The Humanities in the Age of Loneliness
"Save the planet, read a book." Robert Newman on how to prevent the Eremocene.
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
"Save the planet, read a book." Robert Newman on how to prevent the Eremocene.
Robert D. NewmanAug 19, 2019
Candace Cooper reviews "Biddy Mason Speaks Up (Fighting for Justice)," a new book by Arisa White and Laura Atkins.
Candace CooperAug 18, 2019
Leo Damrosch’s new book paints a vivid portrait of the 18th-century “Literary Club.”
Jake FuchsAug 15, 2019
In the age of Trump, Americans have conveniently forgotten their long history of white supremacist violence.
Keenan NorrisAug 15, 2019
What Norman Mailer’s 1968 antiwar classic has to say about the amorphousness of contemporary protest.
Francis WadeAug 12, 2019
Hadley Suter peers into “Vice, Crime, and Poverty: How the Western Imagination Invented the Underworld” by Dominique Kalifa.
Hadley SuterAug 6, 2019
A primer of world socialism skims some of the most important parts.
Jeffrey C. IsaacJul 30, 2019
Rachel Feder interviews Sarah Knott about her new book, "Mother Is a Verb: An Unconventional History."
Rachel FederJul 26, 2019
Michael Nava looks at James Polchin’s "Indecent Advances," a queer history drawn from the annals of the early 20th-century criminal justice system.
Michael NavaJul 24, 2019
Ben Railton reviews Ed Simon's recent essay collection, "America and Other Fictions: On Radical Faith and Post-Religion."
Ben RailtonJul 24, 2019
Jessica Riskin, Amit Yahav, and Christina Lupton teach us that we use time and reading to make sense of ourselves to ourselves and others.
Tita ChicoJul 23, 2019
Alexandra Milsom reviews Suzanne Fagence Cooper’s “To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters.”
Alexandra L. MilsomJul 23, 2019