The Laws of War
by Peter Holquist
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
The Origins Myth
by Fred M. Donner
The myths and material origins of early Islam
The myths and material origins of early Islam
Perm-36
by Joshua Yaffa
An encounter with Russia's unfinished past, as told by the New Yorker's Moscow correspondent
An encounter with Russia's unfinished past, as told by the New Yorker's Moscow correspondent
Mobilizing Fear
by Carina L. Johnson
Propagandizing German–Ottoman conflict in the sixteenth century
Propagandizing German–Ottoman conflict in the sixteenth century
The Absent Epic
by Haun Saussy
Epics, China, and the politics of narrative
Epics, China, and the politics of narrative
Truckstops on the Information Superhighway
by Tung-Hui Hu
Ant Farm’s 1970 “Truckstop Network” was borne of the idea that one could reverse the dreary flow of information by taking it into one’s own hands.
Ant Farm’s 1970 “Truckstop Network” was borne of the idea that one could reverse the dreary flow of information by taking it into one’s own hands.
Death and the Miner
by Rosalind C. Morris
For more than a century, the gold mines of South Africa were the sparkling center of a nation. Today, itinerant migrant miners scavenge their ruins.
For more than a century, the gold mines of South Africa were the sparkling center of a nation. Today, itinerant migrant miners scavenge their ruins.
Revitalizing Public Discourse
by Michael Sandel
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
Out of This World
by Priscilla Layne
Whence Afro-German Afrofuturism?
Whence Afro-German Afrofuturism?
Becoming a White Man in the Theater
by P. Carl
"I have gone through a gender transition. I joined a club. I became a white man."
"I have gone through a gender transition. I joined a club. I became a white man."
Lose Your Tail
by Josh Kun
The 2018 commencement speech to graduates of Bard College Berlin
The 2018 commencement speech to graduates of Bard College Berlin
Listening through the Iron Curtain
by Peter Schmelz
An intimate history of musical exchange
An intimate history of musical exchange
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