Tag: Literature

Robin D. G. Kelley

Flowers for Farah

In her scholarship, mentoring, and activism, Farah Jasmine Griffin brings a praxis of radical love to an unequal academy.

Tadhg Larabee

Archive Fever

László Krasznahorkai’s latest novel reflects on the power of the surveillance state through the perspective of a librarian who wishes to lock up all books.

John Crowley

Science Fiction as Poetry

In her new book, Danish poet Olga Ravn writes with open love, pity, and compassion for her strange yet familiar creations.

Jules Joanne Gleeson

In Defense of Transnormativity

Theorist Hil Malatino offers a compelling account of the persistent bad feelings with which trans people often struggle—but it comes with fashionable academic hang-ups that need to be reconsidered.

Jack Parlett

The Critic of Gay Desire

Leo Bersani was a groundbreaking queer studies scholar who rejected the word “queer.” We can still learn from his contrarian sense of what made homosexuals unique.

Judith Levine

Hating Motherhood

Some feminists think we can improve motherhood. But what if abolishing it is the only way to alleviate its problems?

Jennifer R. Bernstein

Edith Wharton’s Ghosts

Known mainly as a realist, the writer used the gothic form to explore the horror of being confined by gender.

Marissa Grunes

The In-Between of Environmental Crisis

Two recent essay collections explore the interplay between literary genre and a rapidly changing planet.

Nate File, Marlon James

“Representation doesn’t just mean heroes. We need the villains as well.”

Marlon James discusses writing realistic Black characters, being inspired by African folktales, and why we don’t have to let go of the world of make-believe to tell serious stories.

The Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

A recording of our virtual literary event with three generations of Black women writers.

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