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    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Adam Kotsko
    watershedunl
    • Mar 10, 2015

    Humanities on the Edge Book Review: Adam Kotsko

    My favorite scene in HBO’s Enlightened occurs toward the end of the first season, in an episode that centers on the protagonist’s mother,...
    Education of the Senses
    watershedunl
    • Mar 9, 2015

    Education of the Senses

    “Our frantic heaves and throbs were received and returned with equally voluptuous and pleasure-conferring shoves and wriggles, which...
    Kidnapping Personhood: Ranciere, Hegel, Deleuze (Part One)
    Anne Nagel
    • Feb 17, 2015

    Kidnapping Personhood: Ranciere, Hegel, Deleuze (Part One)

    Sometimes I treat my students like a roomful of kidnappers. If you are ever kidnapped, you are supposed to “humanize yourself” by talking...
    Daniel Tiger and the Politics of Difference
    James Lowell Brunton
    • Feb 10, 2015

    Daniel Tiger and the Politics of Difference

    If you were a kid in the 1970s or 1980s, chances are you have at least a vague recollection of Daniel Striped Tiger, the sweet,...
    Political Economy & Game of Thrones
    watershedunl
    • Feb 10, 2015

    Political Economy & Game of Thrones

    A month ago, I argued that the sociopaths in Game of Thrones reflect the audience’s understanding that our current politics are fueled by...
    Recognizing and Responding to Plant Stories
    watershedunl
    • Feb 3, 2015

    Recognizing and Responding to Plant Stories

    Scientific research into the myriad abilities of plants to recognize and respond to their environments calls into question the...
    The Exceptional State of Sex Offender Registries (Part Two)
    watershedunl
    • Jan 28, 2015

    The Exceptional State of Sex Offender Registries (Part Two)

    Part one of this blog post addressed some of the pressing issues associated with the current use of sex offender registries. A cursory...
    Painting Truth to Power: Public Art and the Politics of Place
    watershedunl
    • Jan 27, 2015

    Painting Truth to Power: Public Art and the Politics of Place

    Has not institutionalized advertising replaced former modes of communication, including art? (Henri Lefebvre, Everyday Life in the Modern...
    Are You in the Wrong Bathroom?: Uncanny Androgyny
    James Lowell Brunton
    • Jan 20, 2015

    Are You in the Wrong Bathroom?: Uncanny Androgyny

    “Are you in the wrong bathroom?” This is a question I often get when I “androgynously” venture into a public women’s restroom—whether it...
    Sociopaths and Game of Thrones
    watershedunl
    • Jan 20, 2015

    Sociopaths and Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones is bristling with sociopaths. The most successful characters (measured in terms of episodes survived, or the power they...
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