An Evening for Salman Rushdie
It has been more than two months since the British-American writer and faculty member of NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism...
Political Review
JPI’s Political Review aim to give critical evaluations that focus on the political themes and messages conveyed by cultural or artistic products, such as a book, film, television show, play, or art exhibition. Our contributors assess the product’s political content and analyze how it reflects or engages with contemporary political issues and debates.
Historical Film Review: Quo Vadis, Aida? and the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Image Credit: Museum of Tolerance Foreign war drama, Quo Vida, Aida? offers heartbreaking and powerful insight into the July 1995...
Citizenship and the Vulnerability of the “Stateless” in Offshore Citizens
Offshore Citizens, written by Noora Lori, a professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies, examines the global standard...
Information: The Best Weapon Against Radicalization
Yasmin Green, the director of research and development for Jigsaw, speaks at the beginning of a talk about fake news...
Caring for the Crazy
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons What if the next time you fell ill, seriously ill—the kind of illness that floats you...
The Truth About Torture: Depicting CIA Abuses in “The Torture Report”
Excerpt from 'The Torture Report' | Photo courtesy Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón On September 17, 2001, the United States took...
“Crude Democracy” Book Review
A woman walks past a gas pipeline near the city of Asaluyeh, Iran, Jan. 22, 2014. | Photo courtesy Xinhua News...
Prophesying the Present: Michel Houellebecq’s “Submission”
Michel Houellebecq's “Submission” should bear a trigger warning | Photo courtesy WSJ blogs With the French Presidential campaign in full...
Gay, Palestinian, Israeli: Caught between conflicting identities
Scene from Oriented | Pictured Film Distribution Jake Witzenfeld presented his documentary Oriented at New York University’s Gallatin School, sparking...
A Leaderless Movement: Gordon Brown on Globalization
Gordon Brown at New York University on September 15, speaking on the subject of globalization and anti-globalization movements. Photo |...
