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New Pandemics, Old Politics: Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives
by Alex De WaalNew Pandemics, Old Politics explores how the modern world adopted a martial script to deal with epidemic disease threats, and how this has failed – repeatedly. Europe first declared ‘war’ on cholera in the 19th century. It didn’t defeat the disease but it served purposes of state and empire. In 1918... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2021 -
Darfur
by Julie Flint • Alex De WaalThis book details the history of Darfur, its conflicts, and the designs on the region by the governments in Khartoum and Tripoli. It investigates the identity of the infamous "Janjawiid" militia and the nature of the insurrection, charts the unfolding crisis and the international response, and concl... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2005 -
Reimagining the Republic: Race, Citizenship, and Nation in the Literary Work of Albion W. Tourgée (Reconstructing America)
by Robert Levine • Mark Elliott • Almas Khan • John Ernest • Kenneth Warren • Sandra M. Gustafson • Brook Thomas • Tess Chakkalakal • Sarah E. Chinn • Jennifer Rae Greeson • Molly Ball • Christine Holbo • Gregory Laski • Nancy Bentley • Annemarie Mott Ewing • Mary Hale • DeLisa D. Hawkes • Carolyn Karcher • Alex Zweber LeslieAlbion W. Tourgée (1838–1905) was a major force for social, legal, and literary transformation in the second half of the nineteenth century. Best known for his Reconstruction novels A Fool’s Errand (1879) and Bricks without Straw (1880), and for his key role in the civil rights case Plessy v. Fergus... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2023 -
Unwatchable
by J. Hoberman • Jonathan Rosenbaum • Boris Groys • Susie Bright • Vivian Sobchack • W.J.T. Mitchell • Noel Carroll • Bill Nichols • Jonathan Crary • Stefano Harney • Jan Olsson • Barbara Hammer • B. Ruby Rich • Fred Moten • Mattias Frey • Abigail De Kosnik • E. Ann Kaplan • Jeffrey Sconce • Meghan Sutherland • Michael Boyce Gillespie • Christophe Wall-Romana • Jennifer Malkowski • Asbjørn Grønstad • Jack Halberstam • Jared Sexton • Rebecca Schneider • Frances Guerin • Peter Geimer • Alexandra Juhasz • Julian Hanich • Samuel England • Mauro Resmini • Katariina Kyrölä • Erika Balsom • Kenneth Berger • Alex Bush • Alec Butler • Mel Chen • Lynne Joyrich • Nathan Lee • Akira Lippit • Brandy Monk-Payton • Danielle Peers • Raul Perez • Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi • Philipp Stiasny • Bennet Togler • Leshu Torchin • Alok Vaid-Menon • Meir Wigoder • Emily Wills • Federico Windhausen • Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa • Genevieve Yue • Alenka Zupancic • Poulomi SahaWe all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as... अधिक
Language: ENGकॉपीराइट: 2019