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 ...

What is most revealing about the MAGA aesthetic is its studied ugliness. On one side stands the grotesque excess of ...

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 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 ...

Agencies have hung enormous portraits of President Donald Trump outside their buildings. The Treasury Department is preparing to mint a commemorative coin that shows Trump raising a heroic fist. The ...

About to dive into 'Mark Fisher: The Political Aesthetics of Postcapitalism / Methodologies of Valorization' without the hassle? Finding where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to rent or buy the ...

"Nefertiti was really our original beauty influencer." It was around this time that Zahra Hankir – author or "Eyeliner: A Cultural History" – also deepened her own relationship with eyeliner. The ...

Without ending the metaphorization of the East, without moving beyond seeing Kurds as folkloric figures or tragic characters, true confrontation is not possible. Orientalism is not so much about ...

It is well known that President Trump was a real-estate developer before descending his golden escalator and entering politics. And in his first term, he didn't really flex those muscles. But since ...

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 ...