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so…should prosper mérimée be considered an abolitionist writer or not?
You’ve probably read Christopher L. Miller’s The French Atlantic Triangle, yes? (No, you are NOT a…
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the local is not the national; the national is not the local
I’ve been reading quite a smart book lately that engages a question running through African literary…
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I should really consult my gastroenterologist about Flaubert…
I wish someone had told me that playing Liszt, reading poetry, indulging in melancholic loves and…
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why studying literature will break your heart, rot your brain, and destroy all your chances of happiness
Why do we always know who the bad guy is? Let me specify…we’re not talking complicated,…
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Dispatches from the classroom
Oh the illusive “ne…que” Why is it a negative when it’s stating a positive fact? Why???…
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shocking statistics of 19th century literature
I sort of already knew that incarceration was more of an industry than a public service…
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keita, the canon, and what the hell does “interdisciplinary” mean anyway?
[Disclaimer: this post is not “finished” in any sense. I wanted to publish it, because I…
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what to do with a pesky sense of entitlement…
The day before yesterday (oh, gruesome day…) she sat in the office, amid vain attempts to…