On Blues Speaker [for James Baldwin]: A Conversation with Mendi and Keith ObadikeJulie Beth NapolinIn January 2016, I had the opportunity to dialogue over email with sound artists Mendi and Keith Obadike. We discussed their site-specific work, Blues Speaker [for James Baldwin](2015), jointly commissioned by the Harlem Stage and the Vera List Center for … Continue reading "On Blues Speaker [for James Baldwin]: A Conversation with Mendi and Keith Obadike"
Bureau to Counteract the DemonstrationLukas MoeLacking blankets sleep mapped out a march of ice with a mind of April thinking today is the day rain prosecco tipped off flamboyant spray shed their own Pittsburgh blew us mindlessly dove. Flick the tongue of my cradle speech … Continue reading "Bureau to Counteract the Demonstration"
Translating “To a Formless Void” by G. M. MuktibodhAditya BahlAuthor’s note: Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh (13 November 1917 – 11 September 1964) was a Hindi poet, a literary critic and theorist, a short story writer, and a journalist who wrote extensively on the geopolitics of the period. A concerted Marxist … Continue reading "Translating “To a Formless Void” by G. M. Muktibodh"
Eleven Theses on CivilityTavia Nyong'o“When they go low, we go to war.” —Anonymous “This is a show tune, but the show hasn’t been written for it yet.” —Nina Simone 1. Incivility is anger directed at unjust civil ordering. It is a rage directed at … Continue reading "Eleven Theses on Civility"
Jordan Alexander Stein in Conversation with Jordy RosenbergJordan Alexander SteinThe following is an edited interview between Jordan Alexander Stein, associate professor of English at Fordham University, and Jordy Rosenberg, author of Confessions of the Fox–just out from One World–and professor of eighteenth century literature, gender and sexuality studies, and … Continue reading "Jordan Alexander Stein in Conversation with Jordy Rosenberg"
Three PoemsJennifer SoongThe Messenger What do I want to you to say now no not that tainted evaporated touch me harder words weighted belonged in something farther love’s the attempt at one another love’s the age for … Continue reading "Three Poems"
From Trilateral to Troika, and from the Five-Pointed Star to the Five Star MovementStefano CiammaroniTwo events made this year’s month of March a densely political one in Italy. On 4 March, the general election resulted in a hung Parliament, but saw the definite political victory of Italy’s two main populist parties: the Five Star … Continue reading "From Trilateral to Troika, and from the Five-Pointed Star to the Five Star Movement"
Stalking HistoryBill VourvouliasOn Hunter of Stories. 2017. By Eduardo Galeano. Translated by Mark Fried. Nation Books. The late Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano made it his life’s mission to come up with an alternate history of Latin America, one that relied more on … Continue reading "Stalking History"