Cultural Studies

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

French Thought in a Nutshell: On Sudhir Hazareesingh’s “How the French Think”
Maddening and paradoxical we ignore France's extraordinary intellectual and cultural heritage at our peril, says Sudhir Hazareesingh.
Richard GolsanFeb 10, 2017
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies
Tenure and Diversity: An Interview with Patricia Matthew
Colin Dickey talks to Patricia Matthew about her new essay collection, "Written/Unwritten: Diversity and the Hidden Truths of Tenure."
Colin DickeyFeb 8, 2017
- Cultural Studies
Football Nation: The NFL Brand in the Year of Kaepernick
On how the NFL achieved "corporate transcendence" and what the era of Kapernick means for it.
Aaron DeRosaFeb 4, 2017
Goodbye, Eastern Europe!
Jacob Mikanowski shares a few lessons about a vanishing Eastern Europe.
Jacob MikanowskiJan 27, 2017
Ways of Seeing Japan: Roland Barthes’s Tokyo, 50 Years Later
Colin Marshall looks back on Roland Barthes’s look at Japan in “Empire of Signs.”
Colin MarshallDec 31, 2016
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies
The Struggle to Keep the Soul of N’Awlins Alive
Eric Deggans on the documentary "New Orleans Music in Exile," recently released on Blu-ray.
Eric DeggansDec 28, 2016
How to Become a Famous Media Scholar: The Case of Marshall McLuhan
Jefferson Pooley on the unlikely career of Marshall McLuhan, and the Luddite message of “The Mechanical Bride.”
Jefferson PooleyDec 20, 2016
- Cultural Studies
Reaching Out, Not Backing Down: An Interview with Arlie Russell Hochschild
Mary Noble interviews Arlie Russell Hochschild in the aftermath of Trump’s victory.
Mary NobleDec 18, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Dangerous Dumb Questions: Phoebe Robinson Explains Things
TV writer and podcast star Phoebe Robinson has a new book: “You Can’t Touch My Hair.”
Edgar GomezDec 15, 2016
- Cultural Studies
Affective Exchange: Amy Hungerford’s “Making Literature Now”
Louise Hill answers whether "Making Literature Now" is worth your time.
Louise HillDec 14, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
Field of Dreams: Public Higher Education in the United States
Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon review Christopher Newfield’s new book on public universities.
Chad Wellmon, Paul ReitterDec 13, 2016
To Read is to Choose
Christina Lupton on Matthew Rubery's "The Untold Story of the Talking Book."
Christina LuptonDec 11, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Philosophy & Religion