Nancy Marie Mithlo is a professor of gender studies and American Indian studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and curator in residence at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In addition to the Venice Biennale, she has … Continue reading Excerpt: Red Skin Dreams
Elisa Speckman Guerra is director and researcher at the Institute of Historical Research at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is the author or coauthor of several books in Spanish on law, judicial culture, and criminal justice in Mexico. … Continue reading Excerpt: A Question of Justice
Steve Bialostok is a professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming. He is the coeditor of Education and the Risk Society: Theories, Discourse, and Risk Identities in Education Contexts. His most recent book Playing to the End: Elder Black Men, Placemaking, … Continue reading Excerpt: Playing to the End
Thomas Aiello is a professor of history and Africana studies at Valdosta State University. He is the author of White Ice: Race and the Making of Atlanta Hockey and Dixieball: Race and Professional Basketball in the Deep South, 1947–1979. His most recent book Return … Continue reading Excerpt: Return of the King
Chisom Okafor is a Nigerian poet and clinical nutritionist. His poems have appeared in Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, the Raven Review, the Hellebore, North Dakota Quarterly, Salt Hill, Sand Journal, the Account, Rattle, and elsewhere. His most recent book Winged Witnesses (Nebraska, 2025) was published in December. Chisom … Continue reading Excerpt: Winged Witnesses
Larry E. Morris is an independent writer and historian. He is the author of numerous books, including The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark Explorers After the Expedition, a History Book Club selection; The Perilous West: Seven Amazing … Continue reading Excerpt: Guns, Furs, and Gold
Today is Poetry at Work Day, so we invite you to uncover the subliminal in your typical day to day. Looking to one’s environment, upbringing, and ancestorial ties for reinvention is what Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto does in his poetry collection The … Continue reading Two Poems to Celebrate Poetry at Work Day
Arnab Dutta Roy is an assistant professor of English at Florida Gulf Coast University. Paul Ugor is a professor of English at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Nollywood: Popular Culture and Narratives of Youth Struggles in … Continue reading Excerpt: The Postcolonial Bildungsroman and the Character of Place
David Sowell has written about golf and golf history for numerous publications, including the United States Golf Association’s Golf Journal, Links Magazine, and Golf Illustrated. He is the author of three books, including The Masters: A Hole-by-Hole History of America’s Golf Classic (Nebraska, 2019). His most … Continue reading Excerpt: America Tees Off
Leslie Stainton has served on the board of directors of both the Slave Dwelling Project and Coming to the Table. She is a two-time Fulbright recipient and a former lecturer in creative nonfiction at the University of Michigan Residential College. Stainton … Continue reading Excerpt: Scarlett
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