Against the Normative World
A theorist who left behind a position as a preacher in the Blackpentecostal church returns to its practices for the potency of their critique
Things to Come
Afro-futurism can tear down the boundaries between "realism" and genre-fiction. A conversation between novelists Sofia Samatar and Nnedi Okorafor
History of Dialogue: Tamil Stories
Journalist Rohini Mohan and documentary filmmaker Calum Macrae sit down to discuss their respective works on the end and aftermath of the twenty-five year civil war in Sri Lanka.
Money, Sex and Tweens
Two YA novelists discuss the gender politics of literature’s biggest growth industry John M. Cusick (JC) is an editor at Armchair/Shotgun and literary agent specializing in YA…
The History of Dialogue: Other People’s Papers
A dialogue between Teach, an adjunct philosophy instructor at a public university in New York, and Cheat, who has authored over 100 papers for pay.
The History of Dialogue: Black Friday
She’s earned our attention, weirdly enough, by being perfectly absent. I think Black is a spokesmodel for the concept that we needn’t envy the wealthy, since they are far more culturally clueless than we could have suspected.
The History of Dialogue (5): Snobs on Snobbery
There is a difference between being (and the desire to be) well-read and being (and the desire to be) thought well-read.
The History of Dialogue (4): Literary Ambition and Gender
Ten years before she would publish Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë sent a poem to poet laureate Robert Southey asking for his opinion. Their resulting exchange is interesting…
The History of Dialogue (2): Joyce & Proust
Several Accounts of the Meeting Between James Joyce and Marcel Proust. From Proust at the Majestic by Richard Davenport-Hines: May 18, 1922. The Majestic, a…
The History of Dialogue (1): Marx & Lincoln
Karl Marx writes to Abraham Lincoln on November 22, 1864 Sir: We congratulate the American people upon your re-election by a large majority. If resistance…