Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Two operatic divas, Regina and Violetta, take St. Louis by storm
June 11, 2018Two strong operatic characters from works composed almost a century apart show the mettle of women who’ve been challenged by society’s conventions.
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‘An American Soldier’: New opera asks troubling questions about citizenship
June 8, 2018Hazing becomes racial harassment becomes sadistic torture becomes death. This was the experience of Pvt. Danny Chen in the U.S. Army.
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Considering racial injustice from a humanist perspective: Meet Dr. Anthony Pinn
June 7, 2018Pinn's not an advocate of the “outcome driven” approach to social justice. Instead, he says there is something life affirming in the act of struggling against injustice itself.
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Patriarchy x 3: Two world premiere plays and an opera
May 31, 2018Last weekend I saw a play, an opera, then another play. Mulling over what to say about them, it struck me that they’re related.
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‘Soft Power’ imagines a Broadway musical under future Chinese hegemony
May 29, 2018It’s a fresh kind of show, open to interpretation, that makes us think self-reflectively about the entire history of the musical and its power to shape human consciousness.
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Rob Boston: ‘We have better morals than the Religious Right’
May 29, 2018Some folks are beyond reaching. The solution is organize, organize, organize, and outnumber them.
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Honored Humanists at the 77th annual Conference
May 25, 2018“Capitalism is accelerating our suicide path: We’re using up the rightful legacy of our children and grandchildren."
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Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal retakes the stage
May 24, 2018Highly recommended! Especially if you are not so familiar with Wiesenthal, and more especially for younger audiences.
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