Cultural Studies

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

A Native with a Pale Face
Ross Wolfe presents a translation of Ivan Segré’s critical review of “Whites, Jews, and Us” by Houria Bouteldja.
Ivan Segré, Ross WolfeNov 14, 2018
Hippies in the USSR: An Interview with Juliane Fürst
Sasha Razor interviews Juliane Fürst, curator of “Socialist Flower Power: Soviet Hippie Culture” at the Wende Museum.
Sasha RazorNov 9, 2018
American Studies Takes Care: An Interview with ASA President Roderick Ferguson
Sarah Mesle interviews ASA President Roderick Ferguson about this year's upcoming ASA conference, "States of Emergence."
Sarah MesleNov 6, 2018
- Cultural Studies
Roland Barthes and the Urgency of Nuance
Philip Sayers on the difficulty and importance of recovering Roland Barthes’s engagement of the neutral in our political moment.
Philip SayersNov 4, 2018
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