Voices

Postcolonial Media Theory

Armin Medosch — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:56:30 +0200

The Wisdom of the Haitian Peasant: Or Some Haitian Proverbs Considered

Armin Medosch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:01:55 +0200

Black Music on Radio During the Jazz Age

Armin Medosch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:01:55 +0200

Educational Implications of the Negro College Radio Program

Armin Medosch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:01:55 +0200

Sampling (Hetero)Sexuality: Diva-Ness and Discipline in Electronic Dance Music

Armin Medosch — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:01:55 +0200

The Poetics of the Open Work

Armin Medosch — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:41:43 +0200

Rewriting of History - Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici

Armin Medosch — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:16:25 +0200

Thanks to Doll Yoko for making us aware of Caliban and the Witch - Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici. In Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici looks at the transition from feudalism to capitalism from the point of view of 'women, the body and primitive accumulation'. Her key thesis is that the witch hunts of the 16th and 17th century were instrumental to establishing a new capitalist order through 'the development of a 'new sexual division of labour subjugating women's labour and women's reproductive function to the reproduction of the workforce.' Yet by telling the story also from Caliban's point of view, symbol of the 'trans-Atlantic' proleterian, Federici achieves what she claims: to transcend the dichotomy between "gender" and "class". This book is also a brilliant description of the process of primitive accumulation, in particular the enclosures of the common land starting at the end of the middle age and the various forms of resistance to that by renegade women and the 'motley crowd' of the working classes.

Armin Medosch - Dances and Entertainment

Armin Medosch — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:01 +0200

Armin Medosch - The Movies

Armin Medosch — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:01 +0200

Armin Medosch - Food and Domestic Life

Armin Medosch — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:06:00 +0200