The dangers of hanging on a point [of principle].
2018-07-15
“And now, panel, let’s turn to that giant meteor that’s heading right for us on a path to destroy the planet—whose campaign will it benefit?”Continue Reading
Feminist and Academic Avital Ronell Stands Accused
2018-07-14
I recently spotted an article published in Salon written by Zizek. It is in support of Avital Ronell and concludes with the statement: ‘The only good outcome of the scandalous procedure against Avital could be that it would trigger a reflection on the pathologies of our academic lives.’ (note: look forContinue Reading
Rahul Verna on Cultural Appropriation
2018-07-06
Rahul Verna is Montreal resident and a playwright and longtime artistic director for a small independent theatre group. His many productions over the years have focused on contemporary political and social issues at home and abroad. His letter to the editors at the Gazette was published today in response toContinue Reading
Politically Correcting
2018-05-30
So here’s an audio hour with JP and Fry exchanging with Michelle Goldberg and Michael Eric Dyson.Continue Reading
On Michel Foucault’s History of Sexuality and Neoliberalism
2018-05-11
We may be living the end of politics. For if it is true that politics is a field that has been opened by the existence of the revolution, and if the question of revolution can no longer be posed in these terms, then politics may disappear.— Michel Foucault, 1977 LA Review ofContinue Reading
The End of Man
2018-04-30
This book is free to read in full online: The End of Man: A Feminist Counterapocalypse, by Joanna Zylinska. The chapter titled, The End of the White Man, proposes that one interpretation of the Anthropocene could be that it is a call to arms by white supremacists…. Continue Reading
Maleness etc
2018-04-22
I thought I’d open a thread as I’m struck by the meme of “toxic masculinity” which I have been coming across these days. I’ve been indulging myself in some Jordan Peterson video viewing. There was a great video the touched on matters spiritual that touched on the Mind-body thing butContinue Reading
Margaret Atwood and the Right to Sex
2018-04-02
A thought provoking essay on the current dust-up in CanLit circles around the abuse of power at the gateway…. Why They Hate Margaret Atwood ….and an article that applies to the subject of desire and CanLit….. Does anyone have the right to sex? — Amia Srinivasan Fred: March 26.18.Continue Reading
Hillbillies
2018-03-22
I thought I’d indulge myself by starting a new thread. I’ve been reading J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy and I couldn’t resist but share a few pages. It’s an interesting moment in a fairly graphic narrative memoir…..Continue Reading