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Russell McOrmond 🧠🌈♾I have seen this quote in many places. I understand the sentiment, but it doesn't match my personal observations.“When I criticize a system, they think I criticize them—and that is of course because they accept the system and identify themselves with it." - Thomas Merton<a href="https://r.flora.ca/p/i-dont-hate-white-people" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://r.flora.ca/p/i-dont-hate-white-people</a><a href="https://spore.social/tags/SystemsTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SystemsTheory</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/SystemsAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SystemsAnalysis</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/CriticalRaceTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalRaceTheory</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CRT</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Racism</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sexism</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Anthropocentrism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthropocentrism</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/WhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhiteNationalism</a>

NeuralSandra Annett – The Flesh of Animation, Bodily Sensations in Film and Digital Media<a href="https://neural.it/2025/07/sandra-annett-the-flesh-of-animation-bodily-sensations-in-film-and-digital-media/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://neural.it/2025/07/sandra-annett-the-flesh-of-animation-bodily-sensations-in-film-and-digital-media/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animation</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/animationvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animationvideo</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/animatedfilms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animatedfilms</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalcinema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalcinema</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/virtualidol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#virtualidol</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/cinematicarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cinematicarts</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediatheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediatheory</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediastudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediastudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediaart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediaart</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediaartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediaartist</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/timebasedart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#timebasedart</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/videoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videoart</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/cgi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cgi</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/videoartist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videoartist</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/videoarte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videoarte</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/videoartinstallation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videoartinstallation</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/videoartwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#videoartwork</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/experimentalvideoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimentalvideoart</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/experimentalvideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#experimentalvideo</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/hapticvisuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hapticvisuality</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/fleshofanimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fleshofanimation</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/filmstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filmstudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalstudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/bodydetection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bodydetection</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalbody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalbody</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/neuralarchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuralarchive</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/neuralmag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuralmag</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/artbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artbook</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/embodiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#embodiment</a>

ScienceOpen'Book Review Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology and Sociology: Orientalism-Language-Philosophy, by Saad Sarhat' - a Tajseer Journal article published by Qatar University Press on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ScienceOpen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScienceOpen</a>:🔗 <a href="https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=ee51e774-58f1-49a4-8fa1-d4b08d0de92f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=ee51e774-58f1-49a4-8fa1-d4b08d0de92f</a><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/InterdisciplinaryStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InterdisciplinaryStudies</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Anthropology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthropology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sociology</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Orientalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orientalism</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a>

Proletarian PerspectiveThe latest piece in my series of notes on Erik Olin Wright's book "Classes". This section focuses on the conceptual problems facing class and especially the concept of the "middle class". <a href="https://proletarianperspective.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/part-4-the-conceptual-problem-with-classes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://proletarianperspective.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/part-4-the-conceptual-problem-with-classes/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marxism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wright</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Capitalism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Economics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmWriting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmReading</a>

InterregnumHype is a kind of currency in the tech world, and when so much of the market for innovation depends on speculation, all kinds of monsters appear. Vassilis Galanos theorises this hype as a form of capital.<a href="https://interregnum.ghost.io/eleven-theses-on-technological-hype-as-capital/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://interregnum.ghost.io/eleven-theses-on-technological-hype-as-capital/</a><a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/hype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hype</a> <a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a> <a href="https://social.servus.at/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a>

Vural Özdemir"AI models can mimic the appearance of scholarly work, but they are (by construction) unconcerned with truth—the result is a torrential outpouring of unchecked but convincing-sounding "information". At best, such output is accidentally true, but generally citationless, divorced from human reasoning and the web of scholarship that it steals from. At worst, it is confidently wrong. Both outcomes are dangerous to the ecosystem."<a href="https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e?limit=0" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e?limit=0</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicsociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicsociology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#systems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a>

Agustin V. Startari📘 New Article Published: Grammar Without Judgment Author: Agustín V. Startari DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15783365" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15783365</a> Series: Grammars of Power Published: July 3, 2025🔗 Read on Zenodo: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15783365" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15783365</a> 🗂 Mirror on SSRN: <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5334549" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5334549</a> 🖥 Author site: <a href="https://www.agustinvstartari.com" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.agustinvstartari.com</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIethics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FormalGrammar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FormalGrammar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ExecutablePower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutablePower</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanitiesCommons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanitiesCommons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Judgment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Judgment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accountability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PostReferentialAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostReferentialAuthority</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linguistics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agustinvstartari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agustinvstartari</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiscourseAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiscourseAnalysis</a>

