First exemplified the unity of thought and action. She had no patience for abstract posturing. For her, theory was not something to be debated in isolation, but to be tested and refined in the heat of ...

Ngũgĩ’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his family, who said he died peacefully with family members by his side. UC Irvine ...

This ideology accuses countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, and Israel of an ongoing genocide. The adherents had to perform some intellectual contortions and prevarications to make that ...

Her book “Against Our Will” argued that rape was a crime of power and violence, not passion; it led to laws that made it ...

Historical romance has long been a refuge for those seeking escapism-a world of grand ballrooms, whispered confessions, and neatly tied happy endings. Arabella Pascal’s Zanzibar (2nd Edition) shatters ...

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we just finished reading Emiko Jean's thriller "The Return of Ellie Black." I'm your guide .

Nigerian author, Mr Passover Adeshina, has called on girls and young women to rise above fear, discover their inner strength, and challenge oppression, especially amid escalating insecurity and ...

Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart ...

DELHI — In India, caste oppression is an insidious and persistent reality that continues to affect millions, even in communities that formally reject caste divisions. The Christian community, which ...

Bechdel keeps the jokes coming at the pace of a good “Simpsons” episode, and with the same self-referential reflexes, ...

Academic scholars tend to use Marxian terms when pointing out what they see as conditions of “oppression,” believing that ...

When the school librarian told me that “To Kill a Mockingbird” was deemed too unsafe for 6th graders at my middle school, I apologized, closed the book, and did not dare touch it again for another ...