…Where is death? Seek it in Christ, for it exists no longer; but it did exist and now it is dead. O life, O death of death!” [St. Augustine, Sermon…
…horror, nausea, and repulsion. While Kristeva’s theory of abjection has already profoundly influenced feminist theory, some have argued that her thought is incompatible with a feminist politics. Judith Butler and…
…one said, ‘I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son.’ And Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. 11Now…
…not just on land; it’s on the sea as well. Many folks seek to cross international borders through northern Africa in search of improved human and material resources, asylum from…
In this episode, we pull Houria Bouteldja’s 2018 PTN Conference keynote out the PTN vault as a complement to the previous episode’s discussion of Bouteldja’s book, Whites, Jews, and Us….
…violently from inhabitants and spreading disease, displacement, and destruction from sea to sea. In similar ways, especially in recent generations, humans have grown exponentially in our propensity and power to…
On this episode of Assembly, Amaryah and Zac chat with Matthew M. Harris and Tyler B. Davis about their essay “In the Hope That They Can Make Their Own Future:…
On this episode of Assembly, Zac and Amaryah talk with the poet, essayist, and professor Ross Gay about his recent Book of Delights, and the explorations of politics, finitude, and…
…families who left Spain for Cuba in search of a better life. My paternal grandfather, the first Ramón Luzárraga, arrived in Cuba in the 1920s, developed a successful dry goods…
…and death to be experienced in a saturated manner. Advent season is also Autumn season. During Autumn, one sees the open display of resiliency among plants. Trees begin to shed…
In this episode of Assembly, we talk with Adam Kotsko about his reconceptualization of Carl Schmitt’s idea of political theology in his latest book, Neoliberalism’s Demons. We also talk about…
…Soliloquy” in The Charlie Brown Christmas is a part of the Luke text often read on Christmas Eve. The beloved movie is a familiar one during this season, but I…