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In a school at the center of Silicon Valley, taking humanities seriously is a difficult but necessary endeavor. (Graphic: Chin-Young Shao)

Jain | Stanford needs more rigorous humanities

Shiven Jain
  •  
Jan. 12
The Grind
Amir Eshel is a professor of humanistic studies and comparative literature at Stanford. (Courtesy of Amir Eshel)

What Makes Us Human: It’s not about

Emi Sakamoto
  •  
Dec. 2
Reads
In “Text and the City,” Melisa Guleryuz '27 reviews books through a lens of modern femininity. (Graphic: MEI KNUTSON/The Stanford Daily)

Text and the City: ‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi draws girlhood in ink and defiance

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Nov. 16
Reads
Daniel Xu's column, "And So We Thought," reflects on the media ecosystem we live in. (Graphic: MEI KNUTSON/The Stanford Daily)

And So We Thought: There is a universe of ideas in ‘Invisible Cities’

Daniel Xu
  •  
Nov. 11
University
A black and white headshot of Cornel West.

Former US presidential candidate discusses intellectual history at SLE lecture

Sam Solomon
  •  
June 1
Reads
Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: Unfunny women and other lies in ‘Sorrow and Bliss’

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
May 12
Reads
Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: ‘Acts of Service’ by Lillian Fishman is a raw, erotic meditation on power, shame and wanting too much

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
April 28
Humor
It's just one more Lima Bean. Just one more... (Graphic: DA-HEE KIM/Stanford Daily)

‘A Bad Case of Stripes’ review: We mustn’t forget about the lima beans

Cate Burtner
  •  
March 31
Reads
Two hands hold open a book with the words "Rage on the Page" sprawled in it in black and red.

Rage on the Page: ‘Soft Core’ by Brittany Newell, a fever dream of longing and loss

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Feb. 26
Culture
Graphic of Chuer Yang's '27 column exploring internet rabbit holes.

Traveler, Your (Digital) Footprints: Meeting dr. T and Antonio Machado

Chuer Yang
  •  
Feb. 19
Reads
Judith Butler speaks on stage in front of a large crowd.

Feminist philosopher Judith Butler interrogates the novelistic form

Dyllan Han
  •  
Jan. 29
Reads
A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘Boy Parts’ pictures the art of uncomfortable truths

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Jan. 14, 2025
Reads
cut outs from newspapers form a human silhouette behind the title of the column "Brutal Monsters"

‘Sad girl poetry’ and the gendered political madness of 2024

Cate Burtner
  •  
Nov. 12, 2024
Reads
Rucy Cui and D.M. Spratley sit side by side on stage, speaking into microphones.

Second Stegner Fellow reading explores poignancy and joy

Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call
  •  
Nov. 10, 2024
Reads
Nichole Nomura (left) and Sarah Levine (right) pose before their talk,

Mapping the shifting canon: Stanford researchers use data to rethink English education

Ellen Yang
  •  
Oct. 31, 2024
Campus Life
Photo of Pigott Hall

‘Everything changed’: How professors are teaching about the Israel-Gaza war

Naomi Breuer
  •  
Oct. 23, 2024
Magazine
Old copies of "Sequoia" literary magazine are taped to a charcoal picture of a tree.

What’s in a ‘little’ magazine? ’70s lit mag Sequoia had something special

Cate Burtner
  •  
June 25, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: What ‘The Giver’ gives

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 30, 2024
Reads
A graphic depicting globe spinning on top of an open book and a person lays staring into the book.

World of Words: ‘Breath, Eyes, Memory’ is a reckoning

Breanna Burke
  •  
April 10, 2024
The Grind
A silhouette of the author in front of a window, with trees behind the glass.

Ben’s Column: A quick complaint

Benjamin Marra
  •  
Feb. 21, 2024
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