1 October, 2023 • Deborah Williams
Deborah Lindsey Williams Writing in the early part of the 19th century, Alexis de Tocqueville observed that in the newly founded America, “there does not exist . .… Continue reading It Is Time to Reclaim Public Intellectuals
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8 May, 2023 • Deborah Williams
Deborah Williams reviews the new literary thriller from Rebecca Makkai that makes us question everything we know.
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7 February, 2022 • Deborah Williams
Abu Dhabi-based professor Deborah Williams contrasts the new American censorship of "Maus" and Harry Potter book burning with her own potentially inflammatory syllabus.
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13 December, 2021 • Deborah Williams
The powerhouse United Arab Emirates has just fêted 50 years as a country, and 10-year resident Deborah Williams takes stock.
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22 November, 2021 • Deborah Williams
When friends in Abu Dhabi asked Deborah Williams how she could support MBS by going to “his” festival, she didn’t have an answer, only another question: how do we draw the lines around where we will or won’t go?
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