Tag: Books
This course teaches how to judge a book by its cover...
Lynda Kachurek, University of Richmond
Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Summer reading: 5 books on the joys and challenges of LGBTQ...
Jonathan Alexander, University of California, Irvine
In recognition of LGBT Pride Month, The Conversation reached out to Jonathan Alexander...
Can Bionic Reading make you a speed reader? Not so fast
Lauren M. Singer Trakhman, University of Maryland
What if something as simple as bolding parts of a word could...
The chattering classes got the ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ book wrong – and...
Lisa R. Pruitt, University of California, Davis
Film critics have had nary a good word to say about Netflix’s new movie “Hillbilly Elegy.”
Reviewers varyingly called...
How popular culture hobbles protest movements
Chauncey Maher, Dickinson College
In response to the anti-racism protests that have erupted across the U.S., many Americans are saying they agree with the goals...
Perfection comes at a price in latest adaptation of Austen’s ‘Emma’
Inger S. B. Brodey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic “Emma” is a visual feast of...
What ‘Walden’ can tell us about social distancing and focusing on...
Robert M. Thorson, University of Connecticut
Seeking to bend the coronavirus curve, governors and mayors have told millions of Americans to stay home. If you’re...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
