Did Novels of the Enlightenment Teach Empathy?

Did Novels of the Enlightenment Teach Empathy?

Ritchie Robertson on the Reading Revolution of the 18th Century

By Ritchie Robertson | February 23, 2021

How Protestantism (Unintentionally) Spread Literacy

How Protestantism (Unintentionally) Spread Literacy

Joseph Henrich in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 23, 2021

All the memes in Patricia Lockwood’s <em> No One Is Talking About This,</em> explained.

All the memes in Patricia Lockwood’s No One Is Talking About This, explained.

By Walker Caplan | February 22, 2021

Malcolm X's family has released a letter that claims the FBI and NYPD conspired in his murder.

Malcolm X's family has released a letter that claims the FBI and NYPD conspired in his murder.

By Vanessa Willoughby | February 22, 2021

Own a Complete Set of the Paperback Experiment That Paved the Way for Penguin

Own a Complete Set of the Paperback Experiment That Paved the Way for Penguin

For Sale: A Tower of Rare Bonibooks

By Rebecca Rego Barry | February 22, 2021

How the “One Drop Rule” Became a Tool of White Supremacy

How the “One Drop Rule” Became a Tool of White Supremacy

Yaba Blay on Historical Definitions of Race

By Yaba Blay | February 22, 2021

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Getting Lost in the Libraries of Paris Researching WWII

By Janet Skeslien Charles | February 19, 2021

Power and Control: On the Very Rare Case of a Male Witch’s Execution

By Kathryn Nuernberger | February 19, 2021

A Brief Literary History of Gay and Lesbian Bars

By Jeremy Atherton Lin | February 19, 2021

How We Get Free: On Genealogical Quests and Unknown Family History

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Michelle D. Commander Unearths the Buried Lives of Her Formerly Enslaved Ancestors

By Michelle D. Commander | February 19, 2021

A Brief History of Women’s Liberation Movements in America

A Brief History of Women’s Liberation Movements in America

Alix Kates Shulman and Honor Moore Map Genealogies 
of Feminist Activism

By Alix Kates Shulman and Honor Moore | February 19, 2021

On One of the Great Unsung War Novels of the Last 30 Years

On One of the Great Unsung War Novels of the Last 30 Years

Daniel Elkind Rereads James Chapman’s TV-War Novel
GLASS (pray the electrons back to sand)

By Daniel Elkind | February 18, 2021

Bloody Talismans: How an American Journalist Endured an al Qaeda Prison

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Theo Padnos on Surviving Captivity, Torture, and Terror in Syria

By Theo Padnos | February 17, 2021

Have Robots... Always Been With Us?

Have Robots... Always Been With Us?

Rebecca Morgan Frank on Books by Charles Dickens, Elizabeth King, Karel Čapek, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | February 17, 2021

How the Schomburg Center Became a Cultural Beacon and Harlem's Literary Sanctuary

How the Schomburg Center Became a Cultural Beacon and Harlem's Literary Sanctuary

Kevin Young on Protecting and Preserving Black History

By Kevin Young | February 17, 2021

On the <em>Our Town</em> Spin-Off That Served as WWII Spirit Building

On the Our Town Spin-Off That Served as WWII Spirit Building

Howard Sherman on the Thornton Wilder-Approved Radio Play,
Act 4 of Our Town

By Howard Sherman | February 17, 2021

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