Of course, there’s nothing wrong with citing popular sources. Consequently, readers come to think that critical race theory isn’t a particular ideology with a questionable set of assumptions but is just “the way sophisticated people talk about race.” Thus, the presuppositions and language of CRT come to be mainstreamed and accepted to the point that they are simply taken for granted.īy way of illustration, the “Notes” section of Oluo’s book contains only 37 references, the majority of which link to websites or news organizations ( The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, CNN, and USA Today are all cited). The most noteworthy aspect of the book is how clearly it illustrates “idea laundering,” the process by which lofty academic ideas filter into the popular consciousness through a succession of authors, making it difficult to recognize their origins. Critical race theory is a scholarly enterprise based on the assumption that racism is 1) permanent, 2) pervasive, 3) structural, 4) part of an interlocking system of oppressions and 5) best understood through lived experience. Ijeoma Oluo’s So You Want to Talk About Race is one of a growing number of books that communicates critical race theory to a popular audience.
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Recent decades of archaeology of southern Italy however tells a much more complex story of the realities of the ancient world. Indeed, they often consciously claimed to be the heirs of that ancient culture. It is an example of how ancient thinking re-emerged as the European empire builders drew parallels between themselves and the colonial and imperial projects of the ancient world. From the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, during the European colonisation of the world, Europeans had a similar view of the world – dividing it between “civilised” and “tribal” or uncivilised. The Greek and Romans often described the people around them as “tribal” and led by kings or chiefs. The peoples of Ancient Apulia are a case in point. To the extent that other peoples of ancient Italy appear in the written record, they do so as “decoration” in Roman and Greek centred stories. This is despite writing having spread to their neighbours. Virtually no written material except the Greek or Roman has survived the ancient period. When we read stories of ancient pre-Roman Italy, often the point of view we absorb is that of the Greek city-states of southern Italy, or of their later Roman neighbours. Breathtaking scenes, iconic locations and unforgettable characters await inside - Luna Lovegood, Professor Umbridge, Grawp the giant, and many more - as Harry Potter and Dumbledore's Army prepare for the coming battle against Lord Voldemort. This is a stunning visual feast of a book, filled with dark magical delights for both fans and new readers alike. Rowling's wizarding world with the dazzling artistic alchemy fans around the globe have come to know and love, perfectly complemented by Neil Packer's own unique and eclectic illustrations, skilfully woven into the heart of the story. Prepare to be enchanted once again as Jim Kay depicts J.K. Now an exciting new collaboration brings together two virtuoso artistic talents, as Kate Greenaway Medal winner Jim Kay is joined by acclaimed guest illustrator Neil Packer, winner of the 2021 BolognaRagazzi Award for non-fiction. Rowling's classic series is an epic artistic achievement, featuring over 160 illustrations in an astonishing range of visual styles. The deliciously dark fifth instalment of Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of J.K. As the Order of the Phoenix keeps watch over Harry Potter, troubled times have come to Hogwarts in a year filled with secrets, subterfuge and suspicion. Rowling's fifth Harry Potter adventure, brilliantly evoked in full colour by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Jim Kay, and acclaimed guest artist Neil Packer. The Sunday Times bestselling Illustrated Edition of J.K. After the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968, the trio relocate to Switzerland. Which is best, the Narrator asks: lightness or weight? By way of example, the Narrator considers the story of Tomas, a womanising surgeon who falls in love with a naive young woman, Tereza, while continuing to see his mistress, the free-thinking artist Sabina. The Narrator ponders Nietschze’s theory of eternal return, pondering the paradox between the “ heaviness” of burdens that represent “ life’s most intense fulfilment” versus the “ lightness” of a life without burdens that makes existence “ insignificant“. What it’s about: Prague, Czechoslovakia, the 1960s. In which I review The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera’s celebrated 1984 novel about a philandering doctor, his unhappy wife and free-spirited mistress, set against the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. 