The Work of Revelations: Snowden, the Torture Report, and the Diminishing Returns of Info-Spectacles
"The truth alone might not set us free. Powerful entities are working to see it does nothing, or even make us less free in the end."
Oct 24
20160
CIA Glenn Greenwald Guantanamo Bay NSA Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media Rebranding Reform Snowden Spectacle The Intercept TruthDig Ukraine
"The truth alone might not set us free. Powerful entities are working to see it does nothing, or even make us less free in the end."
Jul 16
20142
Neo-Liberalism and the Defanging of Feminism
Amnesty International Branding Clinton FEMEN Feminism Guantanamo Bay Human Rights Watch Imperialism Libya Marketing misogyny Molly Crabapple MSNBC NATO neoliberalism Odessa Oppression OWS Patriarchy Pussy Riot Racism Russia Syria Ukraine VISE
"While women who stand against oppression and imperialism are often excluded from public platform, or labeled as “crazy” otherwise, when standing for imperialism, misogyny, racism, and capitalism, women are seen as strong and independent-minded. When their representations of the aforementioned are attacked, these otherwise “modern” women simply melt back into stereotypical gender roles, and are posited as victims. I will present three case studies for this phenomenon that will seek to make this connection between feminism, traditional gender roles, agency and imperial aggression."