A.S. Byatt counterposes Fourier and Sade in “Babel Tower.” The novel is influencing a “Truth, Education, and Democracy” session I am helping put together.
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Byatt’s Babel Tower and Truth Today
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What You Missed in School Today
Modlin’s playful poem expands the possibilities for education.
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Reaching Out to the Poor and Oppressed
Martha Serpas calls out America on how it treats the poor and unfortunate.
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Bulgakov: Ukrainian Grass Will Grow Again
Thursday For those seeking a better understanding of Ukraine, this past July Atlantic magazine recommended Bulgakov’s The White Guard. I’ve finally gotten around to reading it and I can understand the shout out. The novel takes place during the final year of World War I. Russia pulled out of the war following the Bolshevik Revolution, […]
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A Ukrainian Poem Rises Up
Ukrainian liberators discovered a nationalist poem papered over by Russian propaganda. Here I examine the poem.
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Panic Gripping Russian Soldiers
In Ukraine, some Russian troops are throwing down their arms and running, bringing to mind such a scene in “Red Badge of Courage.”
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Butler’s Nightmare Climate Change Vision
In “Parable of the Sower,” Butler foresees the human toll of climate change but also looks for hope in our response.
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Clifton’s Spiritual Meditations on 9-11
In spiritual meditations on 9-11, Lucille Clifton draws both on her own faith and other faith traditions to find hope.
