Scott Dominic Carpenter

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Scott Dominic Carpenter teaches literature and creative writing at Carleton College (MN). Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Prize (2018), he's the author of Theory of Remainders: A Novel (named to Kirkus Reviews' “Best Books of 2013”) and of This Jealous Earth: Stories. His short stories, flash fiction and essays have appeared in a wide variety of venues, including South Dakota Review, The Rumpus, Gravel, Silk Road, Catapult, and various anthologies. His website is sdcarpenter.com. 

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Cover Photo: Photograph by Olivier Ortelpa/Flickr
War of the Worlds à la Française: On Protest Culture in France

France is famous for its commitment to authority and order, but every so often the top blows off the mountain and you’re left with a volcanic cauldron of revolution.

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Scott Dominic Carpenter
May 16, 2019
Places | In Public
Cover Photo: Detail from Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet," courtesy of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
The Medi-morphosis: Being Treated Like a Human Under Socialized Health Care

In France, universal (or socialized) health care is half-NASA, half-MacGyver. And it works. I have to suspect the main objection to adopting the best healthcare system on the planet is just that it’s French.

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Scott Dominic Carpenter
Feb 13, 2019
Places | Health | Tourism