Robert Mejia
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Critical Nostalgia and Exchange between Multiple (uneven) Bodies
Hi Jade, I want to second Jayson’s comment regarding your insightful post. I too am interested in the politics of nostalgia and appreciate your pointing us towards your recent TPQ publication (congratulations by the way! I look forward to reading it!). My ... -
Equipment for Living, Perceptions of Power, and Post-Racism
Hi Celeste and Robert, I am intrigued by the implications of the equipment for living offered by the Watchmen. Let me clarify, your analysis suggests that HBO’s Watchmen operates as mythically informed mediated ritual of disquiet, which you define as a ri ... -
Ethics and Affect
Thank you Fredrik and Whitney for your thoughtful responses. Whitney, you raised the question of whether I believe that affect is essential for morality, and my answer is yes, definitely yes. Though different ethical systems may grant affect more or less ... -
Re: Ethical Empires
Genre as Inadequate Ethical Alibi
This is a great piece on how games may be able to overcome the presumed ethical constraints of their respective genre. As you mention, large-scale strategy games are often designed from a perspective that deemphasizes the ethical impact of the player’s ac ... -
Libraries as Spaces of Information Infrastructure
I appreciate your emphasis on libraries for thinking through the problem of the post truth. I definitely agree that we need to protect and advocate for these institutions--as well as keep them accountable as spaces for critical political engagement (as th ...