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Thirteen Maqams for an Afterlife

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How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

How a 17th Century Priest Invented the Russian Novel

On Old Believers, Faith and the Vernacular

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How the Cultural Revolution Played Society Against Itself

How the Cultural Revolution Played Society Against Itself

Tania Branigan on the Enduring Impact of Collective Intergenerational Trauma in China

By Tania Branigan | October 27, 2023

On Puerto Rican Literature and “Abyssal Exclusion”

On Puerto Rican Literature and “Abyssal Exclusion”

Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones on Mental Health, Colonization, and Invisibility

By Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones | October 26, 2023

What Does “Fascist” Actually Mean?

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Alberto Toscano on the Cycles of Fascism

By Alberto Toscano | October 25, 2023

Why Toni Morrison Left Publishing

Why Toni Morrison Left Publishing

Dan Sinykin on Black Editors, White Publishers, and Beloved

By Dan Sinykin | October 24, 2023

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The Revolution Will Be Televised: How Mass Media Made Mass Protest

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Vincent Bevins on the History and Development of Contemporary Social Movements

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Stories Too Awful to Believe: Adania Shibli on Bombings in Ramallah

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John Lee Clark on Why Capitalization Matters to the DeafBlind Community

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On Nomenclature and Common Courtesy

By John Lee Clark | October 17, 2023

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

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Thrity Umrigar on Fitting in in America

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Aleksandar Hemon on Living at the End of Time

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On Conclusions

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What A Long History of Terror Tells Us About Modern France

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Nabila Ramdani on the Relationship Between Terrorism and the French State

By Nabila Ramdani | October 6, 2023

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