Bruce Robbins

Professor in humanities, Columbia University, New York

Bruce Robbins is the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in Humanities at Columbia University in New York. His latest book is The Beneficiary (Duke University Press, 2017).

Written by Bruce Robbins

Black-and-white photo of George Orwell with a moustache and suit jacket speaking into a BBC microphone, appearing thoughtful and smiling.

ideaEconomic history

How Orwell used wartime rationing to argue for global justice

Bruce Robbins

Still from TV show of a man in a suit sitting at an office desk, looking thoughtful, with large windows and buildings in the background.

essayFilm and visual culture

Working on TV

The golden age of TV drama raises some big questions about work and the meaning of life

Bruce Robbins