The world needs to understand what is wrong with America

By on    Civilisation and philosophy, Conflict - violence and war, Human rights and justice, Military & militarism (MIMAC), Politics, Racism, Thinking, United States - Empire and domestic, US Empire decline, US EMPIRE/WEST DECLINE  

The world needs to understand what is wrong with America

A demonstrator raises a fist after clashes with police in the US city of Seattle on 8 June (AFP) As calls for racial justice reverberate across the country, the field of American Studies requires a radical rethink – namely, the active engagement of people around the globe at the receiving end of US militarism.  By […]

“The Separation Between Orient and Occident Is Entirely Artificial”: Mathias Énard

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“The Separation Between Orient and Occident Is Entirely Artificial”: Mathias Énard

Via theculturetrip.com • If there ever were any doubts about the standing of Mathias Énard, the reception garnered by his latest novel Compass ought to disperse them. After the book won him the Prix Goncourt in 2015, its English translation—out last month—was shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker International Prize (and garnered glowing reviews in the American press), a distinction outdone days […]