Jewish Telegraphic Agency13hOpinion
Three new books capture an era when Jews were (literally) on the same page
In the mid-20th century, American Jewish reading tastes were shaped by the Cold War, assimilation and the gender gap.
The ending of 'Queer' is surreal and slightly confusing. Here's what it means.
"Queer," director Luca Guadagnino's second movie this year after "Challengers," stars Daniel Craig and is based on a ...
Egypt inspired Black artists. Was it appropriation or homage?
The Metropolitan Museum of Art surveys 150 years of Black artists turning to ancient Egypt.
The Bulwark3d
America Can Still Renew Itself
Joe Biden and Harris continued the tradition of American renewal and recommitment to the ideals of the Founding. They upheld ...
SCV News4d
Amado Lecture to Explore Twentieth-Century Jewish Children’s Literature
Miriam Udel, associate professor of German studies, and London Evans, director of the Tam Institute of Jewish Studies at ...
WGBH4d
Honoring 100 years of visionary Black activist, writer James Baldwin
James Baldwin's work on race relations, sexuality, radical love and authenticity resonates decades after his death.
WHYY7d
Delaware Art Museum revives the roaring ‘20s with public murals for its Jazz Age Illustration exhibition
The exhibition hearkens back to the visual style of the early 20th century, with art from magazine covers and album art to ...
The Economist9d
The best books of 2024, as chosen by The Economist
How Economics Explains the World. By Andrew Leigh. Mariner Books; 240 pages; $26. Published in Britain as “The Shortest ...
American literature in the Trump years
Great writers in the Trump years need to open up their eyes to take in all of America — not just echo the literary and ...
University of Oslo16d
ENG2307 – Late 20th Century Literature in English
In this course, we will look at the way American literature from the last six decades struggles ... know key texts in English since the end of the twentieth century, know how to read texts closely, ...
Cambridge University Press18d
Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture
Nineteenth-century literature and culture have proved a rich field for interdisciplinary studies. Since 1994, books in this series have tracked the intersections and tensions between Victorian ...
New Statesman19d
Can Ireland stave off populism forever?
What he was really asking was what “being a Jew” meant to him: an emancipated, assimilated European, specifically English, living in the second half of the 20th century, without any religious faith ...