The supreme triumph of corporate power in the world requires that liberal democracy be undermined. This means that political autonomy is jettisoned. Formal rights, private property and voting are retained, but civil liberties are re-cast as useful only for the enjoyment of private autonomy. Social problems are de-politicized and converted into therapeutic, individualistic solutions (mostly … More Wendy Brown
I rarely get to do it but today I was up at six, got ready and worked until one-thirty, went to lunch until five-thirty, went home and rested, and now I am going back to the office, where I plan to stay until midnight. This will have been a total of about ten hours of … More That Mediterranean schedule
This is in cinemas in Brazil now, and although I will be seeing Caetano Veloso live (again) in Austin I would be more thrilled to see this film on the big screen. Axé.
Some reading and some more. Axé.
Look at this interactive exercise. Axé.
I keep not posting, so I am sending myself instead. This was on Maple Street in New Orleans, 20 November 2015. Axé.
Global capitalism has no problem in accommodating itself to a plurality of local religions, cultures and traditions. So the irony of anti-Eurocentrism is that, on behalf of anti-colonialism, one criticizes the West at the very historical moment when global capitalism no longer needs Western cultural values in order to smoothly function. In short, one tends … More Slavoj Žižek
I have an in person writing group for the first time since graduate school. Here is our plan. Immediate goal: each have at least two scholarly articles (or one for R. and 3 for Z.) under consideration by 12/1/2016. Ultimate goal: have a steady stream of articles (R.) and book (Z.) coming; both apply for … More Writing group
Given the intriguing context and ways in which Acadian history was materialized in the Memorial, this case foregrounds the critical importance of display practices and expertise necessary to historicize space and time. The broader significance of this claim lies in the fact that despite the growing acknowledgement of the complexities of curation and display, practitioners … More Sur la blancheur
According Gustavo Gil, director of political analysis at Integralia, a Mexico City consultancy firm, the rule of law should replace military aid as the central pillar of the Mérida Initiative. “As long as Mexico’s institutions are unable to impose the rule of law,” he says, “the routine violation of human rights will continue.” Gil cites … More Plan Mérida
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