Klabauter01Theodor W. <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Adorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adorno</a> warned against the return of fascism and emphasised that the social conditions for a new fascism still existed. He argued that fascism would not necessarily appear in the form of the National Socialist regime, but could manifest itself in a different, possibly disguised form. Adorno warned against underestimating the danger of fascism and emphasised that the social and economic conditions that make fascism possible still exist.<a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a>

NeuralMorgane Billuart – Cycles, the Sacred and the Doomed Inquires in Female Health Technologies<a href="https://neural.it/2025/07/morgane-billuart-cycles-the-sacred-and-the-doomed-inquires-in-female-health-technologies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://neural.it/2025/07/morgane-billuart-cycles-the-sacred-and-the-doomed-inquires-in-female-health-technologies/</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/cyberfeminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cyberfeminism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/technofeminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technofeminism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/womenintechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#womenintechnology</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/feministfuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#feministfuture</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/techethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#techethics</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalrights</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/datasovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#datasovereignty</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/dataownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataownership</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/dataprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataprivacy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/biopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biopolitics</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/datafeminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#datafeminism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/criticalinformationstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticalinformationstudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediatheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediatheory</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediastudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediastudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalhumanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalhumanities</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalstudies</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/dataethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dataethics</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/informationoverload" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#informationoverload</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediaconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediaconsumption</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/medialiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medialiteracy</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/hacktivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hacktivism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/hacktivismo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hacktivismo</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/digitalactivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digitalactivism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/mediaactivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediaactivism</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/commoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#commoning</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anonymity</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/neuralarchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuralarchive</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/neuralmag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#neuralmag</a>

VesperysThis is a shot in the dark, but if anyone knows anyone who's writing about or conducted some studies about how popular music today expresses the logic of authoritarianism I'd be really grateful if they could mention it.Adorno is ever the obvious choice but I was hoping for contemporary observations, as the scene has changed quite a bit since the 50s.<a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/musicology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#musicology</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/antifa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#antifa</a>

mk zariel.what is knowledge under anarchy? is it gay? find out here <a href="https://debatemebro.substack.com/p/what-is-knowledge-under-anarchy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://debatemebro.substack.com/p/what-is-knowledge-under-anarchy</a><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/anarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#anarchism</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#queer</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a>

Toni AittoniemiTheodor Adorno (father of Critical Theory) completely predicted the <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/manosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manosphere</a>”It may well the secret of fascist propaganda that it simply takes men for what they are: the true children of today’s standardised mass culture, largely robbed of autonomy and spontaineity.””As a rebellion against civilisation, fascism is not simply the reoccurrence of the archaic but its reproduction in and by civilisation itself.”<a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/criticaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticaltheory</a>

homovictimusNature's Health Is Human Health: A Critical Analysis of WHO's Hypocrisy in the Ecological Crisis <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5327497" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5327497</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHO</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/OneHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OneHealth</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/PoliticalEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalEcology</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/NatureRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureRights</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/DiscourseAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DiscourseAnalysis</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/NeoliberalHealthGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NeoliberalHealthGovernance</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/PostcolonialEpistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostcolonialEpistemology</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Biopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biopolitics</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EcologicalImperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcologicalImperialism</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/GlobalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GlobalHealth</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalJustice</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/HealthPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthPolitics</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EcologicalDiscourse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EcologicalDiscourse</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/DecolonialThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DecolonialThought</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/PowerStructures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerStructures</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/HealthInequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthInequality</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Capitalocene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Capitalocene</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/EnvironmentalGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalGovernance</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/KnowledgeSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnowledgeSystems</a>

Jonathan Emmesedi🧵 2/2....Marcuse engaged in a wide ranging discussion of the critical theory of the Frankfurt School and of his own work in an interview with Bryan Magee for the BBC series Men of Ideas:The Frankfurt School - Herbert Marcuse & Bryan Magee (1977) <a href="https://youtu.be/U23Ho0m_Sv0?si=DIXaREhZhMS9Q3zc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/U23Ho0m_Sv0?si=DIXaREhZhMS9Q3zc</a>Of course Marcuse's claims can be questioned, but more than half a century later his ideas and those of his Frankfurt School colleagues remain a vital resource for critical engagement with society. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marcuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marcuse</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HerbertMarcuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HerbertMarcuse</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoliticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalTheory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marxism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NewLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewLeft</a>

