Louis Menand

Is Louis Menand Right About the Death of Art and Thought in America?
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Is Louis Menand Right About the Death of Art and Thought in America?

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 / 20 October 2021

For intellectual historian Louis Menand, the Cold War gave rise to prospects and paradoxes in America, and Art was given status through essential criticism.

What to Make of Louis Menand’s Cultural-Political History, ‘The Free World’?
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What to Make of Louis Menand’s Cultural-Political History, ‘The Free World’?

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 / 5 August 2021

Louis Menand’s articulation of the relations between people, ideas, and forms in his work of Cold War history, The Free World, does not rely upon hierarchy.

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Socially Valuable Knowledge: An Interview with Louis Menand

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 / 2 June 2011