"Loving the Alien": My article in The New Inquiry

“Loving the Alien”: My article in The New Inquiry

If you haven’t already subscribed to The New Inquiry, you should fork over your two dollars soon, or else you won’t be able to read my article on Neoliberalism, Foucault, Jacques Attali, EDM, and Xenomania. It’s in October’s issue on…

Two Meditations on Beyonce, Race, & Queerness

These are two polished-up versions of analyses that have already appeared here. I needed a 1k word writing sample, and nothing from my recently-in-print work could be cut to stand on its own. I’m using this material in manuscripts I’m…

Tweet A Sound–This Thursday

I’m participating in #tweetasound this Thursday the 27th. I’ve been playing around with Audioboo, and I might try soundcloud next….but Audioboo is really intuitive to use, so you should get the app and join in!   tweet |twēt|, n. 1. the…

Neoliberalism and Contemporary Pop Music: An Overview

I’ve been thinking and writing a lot about the logic of biopolitical neoliberalism as it manifests in contemporary pop music (and a little bit in 20th c avant-garde art music). In the same way that classical liberalism and tonal harmony…

We Are The New Body Police

This is a quick post in response to a post on my school’s WGST program FB page. It got me thinking about how feminists practice a new form of body policing, in the name of feminism. Neoliberal patriarchy has co-opted…

manic pixie dalek girl & more misogyny from moffat in the new dr who

manic pixie dalek girl & more misogyny from moffat in the new dr who

Obviously, spoilers below. I watched “Asylum of the Daleks” last night; it’s the first episode in the new season/series of Doctor Who. Pro: lots of Daleks, and the eggs/exterminate puns. Cons: Moffat’s continued, disappointing, if expected, misogyny. I mean, come…