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Sep 1, 2022

Why I Started Using Christian Fascism Instead of Christian Nationalism

During graduate school, Chris Hedges took ethics classes with James Luther Adams, an American theologian who spent time in Germany during…

Why I Started Using Christian Fascism Instead of Christian Nationalism

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15h ago

Artistic Depictions of the Power of Reading

Throughout Anna Burns’ Milkman, Middle-Sister reads wherever she goes. She reads as she walks, and people tell her to look up, to pay…

Artistic Depictions of the Power of Reading

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3d ago

Are We Willing to Face Ourselves? Aimé Césaire’s “Discours sur le colonialisme”

When I initially started thinking about the intersection between the Jim Crow United States and Nazi Germany, I limited my scope, focusing…

Are We Willing to Face Ourselves? Aimé Césaire’s “Discours sur le colonialisme”

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Jul 15

The Framing of Ourselves Through Self-Portraits

During my time in Paris so far, I’ve been trying to go to a lot of the free museums and memorials. This past week, I went to the Mémorial…

The Framing of Ourselves Through Self-Portraits

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Jul 12

Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

I visited Paris for the first time back in the spring of 2019. During that trip, I only had, basically, a day and a half to wander around…

Communing with James Baldwin in Paris

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Jul 8

Upon Discovering the Work of Chaïm Soutine

When we lived in Bergen, Norway, I would occasionally go to the KODE Art Museums to see pieces by Edvard Munch and other Norwegian artists…

Upon Discovering the Work of Chaïm Soutine

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Jul 5

Why Do We Love Dogs As Much As We Do?

When I initially read Tom King and Bilquis Evely’s Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow earlier this year, I thoroughly enjoyed its depth and…

Why Do We Love Dogs As Much As We Do?

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Jul 1

Photos From My Excursions in Paris

It’s only been a little over a week since I landed here in Paris, and it still feels extremely overwhelming. The heat wave that suffocated…

Photos From My Excursions in Paris

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Jun 28

What Have I Been Reading in 2026?

It’s June, and that means that we are almost halfway through 2026. It also means that it’s time for me to share some of the books I’ve been…

What Have I Been Reading in 2026?

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Jun 24

Life Continues Without Us: The Stoppage of Time When We Travel

Whenever you go on a trip, whether the voyage constitutes a vacation or even work, you experience a certain suspension of time. You leave…

Life Continues Without Us: The Stoppage of Time When We Travel

Matthew Teutsch

Matthew Teutsch

Here, you will find reflections on African American, American, and Southern Literature, American popular culture and politics, and pedagogy.

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