Books, Film, Music

April 26, 2021

For National Poetry Month, we present some Reed poets who explore identity and social justice.

April 12, 2021

Reed grads have written an astonishing number of books about climate change and sustainability. Here’s a tiny sample.

April 9, 2021

In Spanish 372 students delve into documentary films about struggles for social justice.

December 15, 2020

Folk singer Mossy Kilcher ’66 has her regrets. Her life-changing time at Reed is not among them.

December 4, 2020

Prof. Victoria Fortuna wins award for “exceptionally deep” study of dance and political violence.

December 1, 2020

Target of censors, Robert Chesley ’65 celebrated sexuality amid a landscape of repression.

November 19, 2020

“Magisterial” study of gospel icon earns critical acclaim.

September 23, 2020

A graphic novel by François Vigneault ’13 imagines a future beset with new forms of oppression on the moons of Saturn.

May 6, 2020

How a ragtag bunch of skiers became the U.S. Army’s first alpine soldiers.

February 4, 2020

Will Laura Nix ’89 win an Oscar for her powerful new documentary?

December 12, 2019

In the latest book by Tamim Ansary ’70, he focuses on the narratives that unite civilizations.

December 4, 2019

With razor wit and trademark brio, Prof. Jan Mieszkowski takes on literature, philosophy, and the twitterverse.

December 3, 2019

Duncan Ryūken Williams ʾ91 uncovers the story of how Japanese-American Buddhist families survived imprisonment and fought for their freedom.

November 26, 2019

Explosive analysis of the 1967 race riots by Robert Shellow ’51 was suppressed by the White House and forgotten for 50 years. How does it look today?