Scholar J. Kameron Carter looks at the problem of political theology as he sees it within Peter Y. Paik’s book From Utopia to Apocalypse: Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe.
Today’s post is by Jay Weiner, who reported on the 2008 U.S. Senate recount and election contest for MinnPost.com. For his coverage, he received Minnesota’s prestigious Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award. ——- I have watched from afar — and with lots of bemusement — the recent dustup over the alleged number of supposed felons … More MN Senate Recount (aka Indecision 2008?): Controversy over felon votes shows GOP to be fast and loose with facts.
Our self-described “Oh-so-very official This Is Not Florida recount quality control poll” was an instant success at BookExpo America last week. Hundreds of voters turned out to have their say about whether they felt justice was served in the still-controversial outcomes of two significant recounts in recent history: Bush/Gore 2000 and Coleman/Franken 2008. Our tally … More BEA 2010 | Recount Poll: Fair or not fair? You voted, now here are the results.
Still reeling from the results of the 2000 Bush/Gore presidential election recount? How about the 2008 Franken/Coleman recount? Whether you couldn’t be happier with how things turned out or your anger is at the point of still-simmering, we want to hear from you. It’s your chance to sound off! Voting takes place next week at … More Speak for yourself at BEA: Your vote counts!
Today’s post is by Thomas Shevory, professor of politics at Ithaca College and current visiting professor of political science at the National University of Mongolia. Shevory is author of Notorious H.I.V.: The Media Spectacle of Nushawn Williams. Six years ago, I published Notorious H.I.V. with University of Minnesota Press about the case of so-called “AIDS … More Still Notorious: The Nushawn Williams Case
Nushawn Williams is an HIV-positive sex offender who has admitted to having unprotected sex with as many as 300 young women and girls, and who has infected at least 13 of them. In 1997, under a granted exception to the state of New York’s HIV confidentiality law, public authorities released his name and picture to … More The character of Nushawn Williams
Stuart Elden is professor of political geography at Durham University, UK. He is author of Terror and Territory: The Spatial Extent of Sovereignty, which has recently won the prestigious 2009 AAG Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography (see below for more info). “In this deftly argued and richly emprical book, Elden shows how, … More Q&A with Stuart Elden: A new look at the concept of ‘territory’
Today’s post is by Heidi Swarts, assistant professor of political science at Rutgers University, Newark. She studies religion and social movements in American politics, with a focus on the politics of community organizing in American cities, and has published previously on ACORN and policy innovation and on congregation-based organizing and urban political opportunity and constraints. … More Long live ACORN: Flawed as it was, its closing—and the frequent attacks upon it—are the real tragedies.
Peter Y. Paik, author of From Utopia to Apocalypse: Science Fiction and the Politics of Catastrophe, has an interview in this week’s ROROTOKO about science fiction (and speculative narratives) that portray political upheaval and revolutionary change. His book covers works across the board that include the graphic novel Watchmen; popular films such as the Matrix … More Peter Paik: Is mass violence justified if it brings about a better world?
Almost two months ago, author Waleed Hazbun wrote a provocative piece on this blog about the current economic climate of Dubai. At the time, the article came on the heels of the news that Dubai’s state-owned real estate firm, Nakheel, was deeply in debt and seeking help to make bond payments. Now, in light of … More Understanding Dubai’s political economy
