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January 20, 2016

New Book Tuesday: Why America Misunderstands the World, Jewish Graphic Narratives, and More!

Our weekly listing of new titles: Why America Misunderstands the World: National Experience and Roots of Misperception Paul R. Pillar “How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?”: Women and Jewish American Identity in Contemporary Graphic Memoirs Tahneer Oksman Culture...

January 19, 2016

A Reflection, by Martin Meisel

Read a guest post on the writing of CHAOS IMAGINED: LITERATURE, ART, SCIENCE, by Martin Meisel.

January 15, 2016

The Press and Authority — Roy J. Harris, author of "Pulitzer's Gold"

Roy J. Harris, author of “Pulitzer’s Gold,” on the lessons of “Spotlight”

January 14, 2016

Are You Resolved to Eat More Insects in 2016? — The Insect Cookbook

With The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet now available in paper and given that many of us have resolved to eat better, or at least differently, in 2016, we are re-posting Marcel Dicke’s TED Talk. In the video,Dicke,...

January 14, 2016

All the Editor's Men — Pulitzer's Gold and Watergate

Roy J. Harris examines the legacy and mythology behind the Washington Post’s coverage of Watergate.

January 14, 2016

An Interview with Ch’oe Yun

The text of this interview with Ch’oe Yun ran in Korean Culture. Many thanks to Korean Culture for their permission to use the text here.nnCh’oe Yun is the author of There a Petal Silently Falls: Three Stories. She will be...

January 14, 2016

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January 13, 2016

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January 13, 2016

An Interview with Eric Cheyfitz

The Columbia Guide to American Indian Literatures of the United States Since 1945 is the first major volume of its kind to focus on Native literatures in a postcolonial context. In this interview Eric Cheyfitz discusses the book and American...

January 13, 2016

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January 13, 2016

An Interview with David Carroll

In Albert Camus the Algerian David Carroll concentrates on Camus’ conflicted relationship with his Algerian background and finds important critical insights into questions of justice, the effects of colonial oppression, and the deadly cycle of terrorism and counterterrorism that characterized...