Time Lags and Time Warps
Musings about the time it takes for one’s research to come through to colleagues
protest movements
Covid-19 necessitates physical distancing, but it may deepen the social divide
I suppose this text might count as an opinionated essay on some reactions towards the Covid 19-pandemic and is labelled as ‘protest movements’ because I hope that there’ll be protest concerning some of the issues raised in it.
Review of Interview
Talking to CNN about recent protest movements was nice, but the result left something to be desired, at least from my point of view
New Publication Smiling
Another publication is out, again about the V for Vendetta-franchise and its impact on social protest movements, but this time with a different twist
Of Dissidents and Flamethrowers
An overview and some addenda to a seminar at the University of Leipzig
Snakes and Ladders? Stakes and Walls!
Let’s call this a vignette (or maybe a short babbling?) on the transcultural routes of a particular song
Communication and Dissent in #SOSNicaragua, Part I
Preliminary thoughts on the international solidarity and media campaign for the uprising in Nicaragua.
Inter-Americanist Get-Together
Back from school teaching, I’m a student again: My experiences at the Inter-American Studies Conference in Coimbra, Portugal
Discussing Protest Movements, Avoiding Trump
Another talk, but this time as part of an MA-seminar and in the beautiful city of Leipzig
Current Research Project Updated
An update that reflects (more or less) recent changes in my post-doc project
Postdoctoral Project
Non-Representational Practices in Contemporary Cultures of Dissent Abstract The postdoc project investigates non-representational practices in what I call contemporary cultures of dissent, with a focus on the 2011 Occupy protests in the US. The authenticity of these protests often relied on denials of representation on different levels. First, on the […]