Marjorie Perloff weighs in on the Avital Ronell case in response to Jon Wiener's BLARB essay, arguing that the "real victim is the university at large."
What the Avital Ronell Affair Says about The State of the Profession
Essays
Smash-up: Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton's novel, "Ethan Frome," reflects the author's unsatisfactory marriage and illustrates how people become trapped by reality's obligations.
Facebook Society. Does it Matter?
An excerpt from Roberto Simanowski's "Facebook Society: Losing Ourselves in Sharing Ourselves," translated by Susan H. Gillespie.
No Strings Attached: An Argument for Universal Basic Income
As the modern economy rapidly changes and grows, a Universal Basic Income offers a simple solution to poverty in the United States.
On Literary Grifters and Predators
Michelle Falkoff considers why writers are susceptible to being taken advantage of financially, and what to do about it.
Crossing Memories: Reckoning with Loss Past and Present in North and South Korea
Elizabeth W. Son on the 65th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement that formally ended the hostilities of the Korean War.
After We Killed: Reflecting on Memoirs by Darin Strauss and Gregory Orr
Ella Jacobson explores the mental turmoil of those who have accidentally killed someone through the memoirs of Darin Strauss and Gregory Orr.
A Face in the Cloud
Peter Gadol discusses how he found a face in the cloud between social media's endless stream of photos of strangers.
Avital and Nimrod: Sexual Harassment and “Campy Communications” at NYU
Jon Wiener examines the Avital Ronell scandal, and questions some of Avital's defenders about how their opinions have changed.
The Castaways of Leave No Trace
Debra Granik's new film, "Leave No Trace" reframes the classic castaway story as a competing desire to belong to and to leave modern society.
