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In 1937 tens of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic were slaughtered by Dominican
Ravana, the demon-king antagonist from the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu epic poem, has become an unli
Racism is resilient, duplicitous, and endlessly adaptable, so it is no surprise that America is agai
While the stock image of the anarchist as a masked bomber or brick thrower prevails in the public ey
The story of water in the United States is one of ecosystemic disruption and social injustice. From
Practicing shame investigates how the literature of medieval England encouraged women to safeguard t
When Maya Phillips first saw the opening of Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, she knew
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet contains some of the most famous words, images, and characters in all o
Saga Bougdaeva is the translator of the first English version of Jangar (University of California Pr
Fantastic and informative talk with Sara Petrosillo of the University of Evansville about her new bo
Decolonial Conversations in Posthuman and New Material Rhetorics (Ohio State UP, 2022) brings togeth
In 14 original essays, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book (Oxford UP, 2022) reveals the hist
One of the foremost Black writers and intellectuals of his era, Claude McKay (1889–1948) was a centr
It seems undeniable that language has limits in what it can express – among other philosophers, Witt
How were understandings of chance, luck, and fortune affected by early capitalist developments such
In this episode of High Theory, Dennis Duncan tells us about the history of the index. At it’s simpl
Note: Sadly, Dr. Marie-Christine Leps passed away before the book came out. Via this conversation, w
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Ro
Dr. Tim Harte's Faster, Higher, Stronger, Comrades!: Sports, Art, and Ideology in Late Russian and E
