The Aesthetic of Harm
My siblings and I were having a discussion earlier this week that reminded me of a class I took years…
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Intimacy and the Hidden Blow
There are violences so intimate, so veiled in familiarity, that they rarely register as violence at all. They appear not…
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The Casual Cruelties of Civility
There is something to be said for the “civility” of “polite” society. Those who claim membership are proud of their…
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The Weapon in the Word
A Reflection on Violence in Our Language There is a peculiar irony to the fact that the very tool we…
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From Dominion to Wounding
A Reflection on When Power Slips Its Mask There is a certain grandeur in power when it stands clothed in…
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The End of Power
Stewardship, Surrender, and the Grace of Letting Go It is a peculiar experience, the moment one realises that real power…
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Power in the Flesh
On Embodiment, Identity, and Who Gets to Take Up Space Some years ago, I attended a keynote lecture at a…
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The Power of the Powerless
A Reflection on Quiet Resistance and the Strength of Small Acts History, we are told, is written by the victors.…
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Pulpits and Podiums
A Reflection on The Performance of Power in Public Life The first time I stood at a podium, I felt…
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Shared Tables, Unequal Seats
A Reflection on Power in Institutions and the Illusion of Inclusion There’s a particular sort of meeting that every institution…