Still Paradise and Power? The United States and Europe.
By Richard Lange More than twenty years ago, in 2002, the American foreign policy expert Robert Kagan published his...
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The Skeleton Key, Historical Erasure, and Cultural Appropriation
By Max Schiersner Caodaglio Horror is an easily recognizable literary genre due to its frequent exploration of what torments our...
“Creating Connections between People that Don’t Let Go:” The Intricate Network of Catholic Peacemaking
by Virginia Zentgraf A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a Twitter post by aspiring theologian Mason Mennenga featuring a...
Allen Ginsberg, Religious Experience and the Anxiety of ‘Othering’
by Jonas Faust Throughout his five-decade career, Beat-poet-turned-countercultural-icon Allen Ginsberg [1] presented himself in- and outside of his poetic work...
Book Review – A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States Border Across Indigenous Lands by Benjamin Hoy
by Amy Ruckes This article first appeared on U.S. Studies Online on March 24, 2023. Check out the U.S. Studies...
“It is no Desert.” White Pages, Black Ink, and Green Poems in Stephen Crane’s The Black Riders and Other Lines
by Philipp Leonhardt Even a cursory look at titles like The Red Badge of Courage, “The Bride Comes to Yellow...
On The Menu (2022): The Authority of the Chef, Accompanied by a Breach of Trust
by Philine Schiller The Menu The chef claps once, and the room falls silent. The chef gives an order...
Gun Culture Supremacy: The cultural shift of gun ownership and the rise of political violence in the United States
By Stefanie Wallbraun Political violence in the United States has increased sharply over the past decade. Aggravated by populist actors...