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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

“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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

“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

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