The Australian author Tim Winton has written a very provocative (usefully so, imo) essay in the Guardian. I have written a long(er!) response, trying to push fwd - "okay, so therefore we have to..." Please read, comment, share, write & share yr own response! allouryesterdays.info/2024/09/30/w...
I mean, I do appreciate that I take them, but it feels like I'm back in high school, writing an essay where I'm trying to pad the word count đ
This week's @strangehorizons.bsky.social@thelitcritguy.bsky.social. It's an essay worth reading in and of itself, for how it tackles what writing criticism can demand of us.
Capitalism: A Horror Story hovers somewhere between a critical theory monograph and a love-letter to the horror genre.
Did you know...? Al-Samra Bath was a historical landmark and a medical shrine. It was the first and oldest bath in the #Gazawww.palestinechronicle.com/photo-essay-...
The theorist Frederic Jameson died on September 22, so here is my essay on that examines the novels Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid and Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga through the lens of his "Third World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capitalism." www.academia.edu/124297298/Pa...
"All politics are personal" is a common aphorism, but an encounter with postcolonial literature could lead one to believe that some politics are more personal than others. Whereas in the wes...
Hey all, my long Baldurs Gate 3 essay is finally out! Check it out here; www.youtube.com/watch?v=69-y...
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Starting to think devoting a middle section of this short essay to outlining six essays that I'm hoping others will write is a bad idea. Too bad, doing it anyway #amwriting#writ(h)ing
I wrote a @chronicle.com essay highlighting some warning signs that a college or academic program might be in financial trouble. It's crucial for students, faculty, and staff to keep their eyes open to see potential issues as soon as possible so they can make plans.
Here are the telltale signs of financial distress.
@TheEconomist: Under Ernesto Zedillo, Mexico established âelectoral institutions and a federal judiciary that became genuinely independent, impartial and professionalâ. âThe heart of those reforms are now threatenedâ, the former president writes in a guest essay
One of the 2 winners of the the fourth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize - truthout.org/articles/our...
I went numb when I realized Illinois is laying the foundation to deliver the next generation into state slavery.