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Inside the Occupation of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, 1968 Version

Inside the Occupation of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, 1968 Version

From Charles Kaiser’s “1968 in America”

By Charles Kaiser | May 3, 2024

“Crazy with the poison of Vietnam in my lungs.” Paul Auster on the ’68 Columbia protests.

“Crazy with the poison of Vietnam in my lungs.” Paul Auster on the ’68 Columbia protests.

By James Folta | May 1, 2024

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Nick Ripatrazone Recounts Jim Harrison’s Brief Tenure in the Halls of Academia

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2023

Luke Nichter on The Year That Broke Politics: 1968

Luke Nichter on The Year That Broke Politics: 1968

Keen On">In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 7, 2023

Between Shame, Desire, and Destiny: On the Genius of Annie Ernaux

Between Shame, Desire, and Destiny: On the Genius of Annie Ernaux

Ken Chen Considers the Work of This Year’s Nobel Laureate

By Ken Chen | December 12, 2022

Arthur Miller on the Surreal, Ideological Violence Underlying the 1968 Democratic Convention

Arthur Miller on the Surreal, Ideological Violence Underlying the 1968 Democratic Convention

The Battle of Chicago: From the Delegates’ Side

By Arthur Miller | January 4, 2021

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From High School to Vietnam, Waiting for the Fight to Begin

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Echo Company Waits for War, on the Eve of the Tet Offensive

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Michel Foucault, Against Himself

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