Transcendental Cinema: When the Camera Turns Upon Itself

This essay is intended as a series of case studies following the ideas I presented on the “Quixote Sub Specie Continue reading →

Unbuilding Walls, 3: Passageway and Gatekeeper

“If I don’t meet you no more in this worldThen I’ll meet you in the next oneAnd don’t be lateDon’t Continue reading →

Homo Sacer: The State of Exception as a Dominant Social Paradigm

Just over a year following the release of the nine volumes of Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life, the Continue reading →

Unbuilding Walls, 2: Foundation and Footing

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road Continue reading →

The Language of News: Can News Reporting Ever Be Neutral?

To what extent does the language used in the news influence our perspectives of events? In June 2013 The Guardian Continue reading →

Unbuilding Walls, 1: Brick and Mortar

“He wanted a territory. He felt the need for caution. But he felt more strongly the need that had brought Continue reading →

The Hypocrisy of American Art Institutions: An Elegant Protest

The recent controversy surrounding this year’s Whitney Biennial and its leading to the removal of tear gas profiteer Warren Kanders Continue reading →

What’s Wrong With Streaming? The Death of Music as Art

The music that we listen to is something that we rightfully see as very important to our sense of self, Continue reading →