The Monthly Digest: July 2017

In the month of June LARB ran a number of articles on social protest in the realm of art and civil unrest in the streets. The pieces below highlight the fact that activism can take myriad forms and lead in myriad directions. — LARB Editorial

“This Tale Is About You!”: On Bini Adamczak’s “Communism for Kids”
Ross Wolfe advocates “Communism for Kids” by Bini Adamczak.
Ross WolfeJun 27, 2017
- Politics
Another One Rides the Bus: Systems of Mass Transit as Vehicles of Protest
Julia Thomas on the bus as a site of protest through the ages.
Julia ThomasJun 25, 2017
The New Normal: On Dissidence, Apology, and Transcendence in Contemporary Chinese Art
Henry Zhang on “The New Normal: China, Art, and 2017,” at Beijing's Ullens Center of Contemporary Art (UCCA).
Henry ZhangJun 25, 2017
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The Language Warrior
Rosemary McClure talks to legendary Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o about his short story, “The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright.”
Rosemary McClureJun 24, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Blathering Superego at the End of History
Emmett Rensin offers a psychoanalysis of managerial liberalism as superego and asks: What happens when the id of liberalism can't be controlled?
Emmett RensinJun 18, 2017
- Politics
Getting Europe’s Right Wrong
Is Europe entering a phase of new fascism? Not so fast, says our reviewer, as 1930s comparisons fail on many levels.
Erik D’AmatoJun 16, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Mad Russia Hurt Me into Poetry: An Interview with Maria Stepanova
Cynthia Haven talks to Russian poet, journalist, and political activist Maria Stepanova.
Cynthia L. HavenJun 15, 2017
Simulation Liberation Army
Alternative histories of the Patty Hearst kidnapping add to an already complicated narrative, writes our reviewer.
M. W. LipschutzJun 13, 2017
- History
- Politics
Marianne, Under Siege
Lauren Sarazen considers “Terror in France” by Gilles Kepel.
Lauren SarazenJun 11, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Nothing Will Go Back: An Interview with Dr. Andrea Pető of Central European University
Stephanie Newman interviews Dr. Andrea Pető, a professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University in Budapest.
Stephanie NewmanJun 7, 2017