Is the History of American Art a History of Failure? Is the History of American Art a History of Failure?
Sara Marcus’s recent book argues that from the Reconstruction to the AIDS era, a distinct aesthetic formed around defeat in the realm of politics.
Jul 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley
How Eco-Fiction Became Realer Than Realism How Eco-Fiction Became Realer Than Realism
Encompassing everything from the ecosystems novel to sci-fi, a growing body of literature is imagining and interrogating the past, present, and future of the planet's climate.
Aug 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley
Diane di Prima and the Dream of the East Village Avant-Garde Diane di Prima and the Dream of the East Village Avant-Garde
The poet’s recently released memoir of the 1960s, Spring and Autumn Annals, is an essential document in the history of New York’s downtown art scene.
Nov 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley
The Forgotten Women’s Arts Fellowship That Forged a New Way of Writing The Forgotten Women’s Arts Fellowship That Forged a New Way of Writing
Maggie Doherty’s The Equivalents tells the story of the Bunting Institute, which played a foundational role in the works of Anne Sexton, Maxine Kumin, Tillie Olsen, and more.
May 26, 2020 / Lynne Feeley
The Overlooked Women of Black Mountain College The Overlooked Women of Black Mountain College
A new anthology of poems shows how those who tell the story of the North Carolina avant-garde institution have continued to exclude the school’s women artists.
Nov 25, 2019 / Lynne Feeley
Naomi Klein Knows a Green New Deal Is Our Only Hope Against Climate Catastrophe Naomi Klein Knows a Green New Deal Is Our Only Hope Against Climate Catastrophe
In her new book, Klein argues that our current crisis cannot be separated from a long history and brutal present of human exploitation.
Sep 10, 2019 / Editorial / Lynne Feeley
White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy White Women Prospered on the Brutality of the Slave Economy
Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers’s new book is a definitive account of how deeply invested white women were in slavery in the South.
Feb 26, 2019 / Lynne Feeley