Ghosh reviews Alex Niven’s “New Model Island” and reflects on the current state of the UK’s political sphere.
Ravi GhoshDec 7, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Fulfilling the Mission: A Conversation with Olga Tokarczuk’s Translators
Jennifer Croft speaks to her fellow translators of Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, who accepted the award one year ago today.
Jennifer CroftDec 7, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction