CALL FOR PAPERS THE MEDIA AND ELECTIONS IN AFRICA 11th and 12th October 2010 WISER, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND WISER and the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand will be hosting a 2-day conference on Recent Elections and the Media in Africa on the 11th and 12th of October 2010. Our … Continue reading
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Evil, Women and the Feminine 2nd Global Conference
This international and interdisciplinary conference will commence tomorrow May 3rd and continue through May 5th. It is being held in Prague, Czech Republic. I was invited to present my research on the psychoanalytic interpretation of fashion shows by John Galliano and Alexander McQueen at this year’s conference. Unfortunately, I was ultimately unable to attend. I … Continue reading
Liquid Sky: Interview with Slava Tsukerman
Wonderful interview with Slava Tsukerman by Brigitte Nicole from Opening Ceremony about Tsukerman’s brilliant 1982 post-punk new-wave movie Liquid Sky. One of my all-time favorite movies, it addresses everything from gender to class issues as well as ideas of the alienation/other and stereotypes. http://www.openingceremony.us/entry.asp?pid=653 Continue reading
Object of Fashion 