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Stuart Hall and the Rise of Cultural Studies
Thirty years ago, many academics considered the study of popular culture beneath them. Stuart Hall helped change that.
This Week in Fiction: Cristina Henríquez on Immigration, Detention, and Missing Names
“Everything Is Far from Here” grew from a line that suddenly came to the writer: “On the first day, there’s a sense of relief.”
Fiction & Poetry
“American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin”
“It began with all the poetry weirdos & worriers, warriors, / Poetry whiners & winos falling from ship bows, sunset / Bridges & windows.”
“This Poem”
“This is the poem that cries on street corners / and plays at being lost. / This is the poem arranged at a tilt / so all the words slide off.”
“My Mother, Heidegger, and Derrida”
“My mother pointed out how the poor / have only potatoes for dinner, their faces / so rough they looked unearthed themselves.”
Spotlight
“The Hostage”
“There was a lot that he didn’t know about robbing banks, and every moment was another opportunity to reveal his ignorance.”
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