Tag: Literature
The lessons ‘Moby-Dick’ has for a warming world of rising waters
Aaron Sachs, Cornell University
As an environmental historian and scholar of the 19th century, I spend a lot of...
What makes a ‘good’ patriot? Donald Trump may be surprised by...
Stewart Clem, Aquinas Institute of Theology
When President Donald Trump talks about “patriots” – and he does, a lot – he probably doesn’t have in...
‘Quarantine envy’ could finally wake people up to the deep inequalities...
Jessica Rosenfeld, Washington University in St Louis
In recent months, mental health experts have been drawing attention to what they’ve dubbed “quarantine envy.”
Many people, they...
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...
How Hemingway felt about fatherhood
Verna Kale, Pennsylvania State University
Ernest Hemingway was affectionately called “Papa,” but what kind of dad was he?
In my role as Associate Editor of the...
How the rich reacted to the bubonic plague has eerie similarities...
Kathryn McKinley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The coronavirus can infect anyone, but recent reporting has shown your socioeconomic status can play a big role,...
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...
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In the wake of Syrian missile strike, a look inside Russia’s...
Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross
On April 11, the White House released an intelligence report accusing Russia of trying to cover...
