Alex Sayf Cummings's Blog, page 22

An Asian Man Who Likes Math: Anti-Asian Misandry and Transformative Hospitality

The media did not take Andrew Yang's path-breaking and radical campaign seriously. Seulghee Lee explains why so many got Yang so wrong.

Of Abject Fathers and Angry Mothers: Chia-Chia Lin’s The Unpassing

Chia-Chia Lin’s novel captures the bittersweet flavor of Asian-American dreams – those broken and realized alike.

Blinded by the White: The Colonised Imaginations of Gurinder Chadha and Sarfraz Manzoor

Like most of her work, Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded by the Light parades as a paean to diversity and inclusion while reinforcing white supremacy.

Where’s the Responsibility? Donna Rotunno and How We Teach Moral Philosophy

Philosopher and librarian Tony Corsentino ponders how you negotiate repugnant views in the classroom -- and the courtroom.

Where's the Responsibility? Donna Rotunno and How We Teach Moral Philosophy

Philosopher and librarian Tony Corsentino ponders how you negotiate repugnant views in the classroom -- and the courtroom.

‘Parasite’ Is the First Sexual Critique of Capitalism

Even as it is a critique of capitalism, Bong Joon-ho’s film is also an immediate, sexual object under capitalism.

Shake That Cola, Make That COLA!: The UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strike and the Shape of What’s To Come

Irony prevails when the person formerly in charge of the Empire’s security apparatus, which kidnapped and deported upwards of 2 million people under her reign, is now threatening to fire a bunch of bookworms and science enthusiasts for withholding grades.

Reading Colonialism in “Parasite”

The more Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece is regarded, the more it seems to vanish in the spectacle of its acclaim.

Reading Colonialism in "Parasite"

The more Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece is regarded, the more it seems to vanish in the spectacle of its acclaim.

Up-Is-Down Wins the Losers’ Primary in a Tragic Victory

The Democratic Party's Situationist wing seizes power in a Zen koan coup d'etat.