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    Humanities on the Edge Lecture Review: Cristina Rodríguez

    Humanities on the Edge Lecture Review: Cristina Rodríguez

    The 21st Humanities on the Edge speaker, Cristina Rodríguez, concluded this academic year’s focus on “States of Exception” with a talk on...
    A Very Queer Apocalypse and the Uncanny Feminism of Mad Max (Part One)

    A Very Queer Apocalypse and the Uncanny Feminism of Mad Max (Part One)

    Spoiler Alert: We are going to talk about the latest Mad Max movie. There’s really no way to do this without discussing some major plot p...
    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Cristina Rodríguez

    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Cristina Rodríguez

    In her 2013 article “Immigration, Civil Rights, & the Evolution of the People,” Cristina Rodríguez explains how two competing notions of ...
    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Cristina Rodríguez's "Law and Borders"

    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Cristina Rodríguez's "Law and Borders"

    In her essay "Law and Borders," Cristina Rodríguez prefaces her argument for immigration federalism with the following disclaimer: “Leavi...
    Bring Who Back?: Dusty Springfield, Camp Taste, and Desire

    Bring Who Back?: Dusty Springfield, Camp Taste, and Desire

    If you’re a friend of mine, or even a genial acquaintance, I’ve probably bored you at least once with my chatter about the pop- and folk-...
    Humanities on the Edge Lecture Review – Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Humanities on the Edge Lecture Review – Siva Vaidhyanathan

    On April 2, 2015, Siva Vaidhyanathan, the twentieth Humanities on the Edge speaker, presented his lecture about “The Operating System of ...
    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Humanities on the Edge Article Review: Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Or, What Do You Do for Fun in the 24th Century? Last summer, I attempted, and aborted, a rewatch of Star Trek: The Next Generation. I lov...
    Humanities on the Edge Event Review: Adam Kotsko

    Humanities on the Edge Event Review: Adam Kotsko

    On March 18, Adam Kotsko lectured on “The Prince of this World: The Devil and Political Theology” as the first of this semester’s Humanit...
    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Siva Vaidhyanathan

    Vaidhyanathan, Siva. The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry). Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. I remember...
    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Adam Kotsko, "Why We Love Sociopaths"

    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Adam Kotsko, "Why We Love Sociopaths"

    Overcoming the disappointment that Adam Kotsko’s Why We Love Sociopaths didn’t actually offer much help in terms of understanding why I c...
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