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Arguing For Democracy
Vanderbilt philosophers Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse discuss their handbook for political disagreement
…and the foundations of a democratic society. This interview originally appeared on February 7, 2014. *** Winston Churchill once claimed that the best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation…
Crime, Culture, and Complicity
Beverly Lowry’s Deer Creek Drive weaves true crime with memoir
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This article originally appeared on August 18, 2022. *** Beverly Lowry’s 10th book weaves true crime with a memoir of the post-WWII South. Focused on…
A Lifelong Task
Poet Alicia Ostriker talks to Chapter 16 about wrestling with literary and cultural tradition
FROM THE CHAPTER 16 ARCHIVE: This interview originally appeared on January 23, 2012. *** In her widely acclaimed 1986 book, Stealing the Language: The Emergence of Women’s Poetry in America,…
A Breath of Fresh Air
John Seigenthaler promoted thoughtful discourse one book at a time
…Vanderbilt University. Pat Toomay Seigenthaler began hosting A Word on Words in 1972. A master interviewer, adept at placing his guests’ personal experiences into the larger social and historical context…
A Masterful, Lyrical Satire
Memphis takes center stage in Richard Bausch’s Playhouse
In Richard Bausch’s latest novel, Playhouse, a Memphis theater company stages a performance of King Lear to celebrate a high-profile relaunch. As rehearsals begin, celebrities sign on, and with the…
