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My Hive
I feel lucky that I found my own hive through the humanities. The only difference is that our home is not the cracked trunk of a pecan tree but cells in a worldwide colony. Still, our shared values keep us connected.
Raising Modern-Day Knights: Evangelical Child Rearing Literature and Masculine Authority in Conservative America
Unless those who profess the importance of raising modern-day knights confront white supremacy, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ hate head-on, this is a genre that should become a relic of the past, much like the real medieval knights of the Middle Ages.
Science Fiction Lessons
Under the guise of entertainment, fantasy, and allegory, the Trojan horse of Sci Fi sneaks in big questions about the implications of science and technology that students would do well to ponder.
Race, Antisemitism, and American Jews
By focusing on the goal of whiteness, American Jews risked beneficial alliances with other minority groups and incorrectly convinced themselves that they were accepted by white society.
White Heterosexual Power in David Foster Wallace’s The Broom of the System
David Foster Wallace knew the likes of Brett Kavanaugh quite well; the author’s experiences as witness to, and perhaps participant in, this privileged culture should be the primary angle at which we view the novel, at the nexus of masculinity, race, and sexuality.
Between a Cuck and a Hard Place: Masculinity and Online Uses of the Word ‘Cuck’
I analyzed how users of The_Donald subreddit use the word “cuck” so you never have to visit their website.
Alpha-Males, Underdogs and New Men: Masculinity in Animated Films
Leading animation studios too often fail to rewrite some of the hypermasculine, destructive scripts that dominate popular culture.
Call for Contributors: Oh, the Humanities!
The Activist History Review invites proposals for that essay you’ve been meaning to write, and other stories of good will.
Global Engagement at the United Nations: Lessons from Ancient Greece for our Modern Times
The present political moment in America is rife with irony. One example, revealing a battle for America’s soul, involves two speeches recently delivered at the opening of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly.
Hiya Norm, Where ‘Ya Headed?
History doesn’t repeat itself, but that’s not why we study it.
