This article examines forms of queer (non)sociality I call near life that are forced to exist, as nonexistence, outside the bounds of possessive humanism. Through a reading of the brutal murders and disarticulation of a number of trans/queer people, I … Continue reading “Near Life, Queer Death: Overkill and Ontological Capture”
Issue: Issue 107
Beijing en Abyme: Outside Television in the Olympic Era
joshua nevesThis essay supplements a growing body of work on domestic television in China by exploring some histories of the screen outside the home. Rooted in Olympic-era Beijing, this discussion converges around three intermedial contexts: (1) contemporary art and exhibition; (2) … Continue reading “Beijing en Abyme: Outside Television in the Olympic Era”
Truth Commission Thrillers
shameem blackSince their emergence as a novel form of justice, truth commissions have magnetically drawn writers into their orbit. This essay explores one literary response that seems both logical and provocative: the thriller’s shadowy world of conspiracy theories, cover-ups, and coups. … Continue reading “Truth Commission Thrillers”
Colored Identity: The Politics and Materiality of ID Cards in Palestine/Israel
helga tawil-souriIn Palestine/Israel, different colored identification cards are mandated by the Israeli state apparatus to Palestinians in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and those who are citizens of Israel. The article traces the development of the bureaucracy of … Continue reading “Colored Identity: The Politics and Materiality of ID Cards in Palestine/Israel”
Fictions of Return in Filipino America
eric estuar reyesThe presence of Filipinos as corporeal and discursive subjects within both America and Asian America has long been contested. On one hand, the dynamic juridical status of Filipinos in America has ranged from American colonial subjects and American nationals to … Continue reading “Fictions of Return in Filipino America”
ER (…) Ellipses
juan obarrioThis article explores matters of health and illness through a consideration of questions of temporality. Approaching health as a liminal stage and as a practice of freedom and potentiality, the seesaw between well-being and disease, or the thresholds between life … Continue reading “ER (…) Ellipses”