13 May, 2013
Banality on a Global Scale
Saikat Majumdar’s careful and rigorous contribution to postcolonial criticism is let down by its grand ambitions.
An Atlas of Thought
David Armitage offers a suitably postmodern model for the exploration of international intellectual history.
Reforming Beauty
Kirsten Lew considers the cute, the zany, and the interesting in Sianne Ngai's reappraisal of aesthetics.
Zoning Out
Geoff Dyer's heavily footnoted paean to Tarkovsky tells us more about Geoff Dyer than anything else.
The Athletics of Poetry
The poet Sharon McCartney talks to Stephanie Yorke about rich reading, women writing, and endurance.
