Paul Jewell (Flinders) and Jennie Louise (Adelaide): It’s Just a Joke: Defining and Defending (Musical) Parody. From Arts and Social Sciences Journal, Jennifer L. Lemanski (UTPA): Western Media Meets Eastern Tradition: Examining the Views of Chinese-American Women on Beauty. The introduction to Cells to Civilizations: The Principles of Change That Shape Life by Enrico Coen. Are democracies still sovereign?: A roundtable with Seyla Benhabib, Craig Calhoun, Fuat Keyman, David Rasmussen, and Joseph LaPalombara. Getting better: A review of A History of Violence by Robert Muchembled and The Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker. We are all Luddites: Why, after two centuries of endless denunciation, does their very name still convey such subversive resonance? From nonsite.org, a special issue on agency and experience. A review essay on the work of Samir Amin. From Common Ground, Geoff Olson on ending the war on everything: It’s time to declare peace on people, places and the planet. Poseidon’s revenge: The rogue wave is not an ordinary wave — but it’s becoming more common.
