The authors of this article attempt to rethink the relationship between queer theory and Marxism, in order to argue for a revolutionary queer politics. First, they challenge the idea, offered most forcefully by queer theorist Lee Edelman, that any politics … Continue reading “There's Nothing Revolutionary about a Blowjob”
Issue: Issue 119 Summer 2014
Thanatosonics: Ontologies of Acoustic Violence
J. Martin DaughtryUpdate: On Feb. 18, 2015, J. Martin Daughtry will be interviewed on KPFA’s “Against the Grain” about his Social Text article. Click here to download his article for free before August 17, 2015. This essay explores the relationship between sound, … Continue reading “Thanatosonics: Ontologies of Acoustic Violence”
Creole as Drama: Kriolu Rappers Extend a Cape Verdean Paradigm of the Encounter
derek pardueThis article brings a “drama perspective” to the analysis of Kriolu rap in Lisbon, Portugal. Kriolu is the language and identity of Cape Verdeans both at home on the archipelago nation-state located 350 miles to the west of Senegal in … Continue reading “Creole as Drama: Kriolu Rappers Extend a Cape Verdean Paradigm of the Encounter”
A Past Not Yet Passed: Postmemory in the Work of the Mona Hatoum
Chrisoula LionisMona Hatoum is one of the most internationally recognized and acclaimed Palestinian artists working today. Born in Lebanon and residing in the United Kingdom since 1975 (when she was unable to return to her home following the outbreak of the … Continue reading “A Past Not Yet Passed: Postmemory in the Work of the Mona Hatoum”