Explore how the “Cinderella” fairy tale was used as a colonial expansion tool, while simultaneously being adapted to suit a Philippine national identity
New from Gabriela Lee in Children's Literature Association Quarterly
Free on Project MUSE through 29 Feb
We dove into the archives of Hopkins Press journals to put together a reading list looking at Black archives and history-making
Spanning many journals and touching on topics ranging from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, read the list at our blog
In MLN, Katrin Pahl asks, “What does it take for beneficiaries of racism to move away from emotional resistance to decolonial efforts?”
Free on Project MUSE through 29 Feb
As social robots are increasingly deployed to address loneliness, some are pleased with results while others are left disturbed
A new Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal study looks at the implications for public health and the aims of the companies creating these bots
Free on Project MUSE through 29 Feb
In American Imago, David Willbern compares and critiques The Power of the Dog in its novel form, and its cinematic treatment over 50 years later. Read free on Project MUSE thru Feb 29.
In Journal of Asian American Studies, Moon-Ho Jung considers a 2003 conversation between Arundhati Roy and Howard Zinn to reflect on a gulf in perceptions of U.S. history and empire, even among “progressive” historians
Free thru 8 Mar
Famous as Kafka is for his insect metamorphosis story, he named only 50 species in his body of fiction — a much lower number than literary peers like Woolf (300), Melville (350) or Nabokov (400)
Read Johan Adam Warodell’s account in MLN, free thru 29 Feb
In Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, explore how
The Counter Narrative Project (CNP) deployed collective memory strategies to counter collective trauma among Black gay, bisexual, and queer men
Free thru 8 March
An entire "genre" of American Jewish political activism has emerged since 1967, advocating Israeli-Palestinian peace while staying within the bounds of the constructed American Jewish emotional community
Free to read in Journal of Jewish Identities thru 29 Feb
Are there settings of existing or potential international conflict where shared water resources may induce dialogue?
This provocative question is explored in a recent SAIS Review of International Affairs, free to read thru 29 Feb
In Human Rights Quarterly, Adelin-Costin Dumitru considers the enfranchisement of refugees as a temporary measure of ensuring their freedoms in a world of controlled, closed borders
Free to read through 29 Feb