Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section.
Sarah:
Neal Ascherson, “A Swap for Zanzibar,” (LRB)
Michael P. Jeffries, “How Chester B. Himes Became the Rage in Harlem, and Beyond,” (NYT)
Roundtable, parts 1 & 2 from the USIH, edited by Michael Landis:
Frank Towers, “Roundtable: Reflections on David Potter’s The Impending Crisis, part 1,” (USIH)
Kerry Leigh Merritt, “Roundtable: Reflections on David Potter’s The Impending Crisis, part 2,” (USIH)
 
Cynthia:
Nancy Princenthal, “David Wojnarowicz” (Art in America)
Arthur Lubow, “The Renaissance of Marisa Merz, Carol Rama, and Carla Accardi: Three Italian Women Artists Having a Moment” (W Magazine)
Kara Nandin, “Review: ‘Carol Rama: Antibodies’ at the New Museum” (The Bottom Line: The Drawing Center’s blog)
Richard Martin, “Painting for Pleasure: An Interview with Carolee Schneeman” (Apollo)
Joachim Kalka, “Madame Bovary’s Wedding Cake” (The Paris Review)
 
Spencer
Dimitra Fimi, “Alan Garner’s The Owl Service at fifty” (TLS)
Giovanni Vimercate, “Soviet Pseudoscience” (LARB)
Philip Hoare, “Peter Adey’s wonderfully digressive book explores the science and history of levitation” (New Statesman)
David Dabydeen, “David Olusoga’s look at a forgotten history shows there’s always been black in the Union Jack” (New Statesman)
 
Eric:
Merve Emre, “Two Paths for the Personal Essay” (Boston Review)
Nathan Heller, “Is There Any Point to Protesting?” (New Yorker)
Hilary Mantel, “2017 Reith Lectures.” (BBC audio).
 
Yitzchak
Ian Frazier, “The Pleasures of New York by Car” (New Yorker)
Kelefa Sanneh, “Mayweather versus McGregor: Who’s worse?” (New Yorker)
John Banville, “Ending at the Beginning” (NYRB)
April Bernard, “Eloise: The Feral Star” (NYRB)