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Two Cultures of Denunciation
Or, as Stalin would have put it, it’s class war. And if it’s class war, perhaps I should just stick to my own class standpoint and continue to oppose snitching in almost all circumstances. But wait...Read More »
Background Noise in Ideology
I am not even saying ‘politics is the unconscious,’ but only ‘the unconscious is politics’Read More »
An Armenian Reformer in Khrushchev’s Kremlin — A Conversation with Pietro A. Shakarian
Khrushchev had a different and much more utopian approach. He believed that national differences were no longer relevant. Mikoyan said “no”.Read More »
The Allure of the Armash Lakes
Mary and I went down to Yeraskh, the last village in the Ararat Valley, right on the border with Nakhichevan...Read More »
The Coming Insurrection։ Invisible Committee
Mass personalization. Individualization of all conditions․ Diffuse schizophrenia. Rampant depression. Atomization into fine paranoiac particles. Hysterization of contact. We cling to our self like a coveted job title. Read More »
I call it chaotic war of all against all
Pain, humiliation, and anger are individual feelings, and they remain individual even if shared by millions who go individually to vote for an Avenger in Chief.Read More »
Psychotic Little Worlds
“Safety” is no longer a possibility for which there is collective struggle but has become shelter from struggle. Queer feminist struggle: a diversified investment portfolio.Read More »
Dreams after Karabakh
I’m in Karabakh as a tourist. And I’m with Turks, but I try to act so they don’t realize I’m Armenian. Read More »
My friends feel closer to me than my family
Single people displaced from Karabakh have no way to find housing even in remote villages in Armenia. There...Read More »
Dream That Takes Over Your Life: Indian Laborers In Armenia
Touristic agencies are on the rise in India. Nearly every immigrant we spoke with had a “brother” working as a tourist agent, earning commissions for persuading......Read More »