On the Treasures of Deep Research
By Drew M. Ross One of the pleasures of deep research is the unexpected find that ties together threads that...
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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...
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...
An Incomplete Bob Dylan Playlist for 2022
By Nikolas A. Mariani Bob Dylan turned 81 last month. You’ll be forgiven, if your first thought upon reading those...
“What a nun is supposed to be”: Black Power and the National Black Sisters’ Conference
by Venus Bender In his 1971 speech “On the Relevance of the Church” at the Theological Union in Berkeley, California,...
From the Chicago 8 to the Camden 28: Some History of the Great “Political Trials” of the Long 1960s
By Michelle Nickerson, Loyola University Chicago and Heidelberg Center for American Studies In October 2020, the streaming service Netflix started...
Falling into the Crevice – Covid-19 Pandemic Puts Spotlight on Housing Disparities in the U.S. Capital
by Judith Keller and Lauren Rever “The crisis isn’t just that we need rent cancelled. Just like before the crisis...
‘The Woman Who Knows Who She Is’: Conservative Motherhood and the Politics of the ‘Home’
By Kristin Berberich, Claudia Jetter, Maren Schäfer and Aline Schmidt The appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme...