The Memeification of Political Platforms
Andrea Lizeth Dominguez Image via Pew Research *** In a day and age in which social media has cemented itself as…
Andrea Lizeth Dominguez
Six Oscars Later: Decoding One Battle After Another
Photo via LeMonde *** The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, often claim to reward artistic excellence.…
Why Choosing Not to Choose is a Political Action
Photo via iStock *** Apoliticism has become a cultural posture. Many a time has “I don’t do politics”…
There Is No Other Choice: Capitalism and the Inflicted Necessitation of Violence
Photo still via IMDb *** Few ideological fictions have proven as durable or comforting as meritocracy; the promise…
White Space, Quiet Streets: How Gentrification Mutes NYC’s Language
Photo via 6sqft *** In the outer boroughs of New York City, one could once walk down the…
Stay Hot or Rot Trying: The Necropolitics of “Death Becomes Her”
Photo via Washington City Paper *** Hollywood has always marketed beauty as a form of citizenship to the…
Make America a Brand Again
Photo via Reuters *** When United States President Donald J. Trump entered the political arena in 2015, he…
Stop Rewarding Performance, Start Demanding Substance: The Limits Of Aesthetic Activism
Photo via Them (Photo by/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV) *** In the era of stan culture and parasocial…