Diversity. Inclusion. Representation. Identity. Antiracist. BIPOC. These terms and ideologies have hit the zeitgeist in recent years, but when institutions that are built on not being any of these ...
On June 2, 2020, companies and brands posted black squares on social media to show solidarity with Black lives and prove their commitment to anti-racism after the murder of George Floyd. Among the ...
Tajja Isen is no stranger to the power and function of language. Words can be loaded or empty, insightful or incendiary. The power of words can also articulate the absurdity of living in a world that ...
Isen is the author of Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service In an excerpt from her new book, Tajja Isen explores her longtime obsession with literary whiteness and how she stopped trying with ...
With a new year comes new books, and potentially new challenges for the publishing industry. What should readers watch out for, and what can they look forward to? Writers Jen Sookfong Lee, Makda ...
Tajja Isen, editor-in-chief at Catapult, met Amy Brady, executive director of the nonprofit environmental magazine Orion, when Isen edited Brady’s first essay for Catapult, “Encountering Beauty and ...
There aren't a lot of Pivots left this year. After this show we're down to our last three, so think hard about it and maybe come out, okay? Okay. Cast List: Tajja Isen is a writer, voice actor, and ...
These terms and ideologies have hit the zeitgeist in recent years, but when institutions that are built on not being any of these things use such social justice jargon, we're reminded that it's all ...
Literature, rife with tales of ambition or slackerdom, can be well-equipped to answer questions about the costs and benefits of striving.