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Associate Professor of English

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Arts|Education|Environment

How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes

Reading and maintaining a human connection have a vital role to play as extreme events that have long served as the stuff of dystopian fiction simply become a part of everyday life.

How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes
Arts|Crime|Entertainment|Opinion

David Lynch exposed the rot at the heart of American culture

When Lynch’s films were first released, they seemed to be funhouse-mirror reflections of society. Not so anymore.

David Lynch exposed the rot at the heart of American culture
Arts|Environment|Science

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology

When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.

How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology
Arts|Entertainment

Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers

To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.

Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbiird’ breathes new life into a symbol that has inspired centuries of Black artists, musicians and storytellers
Technology|Travel

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis

Love it or hate it, the ‘Acela Corridor’ has developed a widely recognized identity thanks to the trains that link it together.

How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
Arts

What Shakespeare can teach us about racism

Considered the greatest writer in English literature, William Shakespeare illustrates views on race and whiteness throughout all of his dramatic works.

What Shakespeare can teach us about racism
Opinion

There’s a strange history of white journalists trying to better understand the Black experience by ‘becoming’ Black

These endeavors end up turning the complexity of Black life into a stunt.

There’s a strange history of white journalists trying to better understand the Black experience by ‘becoming’ Black
Education|Technology

AI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely

Artificial intelligence ‘bots’ may be widely available to teach in the coming years. But will they be effective? An expert on technology in education weighs in.

AI pioneers want bots to replace human teachers – here’s why that’s unlikely
Lifestyle|Opinion

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

The advantages of being a part of a family are so obvious that losing that affiliation, intentionally or not, is tragic.

As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’
Election|Political|US

Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy

The U.S. congressman from East Harlem promoted compassion in a district marked by ethnic, racial and class differences. It’s a story worth remembering in today’s divided America.

Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker − US Rep. Vito Marcantonio − worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy
Arts|Entertainment|Opinion|Political|US

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ illustrates how a power-hungry monarch can attain the throne at the expense of civil society.

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

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