Thin Ice: On Uwe Wittstock’s “February 1933”Historian Daniela Blei beautifully captures the essence of Uwe Wittstock’s newly translated “February 1933: The Winter of Literature.”...DANIELA BLEINONFICTIONPOLITICSHISTORY
Going Coastal: On Some Recent Books About the Ecology and History of BeachesDaniela Blei explores the paradoxes constituted by “the beach” — an allegedly natural place of leisure and fun since the Industrial Revolution, and now the site of our species’ myopia....DANIELA BLEIAROUND THE WORLDNONFICTIONSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYHISTORY
A Tale of Blue CitiesDaniela Blei discusses the GOP’s anti-urbanism and recent targeting of rural and suburban voters....DANIELA BLEIPOLITICS