Birger Vanwesenbeeck
Articles
The Eternal Huizinga
A new translation of an enduring classic of late-medieval scholarship.
The Feral and the Sublime: On Animals and Trees in Turkey
Birger Vanwesenbeeck takes stock of “Animals and the Environment in Turkish Culture,” a recent book by Kim Fortuny.
Dulce et Decorum
Birger Vanwesenbeeck reflects on the World War I centennial commemorations at the Menin Gate in Belgium.
Charts of Childhood, Maps of Family
Birger Vanwesenbeeck on a new collection of essays that charts and maps the patterns of family life.
Derrida’s Quarrel: “La Différance” at 50
Birger Vanwesenbeeck revisits Jacques Derrida’s famous lecture “La Différance” on its 50th anniversary.
De Constantia, or Malcolm in the Middle
Birger Vanwesenbeeck remembers AC/DC's Malcolm Young.
Reading Madame Bovary in the Provinces
"Madame Bovary" — a text that, together with Camembert, Côtes du Rhône, and French kissing, may stand as one of France's most enduring cultural exports.
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F202102autumntideofthemiddleages.jpg)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F202003animalsandtheenvironmentinturkishculture.jpg)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F201811menin-gate-2.png)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F201807Exploded_View.jpg)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F201801VanwesenbeeckDerrida.png)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F201711VanwesenbeeckYoung.png)
:quality(75)/https%3A%2F%2Fassets.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fuploads%2F201602Flaubert-Giraud.jpg)