To Debate a Mockingbird: The Literary Legacy of Harper Lee
Is To Kill a Mockingbird a literary juggernaut or a failed book?
Jane Austen and Adaptation
In The Atlantic on Sunday, Devony Looser discussed the 20-year-old film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
Mourning the Baby That Never Was
In Mira Ptacin's, Poor Your Soul, the question is: How does one grieve a baby that never was? These resources may help us know.
The Lasting Stain of Political Violence: Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
Providing some historical context to Han King's The Vegetarian.
Introducing “And, Also, Too”: A Column Dedicated to the Theory and Practice of Art
The image of the artist as eccentric genius or shaman is ubiquitous in popular culture for good reason. ...
The Many Lives of the Angry Housewife
The housewife novel is having a comeback, continuing the tradition of exploring domesticity and self-hood in fiction.
The Assemblage Sculptures of Betye Saar
Artist Betye Saar subverts, reclaims, and draws on both public and personal spaces. Her work remains as relevant today as it did when it was first created.
Who Wrote the Book of Love?
Did the troubadours write the book of love, or just a kind of love poetry?
What Love Tokens Can Tell Us About Poor Women in Early Modern England
Poor English women imbued everyday objects with an emotional power that they gave and received. These were known as love tokens.
The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion: How Politicians Make “Fetch” Happen (Part I)
Inspired by the Gretchen famous line in the film Mean Girls, Chi Luu explores how politicians mobilize language to sway public opinion.