Art and Culture - Quillette (Page 38)

Browsing the Tate Bookshop

The Tate Britain shop is large and there are multiple, unimpeachable shelves of books grouped into themes such as technique, art history.

Michael Clegg

15 May 2017 · 7 min read

Laci Green, The Matrix, and the Future of Free Speech

“This is a pretty big concern of mine, I’ve felt this way for a long time, it affects my work, it affects the way I can interact with people, the things I can talk about, the people I can talk to.”

Michael Aaron

13 May 2017 · 7 min read

Why We Should Stop Using the Term 'Gender'

From that perspective, it might make sense to co-opt “gender” to refer to human sexual phenotypic diversity.

Michael McConkey

12 May 2017 · 8 min read

Cultural Appropriation Isn't Real

Being imaginative is more important for a writer than being from the “right” ethnic background or having the “right” experience.

Helen Dale

11 May 2017 · 7 min read

A Line in the Sand for Academic Philosophy

Tuvel was criticized for not citing enough black or transgender scholars. Such a complaint could be leveled at virtually any philosophy paper.

Oliver Traldi

9 May 2017 · 10 min read

What Eastern Bloc Dissidents Can Teach Us About 'Living in Truth'

Living in truth doesn’t mean speaking out unthinkingly on every issue. It matters not just what we say, but how we say it.

Philip Boobbyer

4 May 2017 · 5 min read

It’s Time to Retire the Political Spectrum

“If the political spectrum is largely meaningless and causes so much confusion, why does nearly everyone buy into it?”

Hyrum Lewis

3 May 2017 · 13 min read

Creationism By Another Name

Creationism is the belief that a superior being, unbound by the laws of nature, created the universe.

Ferran Suay

3 May 2017 · 4 min read

Is It Ever Better Not to Know?

It seems that gaining more knowledge, even on topics where that knowledge could be damaging in the short term, is the preferable approach.

Brian Boutwell / Bo Winegard / Jonathan Anomaly

2 May 2017 · 7 min read

You Are Not Important: Defund Identity Culture

If taxpayers from both the Right and the Left refuse to fund identity culture, what exactly will remain of the arts?

Reilly Smethurst

1 May 2017 · 7 min read

"The Sense of an Ending" and Why We Are Wired to Produce False Memories

We all have our own narratives of life. You have a “version” of that life that is a story you tell to yourself and others, about what your life has been.

Lauren Knott

1 May 2017 · 4 min read

The Crucible of the Application Process

These alterations would ostensibly bolster my chances of being accepted to and receiving funds for graduate programs.

Dillon Bowen

20 Apr 2017 · 14 min read

Laura Kipnis, Rape Culture, and the Disappearance of Sex

The net effect is a chilling of casual sexual interactions, especially amongst young people. And so, why is anyone surprised? And why doesn’t the media want to talk about it?

Michael Aaron

18 Apr 2017 · 8 min read

The De-Professionalization of the Academy

Just to be clear, most of my faculty colleagues are well-educated, bright, and dedicated teachers. Some are also worthy scholars or creative authors.

Alex Southwell

13 Apr 2017 · 10 min read

Reviving "Essentialism" and Other Scientific Straw Men

In fact—it’s even more interesting than that. Multiple matings do (perhaps surprisingly) benefit females in all sorts of ways across all sort of species.

Robert King

11 Apr 2017 · 10 min read