Cultural Studies

"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil

Critically Cringe: On Susan Neiman’s “Left Is Not Woke”
Samuel C. Huneke takes Susan Neiman’s “Left Is Not Woke” to task.
Samuel Clowes HunekeSep 17, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
North Korea on the Hudson: On Alexander Stille’s “The Sullivanians”
The history of an Upper West Side sex therapy cult isn’t what you think it will be, according to Dave Mandl’s review of Alexander Stille’s “The Sullivanians.”
Dave MandlSep 9, 2023
Whose Fantasy Is This? On Sally Wen Mao’s “The Kingdom of Surfaces”
Hazem Fahmy reviews “The Kingdom of Surfaces” by Sally Wen Mao.
Hazem FahmyAug 28, 2023
What Fresh Hell: On Mary-Alice Daniel’s “Mass for Shut-Ins”
Chloe Xiang reviews “Mass for Shut-Ins” by Mary-Alice Daniel.
Chloe XiangAug 4, 2023
Family No Longer Sustains: On Michael Szalay’s “Second Lives”
Olivia Stowell reviews Michael Szalay’s “Second Lives: Black-Market Melodramas & the Reinvention of Television.”
Olivia StowellJul 29, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Television
An Act of Dissimilation: On Max Czollek’s “De-integrate!”
David N. Myers reviews Max Czollek’s “De-integrate! A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century.”
David N. MyersJul 10, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Quantum Mechanics: On McKenzie Wark’s “Raving”
Vivian Medithi reviews McKenzie Wark’s “Raving.”
Vivian MedithiJun 29, 2023
Ball Is Cry!! On Katie Heindl’s “Basketball Feelings”
Liz Wolfson profiles Katie Heindl, author of the sports Substack “Basketball Feelings.”
Liz WolfsonJun 10, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Sports
QAnon, a Compensatory Fantasy for a Nation in Decline: On Robert Guffey’s “Operation Mindfuck” and Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko’s “Pastels and Pedophiles”
Jordan S. Carroll reviews Robert Guffey’s “Operation Mindfuck: QAnon and the Cult of Donald Trump” and Mia Bloom and Sophia Moskalenko’s “Pastels and Pedophiles: Inside the Mind of QAnon.”
Jordan S. CarrollDec 31, 2022
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
How Do You Know What To Shoot?: On William Wyler and John Sturges’s “Thunderbolt”
On its 75th anniversary, Jason Resnikoff revisits the World War II documentary “Thunderbolt” and how it captures the relationship between filmmaking and war-making.
Jason ResnikoffDec 28, 2022
Open Season on Husbands: Female Revenge Movies of the Long 1990s
Isabelle Lang and Laura Valenza revisit the 1990s feminist revenge plot and its bearing on today’s domestic violence laws.
Isabelle Lang, Laura ValenzaNov 25, 2022
Nada Que Ver: On Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs’s “Abecedario de Juárez”
José Luis Benavides reviews “Abecedario de Juárez: An Illustrated Lexicon” by Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs, with translations by Alice L. Driver.
José Luis BenavidesNov 21, 2022