By examining popular narratives such as spy thrillers and anti-corruption dramas, Haiyan Lee argues that we must expand our understanding of justice, beyond merely fairness, to understand why “liberty and justice for all” may not have universal appeal.  Lee, who is the Ellen Andrews Wright Fellow at the...

Friends and colleagues gathered at the Stanford Humanities Center last Wednesday to honor Professor Eleni Bastéa, who passed away on January 12, after a long illness.  Bastéa, who was Regents Professor of Architecture at the University of New Mexico, was in the middle of yearlong residency at the Center as a...

Looking for reading recommendations for over the winter break? Here's a list of 12 books to add to your shopping list.  Normal People: A Novel By Sally Rooney“I enjoyed reading Sally Rooney’s Normal People: A Novel. I admired the young Irish author’s voice and loose plot (she was born in 1991). Happy holidays to...