Medical science in antebellum America was a paradox: it presumed African Americans to be less than human yet still human enough to be useful as […]
Migrant Suffering and White Democracy with Cristina Beltrán
Cristina Beltrán discusses her book, “Cruelty as Citizenship How Migrant Suffering Sustains White Democracy.” Prof. Beltrain explains the how Herrenvolk Democracy is useful in understanding […]
Thriller: Erin Kelly’s The Skeleton Key
Today the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Michele Hirschfeld, an avid mystery reader. Michele writes: British author Erin Kelly’s latest novel, The Skeleton Key, is […]
Local Poets: Rita Dove and George Bilgere
“laughing softly at the beauty and intransigence of indescribable phenomena” from “Touched”, by George Bilgere I am recommending two new collections of poetry by regional […]