Issues for the week of May 18, 2023 - Public Seminar

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When Is It Time to Leave?

January 30, 2025Mary Karmelek

Black and white photo of destroyed german tank in Bosnia with figure

Curzio Malaparte’s War

January 30, 2025Adam Tooze

Crowd of Israeli men gather for a demonstration

Israel’s American History

January 29, 2025Oz Frankel, Claire Potter

January 23, 2025Catherine Texier

Diana holding Cupid's bow away from him

The Powerful Convergence of Past, Present, and Future in Catherine Texier’s Latest Novel

January 23, 2025Hannah McIntyre, Catherine Texier

K-Pop group Ateez on stage

The Blessings of K-Pop

January 23, 2025Abha Deshmukh

Parent writes at desk while using breast pump

Family Values or Family Exclusion?

January 22, 2025Elide Vincenti

Black and white image photograph of woman sitting next to bed on which a man's boots are visible

Downward Mobility as a Relative Loss in Economic Security

December 19, 2024Teresa Ghilarducci, Ludovica Tursini

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Social Capitalism: An Alternative to Neoliberalism

December 18, 2024Mark Setterfield

Dark blue book cover with a green plant and yellow and orange flowers. The text reads The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo.

The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Luis Jaramillo

Generations of Women in The Witches of El Paso

December 11, 2024Marisol Aveline Delarosa, Luis Jaramillo

Clothing waste piles up on a beach

The Fashion for Baiting, Brainwashing, and Bullying

December 10, 2024Hannah McIntyre

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Curated Essays for the

Week of May 18

State Power
Toward a Postliberal Future?
Geoffrey Kurtz
Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Social Sciences at Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
Language Matters
After Derby Day, a Note of Caution About Horses and “Races”
Mackenzie Cooley
Assistant Professor of History and Director of Latin American Studies at Hamilton College
When Words Lose Their Meaning
Harold James
Professor of History and International Affairs, Princeton University
#MeToo
The Courage of E. Jean Carroll
Claire Potter
Contributing Editor at Public Seminar, and Emeritus Professor of History at the New School for Social Research
Here Comes Summer
The History of Camping
Nicole Hemmer, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela and Neil J. Young