The “Nacirema” Dream: The Story of an Asian American Studio
Jonathan van Harmelen reveals a lesser-known, unappreciated history of American film through the work of Asian American makers and studios.
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
Jonathan van Harmelen reveals a lesser-known, unappreciated history of American film through the work of Asian American makers and studios.
Jonathan van HarmelenApr 25
After reading Jason A. Heppler’s “Silicon Valley and the Environmental Inequalities of High-Tech Urbanism,” Patrick McCray decides that Silicon...
W. Patrick McCrayApr 23
In honor of National Talk Like Shakespeare Day, Frank Bergon writes about Shakespeare’s possible use of the Basque language.
Frank BergonApr 23
Dorothy Berry reviews Laura Helton’s “Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade History.”
Dorothy BerryApr 22
In the first of a series, Osagie K. Obasogie explores the history and persistence of eugenics in science, medicine, and elsewhere.
Osagie K. ObasogieApr 17
Are people—and the United States—doomed to be the subalterns of the aristocrats?
Mark EdmundsonApr 14
Tom Allen reviews Hannah Proctor’s “Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat.”
Tom AllenApr 10
Devin Griffiths reads Frank Herbert’s “Dune” as a novel of environmental protest.
Devin GriffithsApr 5
Arvind Dilawar reviews Eugene M. Helveston’s “Death to Beauty: The Transformative History of Botox.”
Arvind DilawarMar 30
Edward Watts reviews Mary Beard’s “Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World.”
Edward J. WattsMar 29
Melina Moe writes about the rejection letters Toni Morrison sent as an editor at Random House.
Melina MoeMar 26
Greg Barnhisel reviews Andrew Pettegree’s “The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped Reading.”
Greg BarnhiselMar 25