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Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.
Grad student …
The seven deadly sins as a framing device stay winning. Fuck the story circle, give me a descent into hell every time.
I'm not, at my core, an academic, so dark academia only sometimes appeals to me. But this story is so brutally human that it appeals still.
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.
Grad student Alice Law has only ever …
Matthew Walker: Why We Sleep (Hardcover, 2017, Scribner; Illustrated edition)
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, …
For far too long, tech titans peddled promises of disruptive innovation - fabricating benefits and minimizing harms. The promise of …
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.
Grad student Alice Law has only ever …
Bogdan Popa: De-Centering Queer Theory (2022, Manchester University Press)
De-centering queer theory seeks to reorient queer theory to a different conception of bodies and sexuality derived from Eastern European …
In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, …
Seeking refuge in fantasy novel worlds throughout a youth under the shadow of a dubiously sane half-brother who dabbled in …
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its …
The conviviality for which noted social philosopher Ivan Illich is arguing is one in which the individual’s personal energies are …
