Biography ‘Saving Freud’ Tells of Struggles with Freud’s Stubborn Denial
Andrew Nagorski’s engrossing biography, Saving Freud, brings forth the dangerous power of denial.
20th century history
‘Being and Neonness’, Capitalism and Creativity
If neon was an icon of mid-century capitalism as Luis de Miranda puts forth in Being and Neonness, what does it represent in our period of late capitalism?
‘Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust’
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust asserts that only films will remain to bear witness to the Holocaust, and Hollywood bears responsibility for educating and reminding the world about this epochal moment in history.
‘Freud’s Requiem’ Staggers Beneath the Weight of Idolatry
Freud’s Requiem is at first buried beneath hero-worship before it resurrects to the occasion of a proper requiem.