Arts & Humanities

Adolescence means finding your place in the world—facing challenges big and small, even sometimes existential. In times of upheaval, could age-old folktales be part of the answer? In this interview, the editors of a new book on storytelling and youth crisis management in Kenya and Ethiopia make their case.

In recent decades, Iranian universities have been subjected to powerful political forces, leading to ongoing pressures on academic progress. What role can the humanities play in a society where academic life itself is so deeply contested?