The essays in Aesthetics Equals Politics make the case for a reignited understanding of aesthetics—one that casts aesthetics not as illusory, subjective, or superficial, but as a more encompassing ...

If eyes are the window to the soul, then eyeliner could be seen as amplifying the soul's purpose. It was around this time that Zahra Hankir – author or "Eyeliner: A Cultural History" – also deepened ...

Alway, Joan. Critical Theory and Political Possibilities: Conceptions of Emancipatory Politics in the Works of Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse, and Habermas. Westport, CT ...

“Ocasio-Cortez’s uses of Instagram seem to be less about humanizing an individual politician than about politicizing humans; that is, bringing more humans, particularly young humans, into the fold and ...

Certain brands (ahem, Tuckernuck) and clothing choices scream conservative in 2026, according to style experts.

The pop culture and political crossover is inescapable, whether at Harris campaign rallies or at the first stop of Charli XCX’s Sweat Tour in battleground Michigan. DETROIT — Within hours of Vice ...

President Donald Trump is about to get the made-for-TV image that he has always wanted. On June 14 — also his birthday and Flag Day — Trump is set to oversee a military parade featuring tanks, ...

One chilly September morning in 2022, a Kim Kardashian post appeared on my feed. Against the sweeping American flag, she sported a denim-on-denim outfit and shiny bleach blonde hair. Her makeup was ...

The concept of recognition has been employed as a term of art in sovereign diplomacy, and in a philosophical tradition ranging from Plato to Hegel as an archetype of the emergence of political ...

UC Davis East Asian Studies, Global Hong Kong Studies @ the University of California, and America-China Talk at UC Davis invite scholars and PhD students to submit original research papers for the ...