Cultural Studies

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

Permanent Precarity for American Millennials
Reece Rogers is rallied by “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials” by Malcolm Harris.
Reece RogersDec 9, 2017
A Lexicon of the Indigenous Body: Images of Autonomy and Desire
Natalie Diaz on the indigenous body in art.
Natalie DiazDec 8, 2017
The Politics of the Ostrich: On Pascal Bruckner’s “Un racisme imaginaire: La querelle de l’islamophobie et culpabilité”
Reza Zia-Ebrahimi exposes the real danger of “Un racisme imaginaire” by Pascal Bruckner.
Reza Zia-EbrahimiDec 7, 2017
Going in Beauty: An Interview with Tony Hillerman
Alan Warhaftig offers an interview, conducted in 1984, with legendary mystery writer Tony Hillerman.
Alan WarhaftigDec 6, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Noir
Buying God: A Conversation with Juan Pablo Meneses
Bernardita García interviews Juan Pablo Meneses about his “cash journalism” trilogy.
Bernardita García JiménezNov 29, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Religion
Lisbon: Beyond What the Tourist Should See
Casey Walker on Fernando Pessoa, Teolinda Gersão, and the mysteries of Lisbon.
Nov 27, 2017
A Threshold Is an Opening
Frances McDonald and Whitney Trettien on their new digital journal, "thresholds."
Frances McDonald, Whitney TrettienNov 27, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
Post-Traumatic Whiteness: How Vietnam Veterans Became the Basis for a New White Identity Politics
Joseph Darda looks at how war trauma became the basis for a white identity politics that adapted the politics of multiculturalism for its revanchist ends.
Joseph DardaNov 21, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Video Games, Capitalism, and Dreams: An Interview with Alfie Bown
Łukasz Muniowski talks to Alfie Bown about video games, VR, psychoanalysis, and his new book, “The Playstation Dreamworld.”
Łukasz MuniowskiNov 16, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
The Ironies of Style
Matthew Hunter reviews Jeff Dolven’s “Senses of Style: Poetry before Interpretation.”
Matthew HunterNov 9, 2017
“‘America’ Is Not the Object”: An Interview with Kandice Chuh, President of the American Studies Association
What does the American Studies Association make possible in 2017?
Sarah MesleNov 9, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Education
Nightmare Consumption: On Dina Khapaeva’s “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture”
Melvin Konner explores “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture” by Dina Khapaeva.
Melvin KonnerOct 31, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism