Cultural Studies

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

Dear Parents: Everything You Need to Know About Your Son and Daughter’s University But Don’t
Universities, in the interest of increasing enrollments (= money), are willing to flatter you and your children so shamelessly …
Ron SrigleyDec 9, 2015
Paris: A Tale of Two Cities
"What strikes us today as terrifyingly new would in 1914 strike many Parisians, mutatis mutandis, as little more than déjà vu."
Robert ZaretskyDec 7, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- History
Spoiler Alerts: Three Books on Trash
Three very different recent books meditate on the unruly accumulation of things. Objects circulate in these books; stuff gets around.
Suzanne FischerNov 29, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Science & Technology
Precious Windows into an Opaque Period
Sarah Mellors reviews Maoism at the Grassroots: Everyday Life in China’s Era of High Socialism
Sarah MellorsNov 23, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
In Memoriam of the Corpse: Death Denial in Los Angeles
In present-day Los Angeles, death denial affects the very spaces we inhabit.
Tiffany HearseyNov 18, 2015
- Cultural Studies
The Witching Hour: The Occult in an Age When There Are No More Secrets
Steffie Nelson interviews Peter Bebergal and Alex Mar
Steffie NelsonNov 13, 2015
- Cultural Studies
Under the Bridge: A Talk with LA Historian and “Under Spring” Author Jeremy Rosenberg
LA Historian and "Under Spring" Author Jeremy Rosenberg talks about the revitalization of downtown LA.
Peter RelicNov 11, 2015
- Cultural Studies
“Room” Is the “Crash” of Feminism
Just as "Crash" was a racist exercise in trying to exorcise racism, "Room" is a misogynistic exploration of the suffering misogyny causes women.
Sarah BlackwoodNov 4, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
The Reluctant Angeleno
A review of David Ulin's "Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles."
Matt SeidelNov 3, 2015
- Cultural Studies
From Tehrangeles to Kashmir
For most residents of Southern California, the large Persian community in Westwood's "Tehrangeles" is just another example of US immigration history.
Nile GreenNov 2, 2015
- Cultural Studies
Antique Nightmares
2015 will be remembered as a major year in the history of horror podcasts.
Jason BoogOct 31, 2015
- Cultural Studies
Portrait of a Press: tNY.Press Breaks the Rules of Genre and Publishing
tNY.Press
Isla McKettaOct 17, 2015
- Cultural Studies