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Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America
The author's half-forgotten masterpiece, Benito Cereno, provides fascinating insight into issues of slavery, freedom, individualism—and Islamophobia.
by
Greg Grandin
via
The Nation
on
January 7, 2014
Herman Melville at Home
The novelist drew on far-flung voyages to create his masterpiece. But he could finish it only at his beloved Berkshire farm.
by
Jill Lepore
via
The New Yorker
on
July 22, 2019
What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era
He would point out that what plagues us are America's sins coming home to roost.
by
Ariel Dorfman
via
The Nation
on
May 10, 2017
Barbering for Freedom
Segregation, separatism, and the history of black barbershops.
by
Elias Rodriques
via
n+1
on
September 28, 2015
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