“The Jungle” Reveals the Wasteland Within Us

By Jim McDermott | April 5, 2023

A recent staging of a British play recreates elements of a refugee camp in Calais, France, and challenges audiences with unsettling realities.

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“Fauda” and the Myth of Redemptive Art

By David Gibson | March 24, 2023

Will the fourth season of the hit Netflix series about an Israeli special ops unit finally unsettle rather than sedate us?

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“You Can’t Appease These People”: Fordham’s Mark Naison on the AP African American Studies Decision

By Jim McDermott | February 22, 2023

What motivated the College Board to restructure its African American Studies curriculum? What might this mean for the teaching of history and the American educational system? An expert weighs in.

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The Voice of Buffy Sainte-Marie

By Christiana Zenner | February 8, 2023

Award-winning musician and Indigenous advocate Buffy Sainte-Marie explores historical, political, and spiritual issues in her songs—and her playlist offers an ethical compass for our relations with the natural world and one another.

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