Nader ElhefnawyOur First Non-Superhero Summer Movie Season Kickoff Since 2006Surveying those films that launched the hugely important summer movie season over the course of the twenty-first century one finds that it…3 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyThe End of Fan Fiction?The question of whether “fan fiction” is in decline has at this stage of things been debated for decades.2 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyWhat is a Superhero? An Attempt at a DefinitionWhat is a superhero?4 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyThose Lives in Which Chance Plays No PartIn Lost Illusions Balzac remarks that “there are lives in which chance plays no part” — such that those “despair[ing] of a life become…2 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyDoes it Make Sense to Self-Publish a Book in 2024 (if Ever it Did)?Considering the question that is the title of this post I think it worth starting with a bit of background (covered before in some degree…3 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyAre Bloggers Wasting Their Time Tinkering with Their Blogs in the Hopes of Getting More Readers?I suspect at this stage of things that most of those who started blogging have been less than thrilled with their results — certainly to…3 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawySecrets of the English Department: The Dream of Authorship and the Supply of Adjunct LaborIt is no secret that colleges rely heavily on the labor of adjunct professors, some more heavily and exploitatively than others.3 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyOn Not “Quitting Your Day Job”It is, of course, the case that the artist endeavoring to make a career for themselves but not yet making it pay, and at the same time not…4 min read·5 days ago----
Nader Elhefnawy“Why Don’t More Students Get Engineering Degrees?”I have always felt that in the discussion of American deindustrialization the talk of education has been a red herring. America did not…2 min read·5 days ago----
Nader ElhefnawyThe Talent Disrupted Study on College Graduates’ Employment Outcomes: Some ThoughtsThe Strada Education Foundation’s new study of the employment outcomes of four-year college graduates, “Talented Disrupted,” is making the…3 min read·5 days ago----