Steven Mintz

The human face of dementia in fiction, film and drama

Addiction through the lens of the arts and the humanities.

How existentialism shaped—and then faded from—modern thought.

In hyperreality, truth is a construct, fact is a matter of perception and the line between reality and fiction disappears.

How a focus on children’s inner life created a culture of stress.

How the imaginative worlds created in fiction shape human perception, emotions and values.

The declining philosophical, psychological and sociological ambitions of modern fiction.

The meaning, history and power of celebrity.