Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan explores the overlooked literary depth of Rory Gallagher’s lyrics, arguing for their place within a unique hardboiled blues tradition.
By Roger D. Sell Literary activity can be studied as one among other kinds of human communication. Such an approach…
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By Lisa Hopkins Having an associative mind is often a source of shame, but it does occasionally have benefits. Two…
By Kevin M. Flanagan Director Ken Russell (1927-2011) tends to evoke extreme reactions. Critics, academics, and fans lavish a few…
By Asher Jiang The concept of physical power in its modern forms has been introduced by Sir Isaac Newton in…
The collapse of the Ottoman empire in the wake of the First World War a century ago did not merely…
By Giovanni Gellera Until recently, the question ‘What was philosophy like in Scotland before the Enlightenment?’ met a standard answer…
So when will Islam undergo a reformation? When will Muslims catch up with modernity and join the 21st century? Why…
An interview between 2015 Man Booker Prize finalist Tom McCarthy and the editors of CounterText: Ivan Callus and James Corby.…