Jeffrey Czum/Pexels December 3, 2023 Lydia Davis’ amusing, insightful stories address the estrangements of everyday life – and resist the hollowing of language Tamlyn Avery, The University of Queensland What does capitalism do to our ability to connect with other people? Lydia Davis’ stories suggest it hollows out our words – but that the exaltation of the ordinary can connect us.
Former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe died in 2019. EFE-EPA/Yeshiel Panchia July 3, 2022 Book on Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe’s legacy has many flaws Blessing-Miles Tendi, University of Oxford Moore did not unearth any treasures in his research of Mugabe’s legacy. He has not even drawn a map that might lead us to them.
Shutterstock September 7, 2020 Is ‘cultural Marxism’ really taking over universities? I crunched some numbers to find out Matthew Sharpe, Deakin University An examination of academic publications since 1980 suggests the status of ‘cultural Marxism’ has been greatly exaggerated.