A Time for Critique: Memoirs of Gender and Identity

Critical thinking has long been accepted as a marker of intellectual sophistication, but a group of political theorists, sociologists, philosophers, and other scholars suggest revamping the practice, starting with the principle of self-critique. A Time for Critique: Memoirs of Gender and Identity (Columbia University Press), edited by Didier Fassin and Bernard E. Harcourt ’84, addresses pivotal questions and draws upon the works of Arendt, Foucault, Du Bois, and others to theoretically reassess the practice of critique.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

Holding on to Jewish life; Katy Anderson Keating ’08’s career in wine; Hollywood loves Princeton.