November, 2015

Queering Foucault - Biopower in MSM Tissue Donation Policy

Michel Foucault, the French social theorist and historian of ideas, lectured at length on political power schemes: in feudal aristocracy and absolute monarchies, kings and dictators wield a limited power: “le droit de faire mourir ou de laisser vivre” (1). I.e., Sovereigns exercised their power by threatening and inflicting death; the…

Petite histoire de la musique des bruits

En 1946, au sein des studios de la Radiodiffusion Française, une rencontre musicale explosive se produit. Pierre Schaeffer, polytechnicien dévoué à l’expérimentation radiophonique, et Pierre Henry, aventurier du son, collaborent pour donner naissance à la Symphonie pour un homme seul. La « musique des bruits », rebaptisée « musique concrète…

A Recent History of Nationalism and the Military in China

From a European ultra-right born from the global credit crisis to the Asian territorial conflicts between emerging powers, the term “nationalism” evokes conflict and violence. Does pride in country necessitate fear of outsiders and violence among neighbors? Historically, nationalism has a been a tool for countries to unite during times of war. In this essay the author presents a…