Cultural Studies

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

Sympathy for the White Devil: Phoebe Maltz Bovy’s “The Perils of ‘Privilege’”
Jacqui Shine reviews Phoebe Maltz Bovy’s “The Perils of ‘Privilege’.”
Jacqui ShineApr 16, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
I Love My Selfie: An Essay
Cultural critic Ilan Stavans contemplates the selfie.
Ilan StavansApr 14, 2017
From Occupy to Standing Rock: Paths Forward
Molly Larkey reflects on the lessons of Occupy and Standing Rock.
Molly LarkeyApr 2, 2017
From Chop Suey to Haute Cuisine: A Case Study in American “Ethnic Food”
Oliver Wang digests books on the complicated history of Chinese-American cuisine and the problematic label of “ethnic food.”
Oliver WangMar 20, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Food & Drink
The Privilege of Simplicity
Kate Daloz reviews Mark Sundeen’s “The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America.”
Kate DalozMar 19, 2017
- Cultural Studies
When Every Opinion is as Good as Any Other: On “The Death of Expertise”
“I think the people in this country have had enough of experts.”
Nikita Lalwani, Sam Winter-LevyMar 9, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
From Pacquiao to H-1B Visas: Global Asian Culture and America’s Shifting Identity
Corina Zappia on "Global Asian American Popular Cultures."
Corina ZappiaFeb 24, 2017
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies
Forgotten Accounts: Didion’s “South and West”
Didion's latest "South and West": irredeemably past, and yet speaking to the current impasse.
Colin DickeyFeb 19, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Memoir & Essay
Living for the City: Jane Jacobs’s “Vital Little Plans”
Lyra Kilston on Jane Jacobs's "Vital Little Plans," the recently released volume of the writer's shorter work.
Lyra KilstonFeb 14, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Dagoberto Gilb on the Right Way to be Crippled and Naked
Eileen Cronin talks to Dagoberto Gilb about his contribution to a new anthology by writers with disabilities, “The Right Way to be Crippled and Naked.”
Eileen CroninFeb 13, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Fiction
There Has Never Been an America Without Muslims
Amir Hussain looks at the long history of Muslims in America.
Shabana MirFeb 13, 2017
A People’s History. A Nation’s Story. A Battle Station.
THE WHITE HOUSE has given the country whiplash, many citizens are discombobulated; the National Museum of African American History & Culture can help.
Cherie SaundersFeb 12, 2017