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Conversion Therapy v. Re-education Camp: An Open Letter to Grace Lavery
Christopher Castiglia and Christopher Reed respond to Grace Lavery's essay "Grad School as Conversion Therapy."
Christopher ReedDec 11, 2018
LARB Channel Highlights, 2018
The LARB Channels are wholly independent online magazines supported by LARB. Here, some of our Channel editors have highlighted standout pieces from 2018.
LARB Channel EditorsDec 11, 2018
What Does Literary Studies Know?
Michael Clune reads Jonathan Kramnick’s “Paper Minds: Literature and the Ecology of Consciousness.”
Michael W. CluneDec 10, 2018
- Literary Criticism
- Science & Technology
Clarence Cooper Jr. Deserved Better
Nathan Jefferson reviews “The Syndicate” by Clarence Cooper Jr.
Nathan JeffersonDec 10, 2018
- Noir
De-Nazifying the “DSM”: On “Asperger’s Children: The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna”
Edith Sheffer’s book on the history of autism is an impressive piece of historical detective work.
Andrew ScullDec 10, 2018
- Around the World
- Science & Technology
Centenary: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
"Had he died during the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn would have been remembered as a hero, a prophet, and a great writer from a country of great writers."
Eileen BattersbyDec 10, 2018
“The Most Exhilarating Moments of His Life”: On Charles Sprawson’s “Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero”
Antonia Flood dives into “Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero” by Charles Sprawson.
Antonia FloodDec 9, 2018
“Shimmering Bits of Thought”: Gail Wronsky’s “Imperfect Pastorals”
Karen Kevorkian considers “Imperfect Pastorals” by Gail Wronsky.
Karen KevorkianDec 9, 2018
- Poetry
From the Edge of the World: An Interview with Brian Phillips
Isaac Levy-Rubinett interviews Brian Phillips about his energetic essay collection, “Impossible Owls.”
Isaac Levy-RubinettDec 9, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
Revisiting 301, 302, Park Chul-soo's Stylish Film About Food, Sex, and Other Horrors
Colin Marshall considers the grotesque sensory of experience of Park Chul-soo's film "301, 302."
Colin MarshallDec 9, 2018
Where They Burn Books: A Writer Pays the Price for Honesty
The Azerbaijani writer Akram Aylisli reflects on his life under de facto house arrest.
Akram Aylisli, Katherine E. YoungDec 8, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
The Future, Revisited: “The Mother of All Demos” at 50
How the ’60s counterculture gave birth to personal computers and the vast tech industry that builds and sells them.
Andy HorwitzDec 8, 2018
- Science & Technology
Biblical Paraphrase and Hummus: Conversation with Dror Burstein on “Muck”
Ian Dreiblatt talks to Israeli author Dror Burstein about his new novel, "Muck."
Ian DreiblattDec 8, 2018
Wilco's Jeff Tweedy Upends the Rock-Star Memoir with Let's Go
Eric R. Danton reviews "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back)," a memoir from Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
Eric R. DantonDec 8, 2018
Eisenstein Versus Sinclair: H. W. L. Dana and “¡Que Viva México!”
Angela Shpolberg provides a blow-by-blow account of the conflict between Upton Sinclair, Sergei Eisenstein, H. W. L. Dana, and Stalin.
Angela ShpolbergDec 7, 2018
- Film
- Politics
LARB Radio Hour: The Body as Archive
In a wide-ranging conversation about her new book, "No Archive Will Restore You," Julietta Singh and LARB hosts touch on gender, sexuality, parenting, and navigating the world in and as a body.
LARB Radio HourDec 7, 2018