Cultural Studies

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

Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2020
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 24, 2020
Selling a Charismatic Technology
Historian of technology Patrick McCray reviews Morgan Ames’s new book on the MIT Media Lab’s One Laptop per Child program.
W. Patrick McCrayJan 23, 2020
The Old in the New: Introducing “How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish”
Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert introduce their new anthology, “How Yiddish Changed America and How America Changed Yiddish.”
Ilan Stavans, Josh LambertJan 21, 2020
Navigation Through Longing: On Laurie Stone’s “Everything is Personal: Notes on Now”
Daisy Alioto reviews Laurie Stone’s latest book, “Everything is Personal: Notes on Now.”
Daisy AliotoJan 17, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Memoir & Essay
The Noise of Our Names: On “Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies”
Lee Konstantinou reviews "Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies" by Toril Moi, Rita Felski, and Amanda Anderson.
Lee KonstantinouJan 13, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
Incremental Losses: A Conversation with Masha Tupitsyn
Sara Black McCulloch speaks with writer, critic, and multimedia artist Masha Tupitsyn about her latest book, “Picture Cycle.”
Sara Black McCullochJan 9, 2020
The Outer Fringes of Our Language: A Conversation with Werner Herzog
Robert Harrison speaks to Werner Herzog about his devotion to books.
Robert Pogue HarrisonDec 30, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Film
Relevant at a Slant: A Conversation with Joseph Mosconi
Kate Durbin discusses typography, worldbuilding, and knowledge clusters with fellow poet Joseph Mosconi.
Kate DurbinDec 25, 2019
Dostoyevsky Misprisioned: “The House of the Dead” and American Prison Literature
Ilya Vinitsky follows a spurious Dostoyevsky quote into the American house of the dead.
Ilya VinitskyDec 23, 2019
A Bid for History: On Leah Price’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Books”
Colton Valentine talks about “What We Talk About When We Talk About Books” by Leah Price.
Colton ValentineDec 18, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Making Kin: An Interview with Donna Haraway
Steve Paulson interviews author, scholar, and philosopher Donna Haraway.
Steve PaulsonDec 6, 2019
East of Eden: On Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites”
Ellen Wayland-Smith reviews Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession.”
Ellen Wayland-SmithOct 31, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality