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Franzen’s Archaic Sex Roles

Posted on April 9, 2012

The idea that this post consists of one white male (me), taking issue with another white male’s treatment of female sexuality speaks to the basic problem for men trying to discuss the aforementioned topic: we don’t have vaginas. Nevertheless I … Continue reading →

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Dreams of Catastrophe or Premonitions of Doom?

Posted on February 16, 2012

On page 17 Zizek writes, “The fact that the September 11 attacks were the stuff of popular fantasies long before they actually took place provides yet another case of the twisted logic of dreams: it is easy to account for … Continue reading →

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Post-Modernity and Self-Awareness

Posted on January 9, 2012

While reading Jonathan Franzen’s essay, I got the odd sense that he was expressing my own thoughts and feelings with more frankness and lucidity than I could manage any time soon. That said, I’m not sure whether my vague “telepathic” … Continue reading →

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