Tag: Theory

January 24, 2019

Sequelae and Sensibility

From classic novels to current news, the power of sympathy—who gets to have it, and how—drives the stories we tell ourselves. by WENDY ANNE LEE Supreme Court, Washington D.C., 2018. Two protesters hold a sign declaring support for Dr. Christine Blasey Ford at a rally …

Literary Theory
September 29, 2015

On the Separation of Human and Animal

From Aristotle to Agamben: how philosophy is changing its tune on animal life.

Philosophy
August 21, 2015

Litonomics

Economics and literary criticism are far from mutually uncomprehending strangers.

Literary Theory
August 20, 2015

The Economic Imagination

The magical thinking of economists is a pathology of thought with deep historical roots.

Business & Economics, Literary Theory, Philosophy
August 19, 2015

A Religion of Unbelief

On the rift between mundane money and its mystical financial shadow.

Business & Economics, Literary Theory, Philosophy
August 18, 2015

The Paradox of Economism

Modern money and finance is held together by faith, magic, and belief.

Philosophy
August 17, 2015

Heterodox Economics: A Blog Series

Markets are too important to leave to economists alone.

Business & Economics, Literary Theory, Philosophy
March 19, 2015

Groundwork

Interpreting human rights among the dead and disappeared.

Anthropology
December 10, 2014

Human Rights: A Fragile Hegemony

Human rights, as popularly conceived, have a troubling genealogy. By Boaventura de Sousa Santos

History, Politics, Sociology