Jonathan Emmesedi🧵 1/2I've just finished reading Herbert Marcuse's "The Aesthetic Dimension: Towards a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics".Marcuse makes a powerful case for the the autonomy of art, as neither an escapist refuge nor a simple tool or superstructural reflection of social forces, but as a radical emancipatory force in its own right.Even though proponents of the orthodox Marxist aesthetics he criticizes must be as rare as hen's teeth today, his argument, mutatis mutandis, can still be read with profit today by all on the left.I read it in hard copy, but it's short enough to read online as a PDF:<a href="http://www.marginalutility.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/aesthetic-dimension-_-marcuse.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">http://www.marginalutility.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/aesthetic-dimension-_-marcuse.pdf</a>The work was originally published in German under the title "Die Permanenz der Kunst: Wider eine bestimmte Marxistische Aesthetik" in 1977.In that same year....<a href="https://c.im/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Philosophy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Aesthetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aesthetics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marcuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marcuse</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FrankfurtSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FrankfurtSchool</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marxism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Marxism</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PhilosophyOfArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilosophyOfArt</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LiteraryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LiteraryTheory</a>

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Jamez Barrett 🜃 ॐ Ⓐ"Culture and Imperialism" by Edward W. Said is a seminal work that explores the relationship between imperialism and culture. Here are 10 lessons from the book:1. The Interconnectedness of Culture and Imperialism: Said argues that culture is deeply intertwined with imperialism. Imperial powers often use culture as a tool for domination, while imperial processes shape cultural production and representation.2. Imperialism's Influence on Literature and Art: Said demonstrates how imperialism influences literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression. He examines how colonial experiences are reflected and contested in works of fiction, poetry, and visual art.3. Challenging Eurocentrism: Said challenges Eurocentric perspectives that dominate Western discourse on culture and history. He argues for a more inclusive approach that acknowledges the contributions of non-Western cultures and societies.4. The Legacy of Colonialism: Said highlights the enduring impact of colonialism on contemporary culture and politics. He examines how colonial legacies continue to shape power dynamics, identity formation, and cultural representations in postcolonial societies.5. Resistance and Subversion: Despite the pervasive influence of imperialism, Said emphasizes the agency of marginalized groups in resisting and subverting colonial power structures. He explores how artists, writers, and activists engage in acts of cultural resistance and critique.6. The Politics of Representation: Said analyzes the politics of representation in colonial and postcolonial contexts. He examines how stereotypes, Orientalist narratives, and other forms of cultural essentialism are used to justify imperial domination and perpetuate unequal power relations.7. The Importance of Context: Said underscores the importance of considering historical and political contexts when interpreting cultural texts. He argues against ahistorical readings that overlook the complex relationships between culture, power, and imperialism.8. Cross-Cultural Encounters: Said explores the dynamics of cross-cultural encounters between imperial powers and colonized peoples. He examines how these encounters shape cultural exchange, hybridity, and the construction of identities.9. The Role of Intellectuals: Said discusses the role of intellectuals in challenging imperial ideologies and advocating for social justice. He calls upon intellectuals to critically engage with dominant narratives and to support movements for decolonization and self-determination.10. Toward a Postcolonial Future: Said offers insights into the possibilities of a postcolonial future characterized by justice, equality, and cultural pluralism. He encourages readers to envision alternative futures that transcend the legacies of imperialism and foster genuine dialogue and understanding among diverse peoples.These lessons from Edward W. Said's "Culture and Imperialism" shed light on the complex interplay between culture, power, and imperialism, inviting readers to critically reflect on their own cultural assumptions and historical contexts.<a href="https://c.im/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a>

B. Ricardo Brown, PhDTheodor Adorno: "...reflecting on society, is the simplest and perhaps the most compelling of the motivations which induced me to take up sociology" Introduction to Sociology, Lecture XIV, July 2, 1968. <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Adorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adorno</a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/sociology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sociology</a> <a href="https://node801.blogspot.com/2013/11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://node801.blogspot.com/2013/11/</a>

Agustin V. Startari📘 NEW BOOK AVAIL: 📘 Grammars of Power is now available.Can a sentence dominate? This book explores how passive voice, impersonals, and syntactic subordination encode authority—across law, theology, propaganda, and AI.📎 Zenodo: <a href="https://zenodo.org/records/15800175" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zenodo.org/records/15800175</a> 📎 Figshare: <a href="https://figshare.com/articles/book/29469518" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://figshare.com/articles/book/29469518</a> 📎 SSRN: <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=5337803" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=5337803</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Linguistics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrammarOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GrammarOfPower</a>

Agustin V. Startari🧠 New paper — The Disconnected Syntactic Authority Theorem ▶️ Structure without subject, truth or consequence. How LLMs enact authority without intention: no speaker, no truth, no referent—just syntax. 📄 SSRN: <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5275864" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5275864</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriticalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalTheory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Epistemology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Syntax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Syntax</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Power</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlgorithmicAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AlgorithmicAuthority</a>

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