Cultural Studies

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

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  Everybody Loves a Lover

  Janna Jones writes about the history and resonances of ‘Love Tapes,’ Wendy Clarke’s 1980s video project.

  Janna JonesDec 27, 2025

  • Television

  • Cultural Studies

  • Film

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  When Story Loses the Plot

  Hannah H. Kim ponders the plotless narrative as a tool for meaning-making.

  Hannah H. KimDec 20, 2025

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Cultural Studies

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  Happy Birthday, Jane!

  To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Stephanie Insley Hershinow offers a survey of recent Austen-related books and artworks.

  Stephanie Insley HershinowDec 16, 2025

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Drawing America’s Brutal Imagination

  Justin A. Davis writes on Ralph Bakshi’s controversial film “Coonskin” for its 50th anniversary, in a preview of the LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Justin A. DavisDec 16, 2025

  • Film

  • Cultural Studies

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  Freeing the Library

  Aaron Boehmer writes about community libraries and the importance of accessible archival and literary resources in these times.

  Aaron BoehmerDec 5, 2025

  • Politics

  • Cultural Studies

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  King Lear Goes to China

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom speaks with Xue Yiwei and Nan Z. Da about Shakespeare’s legacy in China.

  Jeffrey WasserstromDec 5, 2025

  • History

  • Cultural Studies

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  Phases of the Quotidian

  C. Francis Fisher interviews Shangyang Fang about his new book “Study of Sorrow: Translations.”

  C. Francis FisherNov 24, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Cultural Studies

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  How to Access Art

  Pasquale Toscano considers Rob Macaisa Colgate’s debut poetry collection, “Hardly Creatures.”

  Pasquale ToscanoNov 20, 2025

  • Poetry

  • Cultural Studies

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  The Cult of Orgasm

  Helena Aeberli traces Ellen Huet’s investigations in “Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult.”

  Helena AeberliNov 18, 2025

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Cultural Studies

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  Everyone Feels Deeply Alabamian

  Cameron Engwall talks with Alexis Okeowo about her second book, “Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama.”

  Cameron EngwallNov 11, 2025

  • Cultural Studies

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Hello, Kitty; Goodbye, Illusions

  Minjie Chen takes a journey through China’s shadowlands in “Hello, Kitty and Other Stories” by Anne Stevenson-Yang.

  Minjie ChenNov 10, 2025

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Rebel Without a Clue

  Elizabeth Alsop picks up the trail of Kelly Reichardt’s alienated art thief in “The Mastermind.”

  Elizabeth AlsopNov 7, 2025

  • Film

  • Cultural Studies