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And what’s great about it is not simply that we get to hear directly from Ehrman almost weekly but that the podcast’s host is Megan Lewis, an Assyriologist who is part of the Digital Hammurabi team! Lewis is not only brilliant in her own right but she knows how to ask insightful questions and keep the conversation flowing, skills attributable no doubt to the multiple interviews she’s conducted over at the Digital Hammurabi YouTube channel. Rather, Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman features the good doctor himself addressing various issues related to biblical studies. This is an entirely different enterprise than The Bart Ehrman Blog Podcast, a program that has volunteers read recent posts from Ehrman’s blog. Some of you may or may not be aware that Bart Ehrman, the preferred punching bag of pop-apologists everywhere, has launched a new podcast entitled Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman. A reunion with his estranged family spurred the spending spree for his daughter's wedding. But a chance encounter with an old acquaintance revealed that his wife and children had survived the war. Assuming his family had perished, her great-grandfather remarried and went on with his life for the next decade. As she described, her great-grandfather had been in San Francisco during the Sino-Japanese War in the 1930s while her great-grandmother's family fled to Fujian. Ostensibly an act of generosity, it was also motivated, Ryan found, by a sense of immense guilt. While doing the research for her novel, Ryan uncovered the history of her grandmother's wedding, a lavish affair paid for by her great-grandfather. Ryan began by showing the parallels between her own family history and the characters in the novel, revealing that in both cases the political situation changed lives in dramatic and surprising ways. SAN FRANCISCO, AugSpeaking before the Asia Society Northern California at the Chinese Historical Society of America, Shawna Yang Ryan, author of the critically acclaimed novel Water Ghosts, shared insights into how Chinese-American history and fiction become intertwined in her writing. As her relationship with Alex begins to crumble, a new secret from her past emerges, and she is once again torn between those she loves as she struggles to reconcile her dark past with her hopes for a brighter future. Yet Kat’s past is never far behind, and as old ghosts begin to catch up with her, she finds herself fighting to defend the things she believes in, from the hope of a new family to the deeply wooded forests that she has begun to call home. It’s not easy, but she tries to move on: She starts taking classes at the local college, keeps up with her job at the running store, and is beginning a relationship with Alex. In The Ghost Runner, Kat is still in Lithia, trying not to see Roman’s face everywhere she looks. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Accessibility. Rachel Cusk is a Canadian-born novelist who lives in the U.K. Second Place is on the shortlist for the 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. Lawrence's fraught visit to her communal property, the novel hovers between past and present, Gothic and contemporary, fable and truth - continuing to haunt us long after we've looked away. Inspired by Lorenzo in Taos, Mabel Dodge Luhan's 1932 memoir of the writer D. Like her acclaimed Outline trilogy, Rachel Cusk's Second Place transcends its form. As secrets, alliances and private desires come to light, she is forced to choose between her deepest impulses: to comply or to rebel completely. The painter's quietly demonic presence wreaks havoc with M, plunging her into existential disarray. Resigned to the perilous indoors, fissures form within the strange group. The painter arrives, too, accompanied by a lithe, cosmopolitan lover. When historical catastrophe upends daily life, M's daughter returns to the marsh, along with her prim, privileged boyfriend. So she writes, inviting him to stay in their second place, a modest cottage salvaged from the land. She returns to the coastal home she shares with her husband, but the unsettling impression of the art, and the evasive artist, remains. The artist's paintings speak - quite literally - to her, promising a liberation usually reserved for men. On a sun-soaked Parisian street, M, a mother on the brink of rebellion, wanders into a famous artist's gallery show. It was titled “ Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity,” and, for Mann, it changed everything. In 2003, he came across a book that seemed to address his frustrations. “E-mail is a ball of uncertainty that represents anxiety,” Mann said, reflecting on this period. Work lives that had once been sequential-two or three blocks of work, broken up by meetings and phone calls-became frantic, improvisational, and impossibly overloaded. Many e-mails brought obligations: to answer a question, look into a lead, arrange a meeting, or provide feedback. With nearly all friction removed from professional communication, anyone could bother anyone else at any time. In the nineteen-nineties, the spread of e-mail had transformed knowledge work. “I was in this batting cage, deluged with information,” he told me recently. He had held similar roles for years, so he knew the ins and outs of the job he was surprised, therefore, to find that he was overwhelmed-not by the intellectual aspects of his work but by the many small administrative tasks, such as scheduling conference calls, that bubbled up from a turbulent stream of e-mail messages. In the early two-thousands, Merlin Mann, a Web designer and avowed Macintosh enthusiast, was working as a freelance project manager for software companies. |