PinnedMatt RowaninUntowardJust Like That, Fascism ArrivesI make an earnest point of analyzing situations as honestly and openly as I can, even when the reality of those situations is unpleasant…Oct 14, 20201Oct 14, 20201
Matt RowaninUntoward“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series: Harrow by Joy WilliamsOne thing I tell students (or really anyone who seems interested — maybe even you, too, dear reader) is you can use fragments of dreams to…Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Matt RowaninUntoward“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — HERE IS A LITTLE BOOK TO COMFORT YOU…First things first if you’re wondering what’s going on here take a look at my first post, in which I explain this new book reviewing…Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
Matt RowaninUntowardJust Like That, Fascism Digs InLearning the right lessons from the 2020 presidential election will be of the utmost importance to either the preservation or dissolution…Feb 4, 20221Feb 4, 20221
Matt RowaninUntoward“In Three to Five Paragraphs” Untoward Book Review Series — Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch…A brief explanation of what exactly it is I think I’m doing here. This is a new project for me, Matt Rowan, on Untoward and intended to…Jan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022
Matt RowaninUntowardA Very Special Not Everyone is Special Interview w/ Josh DenslowI’ve had the opportunity to interview more than a couple of authors over the years and relish every one of those opportunities. That said…Dec 20, 2020Dec 20, 2020
Matt RowaninUntowardJust Like That, Fascism Takes RootIn the early 2000s Laurence W. Britt wrote a helpful breakdown of precisely what constitutes a fascist government. I think people have…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Matt RowaninUntowardTina May Hall’s The Snow Collectors and the Wonders of Gothic Storytelling in Frozen ClimatesMaybe it’s just me but Gothic storytelling is something I invariably associate with heat. New Orleans is always a fitting setting for a…Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
Matt RowaninUntowardOn Those Texts That Have Been Over-Analyzed: The MetamorphosisGregor Samsa has occupied space in the popular imagination for ages. Book lovers the world over have read and become enraptured by his…Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Matt RowaninUntowardRelief by Execution: A Visit to Mauthausen by Gint Aras and the Horrors of Dehumanization to One…Dehumanization, as a term, might be in danger of losing its meaning, so fast and loose are we with the severity of probably the most wicked…Nov 11, 2019Nov 11, 2019