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In the decade before and after independence, Nigerians not only adopted the novel but reinvented the
How is science fiction from the Arab and Muslim world different than mainstream science fiction from
Part 2 delves into the characters’ psychologies and how character is created by speech — how Othello
A groundbreaking account of New York's Fire Island, chronicling its influence on art, literature, cu
In Iranian Literature After the Islamic Revolution: Production and Circulation in Iran and the World
Best known for its introduction of French theory to American readers, Semiotext(e) has been one of A
John Jennings—Hugo Award winner, New York Times bestselling author, curator, scholar, and Artist—is
Costanzo Gioseffo Beschi was an Italian Jesuit who worked in South India from 1710 to 1747. A brilli
Listen to this interview of Jan Recker, Professor for Information Systems and Digital Innovation at
Listen to this interview of Helen Sword, professor emerita in the School of Humanities and the Centr
Content note: This episode contains discussions of violence, including rape and mutilationDerived fr
William Shakespeare’s Othello is the only one of his tragedies to feature a black male protagonist.
Why read the Classics, and how to do it best? Louis Petrich teaches at St. John’s College, the third
First performed in the Milagro Theater of Portland, Oregon in 2014, Olga Sanchez Saltveit’s ¡O Romeo
In 2021, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the massacres of Jews at Babyn Yar. The pres
In To Tell a Black Story of Miami (UP of Florida, 2022), Tatiana McInnis examines literary and cultu
A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follow
A form at the origins of Western literature, the epic has always been theorized in contrast to other
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved romantic comedies. It is also his most daring ex
New England's Puritans were devoted to self-scrutiny. Consumed by the pursuit of pure hearts, they l
