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Fran Lock CULTURE MATTERS | December 17, 2024 In the title essay from her book Civil Wars (1985) June Jordan writes that ‘In the context of tragedy all polite behaviour is a form of self-denial.’ She goes on to say that ‘The courtesies of order, of ruly forms pursued from a heart of rage or terror or […]
Paul Zakrzewski and Travis Kurowski The Book I Want to Write | January 24, 2024 Last fall, administrators at Gettysburg College announced the shuttering of the prestigious Gettysburg Review. This just seemed like the latest in a long string of magazines and journals that have closed the past few years. Curious about what’s going on, I […]
Erik Rittenberry Medium | Dec 29, 2024 Contemporary society is overrun with self-proclaimed “poets” who relish in the title yet produce very little poetic fire. Much of what parades as poetry these days reeks of self-pitying confessions dressed up in the garb of “artistic expression.” It fixates on the temporal and panders to the superficial […]
How psychologists are fighting censorship to keep culturally diverse books available to everyone By Rachel Brooks July 1, 2025 | Vol. 56, No. 5 The pace and scope of book bans have increased dramatically since the White House push to end equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across universities, cultural institutions, and science. And federal […]