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An Ethnography of the Self: Talking with Morgan Parker

  • Vivian Lee
  • January 29, 2018
Morgan Parker discusses her writing process, approaching an idea from various forms, and how moving from NYC to L.A. has changed her work.
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The Causality Runs Both Ways: A Conversation with Joshua Clover

  • Jack Chelgren
  • January 1, 2018
Joshua Clover discusses his book Riot.Strike.Riot, mediating between individual agency and structural determination, and finding hope in student action.
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Sorry, Who?

  • Theodora Messalas
  • July 22, 2016
Pop culture has been a steadfast element of public life for a while, but it feels like lately there’s even more pressure to keep up with a certain caché of…
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Is Writing Art or Profession?

  • Mary Allen
  • December 10, 2015
For those who start within the establishment, professional writing is likely to correspond to drudgery, and they’ll seek to escape it. For those on the outside looking in, it’s a…
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GENERATION GAP #4: Sexting in the 18th Century

  • Ari Messer
  • July 2, 2010
About a year after the breakup, I started keeping a text message journal.
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