Cultural Studies

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

Almost Too Sober: On the Appeal of Stoicism
Robert Zaretsky contemplates “How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life,” a selection of Epictetus’s thought translated by A. A. Long.
Robert ZaretskyOct 30, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion
Why Still Look at Animals: A Conversation with Oxana Timofeeva
M. Buna interviews Oxana Timofeeva about her book “The History of Animals: A Philosophy.”
M. BunaOct 27, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion
The Crisis of Intimacy in the Age of Digital Connectivity
The internet’s quintessential, paradoxical message is “Only Connect.”
Stephen MarcheOct 15, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
It Me
Scott Selisker reviews Merve Emre’s “The Personality Brokers.”
Scott SeliskerOct 8, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
The Apprentice in Theory: Fan, Student, Star
Catherine Liu and Devan Bailey reflect on Avital Ronell and the Theory star system.
Catherine Liu, Devan BaileyOct 5, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Education
The Things They Carried: On “Objects of War: The Material Culture of Conflict and Displacement”
Ashley Valanzola appraises “Objects of War: The Material Culture of Conflict and Displacement,” edited by Leora Auslander and Tara E. Zahra.
Ashley ValanzolaSep 26, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- History
Color Matters
Stefanie Sobelle reviews David Scott Kastan and Stephen Farthing's "On Color."
Stefanie SobelleSep 19, 2018
Nothing to Fear, but …
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum.
Robert ZaretskySep 9, 2018
Not Unpacking but Seeking
A collection of essays on gender, the body, resistance, and the Occupy Movement.
Kyle ProehlAug 29, 2018
From Watching to Participating: Kate Bredeson and Lars Jan Discuss 1968 and Jan’s Stage Production of Joan Didion’s “The White Album”
Kate Bredeson and Lars Jan discuss 1968 and Jan’s stage production of Joan Didion’s “The White Album.”
Kate BredesonAug 16, 2018
The Bitchified Decade We’re Still Paying For
Allison Yarrow’s “90s Bitch” explores how pre-2000s culture both celebrated and constrained autonomous femininity.
Randle BrowningAug 9, 2018
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
The Useless French Language and Why We Learn It
Colin Marshall examines English speakers’ relationship to the French language, which is the subject of a growing number of books.
Colin MarshallAug 2, 2018
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies