Albert Camus and the Human Crisis, by Robert Emmet Meagher Robert Eaglestone reflects on the limits of hagiography By Robert Eaglestone 16 December
Humanist Reason, by Eric Hayot Robert Eaglestone finds much to admire in an unapologetic attempt to justify the humanities in their own terms By Robert Eaglestone 20 May
Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing, by John B. Thompson Robert Eaglestone relishes a business history that is as much of a page-turner as a novel By Robert Eaglestone 11 March
The Hitler Conspiracies: The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination, by Richard Evans Robert Eaglestone has reservations about a pre-eminent historian’s analysis of the continuing myths about the Nazis By Robert Eaglestone 15 October
Philosophy en Noir: Rethinking Philosophy after the Holocaust, by Miroslav Petříček Robert Eaglestone applauds a bold, although not wholly successful, attempt to reorientate our thinking in the wake of trauma By Robert Eaglestone 13 July
Inside the Critic’s Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times, by Phillipa K. Chong Robert Eaglestone risks getting a bit ‘meta’ in reviewing a book about the failures of reviewers By Robert Eaglestone 13 February
Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies, by Amanda Anderson, Rita Felski and Toril Moi Book of the week: Robert Eaglestone is fascinated by a bold attempt to break down the barriers between literary critics and ‘ordinary readers’ By Robert Eaglestone 28 November
Tragedy since 9/11: Reading a World out of Joint, by Jennifer Wallace Robert Eaglestone praises a bold attempt to reveal how much of our moral thinking is still conducted in the shadow of the ancient Greeks By Robert Eaglestone 17 October
A History of Ambiguity, by Anthony Ossa-Richardson Robert Eaglestone is thrilled by an intellectual tour de force By Robert Eaglestone 22 August
Counterfactuals: Paths of the Might Have Been, by Christopher Prendergast Book of the week: Robert Eaglestone praises a dazzlingly wide-ranging analysis of the choices we don’t make By Robert Eaglestone 23 May
The state of the discipline: English studies English studies is a traditional big beast in the academy, but there are concerns that changes in student behaviour could put it on the endangered list. Seven academics give their views on whether and how the discipline needs to evolve By Lennard Davis 2 May
The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present, by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld Book of the week: Fears that something fascist-like will rise again permeate the moment, writes Robert Eaglestone By Robert Eaglestone 28 February
