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Political Surrealism, Surreal Politics
China Miéville takes on Surrealism, exploring how to be as radical as reality in art and in politics.
Philosophy & Religion
"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry
Heidegger and Anti-Semitism Yet Again: The Correspondence Between the Philosopher and His Brother Fritz Heidegger Exposed
Heidegger’s letters to his brother show him to have been far more committed to National Socialism than his apologists have argued.
The Becoming-Literature of the World: Pheng Cheah’s Case for World Literature
Shir Alon examines the concept of world literature put forward in “What Is a World?” by Pheng Cheah.
Both a Fish and an Ichthyologist: On Viktor Shklovsky’s Diverse Achievement
Adrian Nathan West appreciates the diversity of “Viktor Shklovsky: A Reader” edited by Alexandra Berlina.
Always One More Time: On Walter Benjamin’s “One-Way Street” and “The Storyteller”
Michael Blum takes a fresh look at the shorter work of Walter Benjamin.
To Read is to Choose
Christina Lupton on Matthew Rubery's "The Untold Story of the Talking Book."
Breaking Godwin’s Law: Stoddard Martin’s “Monstrous Century”
Houman Barekat appreciates the old-school rigor of “Monstrous Century: Essays in The Age of the Feuilleton” by Stoddard Martin.
The Philosopher of Failure: Emil Cioran’s Heights of Despair
Failure runs through it all, from Cioran’s “On the Heights of Despair” to “The Trouble with Being Born.”
Two Bubbles of Unrealism: Learning From the Tragedy of Trump
Bruno Latour on the election of Donald Trump and the coming ecological crisis.
The Buddhist Challenge
Dan Arnold on Jay L. Garfield's "Engaging Buddhism."
Gianni Vattimo’s Religion
Noëlle Vahanian on religion in the work of Gianni Vattimo.
Gianni Vattimo’s Weak Marxism
Katerina Kolozova on the intersection of Marxism and feminism in Gianni Vattimo's work.
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