Cultural Studies

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

Young Lives in the New China
Gail Pellett on millennials in China.
Gail PellettDec 2, 2016
The Obama Years
Stephen Marche reflects on the Obama years.
Stephen MarcheNov 30, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Black Night Falling: David Goodis on Central Avenue
Woody Haut shadows David Goodis down Central Avenue.
Woody HautNov 26, 2016
How Rock and Roll Became White
Colin Vanderburg reviews Jack Hamilton’s “Just Around Midnight: Rock and Roll and the Racial Imagination.”
Colin VanderburgNov 24, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Music
What Was “Random”?
Rod Bastanmehr on randomness.
Rod BastanmehrNov 23, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
At Home With American Studies: An Interview with ASA President Robert Warrior
American Studies at its best is a critique of America in the world.
Sarah MesleNov 18, 2016
- Cultural Studies
The Personal is Political: A Conversation on Race, Love, and “Loving”
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Jeff Nichols, director of "Loving," "Midnight Special," and "Mud."
Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnNov 17, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Film
There Are No Royalties in Porn: An Interview with Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn
Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn, is pro-sex, pro-porn, and pro-knowing the difference.
Sophie BrownerNov 15, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
The Fate of Reading in a Multimedia Age
An essay on post-print modes of literary “reading.”
Sabrina RicciNov 13, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Was “Lolita” About Race?: Vladimir Nabokov on Race in the United States
Jennifer Wilson measures the social conscience of Vladimir Nabokov.
Jennifer WilsonOct 31, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Fiction
True and False Authorities: An Interview with Mark Greif
Greg Gerke talks to Mark Greif about policing, revolution, and reality TV.
Greg GerkeOct 29, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Memoir & Essay
A Glitter-Run Through History: Simon Reynolds’s “Shock and Awe”
Chris O’Leary reviews Simon Reynolds’s “Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty-First Century.”
Chris O’LearyOct 22, 2016