Authors featured on Rorotoko
Aldama, Frederick
Frederick Luis Aldama on his book Your Brain on Latino Comics: From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez (June 10, 2009)
Alder, Ken
About turning the judgment of truth-telling over to a machine
Ken Alder on the paperback edition of his book The Lie Detectors: The History of an American Obsession (July 13, 2009)
Allitt, Patrick
Conservatives believe that civilization is complex, precious, delicate, vulnerable
Patrick Allitt on his book The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History (now in paperback) (February 26, 2010)
Allred, Jeff
The Depression documentary book is not so much an act of witness as a deconstruction of witness
Jeff Allred on his book American Modernism and Depression Documentary (March 10, 2010)
Almond, Ian
How truly wild, bizarre, and contradictory the attitudes towards Islam were—and sometimes are
Ian Almond on his book History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche (December 21, 2009)
The idea of a Christian Europe is simply a case of historical amnesia
Ian Almond on his book Two Faiths, One Banner: When Muslims Marched with Christians across Europe’s Battlegrounds (April 28, 2009)
Alter, Robert
For the importance of style in the understanding and the enjoyment of literature
Robert Alter on his book Pen of Iron: American Prose and the King James Bible (May 31, 2010)
Ames, Eric
Challenging the idea of theme space as an essentially American phenomenon
Eric Ames on his book Carl Hagenbeck’s Empire of Entertainments (May 4, 2009)
Appleby, Joyce
Joyce Appleby on her book The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism (January 6, 2010)
Azoulay, Ariella
Ariella Azoulay on her book The Civil Contract of Photography (January 23, 2009)
Babb, Sarah
On the role of “shareholder” governments that own multilateral development banks
Sarah Babb on her book Behind the Development Banks: Washington Politics, World Poverty, and the Wealth of Nations (August 17, 2009)
