“1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh” and “The Blood Telegram”: A Review
The Importance of the Thesis in Historical Narratives I. 50 Years Since Independence, 50 Years Since Genocide December 17, 2021, marked the 50th anni...
Category: Reviews
Reviews are critical analyses and thorough evaluations of the quality, meaning, or significance of prominent books, films, music, and articles related to critical topics in global affairs.
“Minari,” Language, and the Pain of Categorization
Apparently, through a year and a pandemic, the Golden Globes organization has yet to understand that the language of a film’s dialogue is not what defines the f...
Jason Lyall’s “Divided Armies”
What makes an army succeed or fail on the battlefield? Too often this question is answered in general terms; superior technology, greater numbers, a larger and ...
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh – Genocide, Resistance, and Revelations for Today
Written by: Yicheng Zhang, Tufts University ’21 The novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh was written by the Austrian-Jewish writer Franz Werfel in ...
Contemporary Issues in Arab-Israeli Identity as Seen through the TV Show “Arab Labor”
Arts Column Written by: Sam Pekats, Davenport College ’22 Humor and personal narrative are two powerful techniques one may use to legitimize and elucidate...
Samantha Power Revisits Yale
Written by: Samantha Larkin By one o’clock, a dozen students had already taken the most coveted seats in Yale Law School’s Levinson Hall. Soon to be joined by c...
Clinging to the Past: A “Downtown Abbey” Film Review
Written by: Muriel Wang, Trumbull College ’20 This piece was published as part of YRIS’s new arts column. Be warned: spoilers ahead for the Septembe...
Review: “Democracy and Dissent”
Written by Mary Orsak On April 6, over 50 students and alumni protested University President Peter Salovey during his speech honoring 50 years of Asian American...
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s “The Refugees”
Written by Chase Finney Viet Thanh Nguyen (pronounced “Viet Tang When”) set a high standard for himself after his first novel The Sympathizer won the Pulitzer P...
Lawrence Freedman’s “Ukraine and the Art of Strategy”
Written by Henry Suckow-Ziemer Vladimir Putin is a name that likely conjures a number of images to mind for U.S. citizens. The bare-chested strongman who swept ...