October 13, 2011

Avidan Milevsky on Sibling Relationships

The following is a video with Avidan Milevsky, author of the recently published Sibling Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence.

October 12, 2011

Tony Judt on Denis Lacorne

As Denis Lacorne makes his way around the United States to discuss his new book Religion in America: A Political History (Bostonians: You’ll have two chances to see him today!), we decided to post an excerpt from Tony Judt’s foreword...

October 12, 2011

"The Most Important Thing," by Howard Marks Reviewed in Barron's

Our best-selling title The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor, by Howard Marks was recently reviewed by Martin Fridson in Barron’s (scroll down to the fourth review). Fridson praises Marks for offering analysis that is at once...

October 11, 2011

Barry McCrea Discusses "In the Company of Strangers" on Rorotoko

Rorotoko recently published an excellent essay by Barry McCrea about his new book In the Company of Strangers: Family and Narrative in Dickens, Conan Doyle, Joyce, and Proust. In the piece, McCrea discusses how the idea of family offers new...

October 11, 2011

Denis Lacorne on Tour to Discuss "Religion in America: A Political History"

Throughout October Denis Lacorne will be discussing his new book Religion in Religion in America: A Political History at various locations in the United States: Wednesday, October 12 at Noon Boston College Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life...

October 11, 2011

New Book Tuesday: Stalking Nabokov and Classic Works of Journalism

Stalking Nabokov Brian Boyd Lineages of Political Society: Studies in Postcolonial Democracy Partha Chatterjee Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage Edited by James Marcus and the Staff of the Columbia Journalism Review States of War: Enlightenment...

October 7, 2011

Udi Aloni and Judith Butler

Udi Aloni’s What Does a Jew Want?: On Binationalism and Other Specters includes interventions and conversations with Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler. All three figures have been commentators of Aloni’s work and have joined him in conversation about...

October 6, 2011

Udi Aloni — A Manifesto for the Jewish-Palestinian Arabic Hebrew State

The following is an excerpt from What Does a Jew Want? On Binationalism and Other Specters, by Udi Aloni with Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, and Judith Butler. We have also posted the book’s epilogue in its entirety. A specter haunts...

October 6, 2011

The New Yorker Picks Richard Locke's Critical Children

The New Yorker‘s blog Goings On recently selected Critical Children: The Use of Childhood in Ten Great Novels as a “Book Pick.” From the review: In “Critical Children,” Richard Locke’s analysis of the central role that children play in ten...

October 5, 2011

Kashmir: Journey to Freedom — A Film by Udi Aloni

When Udi Aloni comes to New York to discuss his new book What Does a Jew Want? On Binationalism and Other Specters he will also be screening and talking about two of his films, Local Angel: Theological Political Fragments and...

October 5, 2011

Kenneth Goldsmith in The Believer

Interest in Kenneth Goldsmith and his new book Uncreative Writing: Managing Language in the Digital Age continues with a great interview in The Believer with fellow WFMU DJ Dave Mandl. Like his equally entertaining and wide-ranging discussion with Marcus Boon,...

October 4, 2011

Events with Udi Aloni, author of What Does a Jew Want?

“The closest you can get to an intellectual orgasm.”—Slavoj Zizek on Udi Aloni’s documentary Local Angel: Theological Political Fragments Beginning next Monday, October 10th, there will be a series of events at Columbia with Udi Aloni, author of What Does...