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In self-indulgent celebration of my graduation, some of the essays I wrote during my MA in Cultural Studies. First, an essay on left-wing melancholy, irony, and critique focusing on reading Rancière. medium.com/@SimonXIX/assessed-essay-rancière-critique-and-irony-7e85ebf7fa9bPermalink On Internet Archive
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Second, a reading of the films BLACKKKLANSMAN and SORRY TO BOTHER YOU exploring why the latter is more effective than the former and the use of magical realism in expressing Black trauma. medium.com/@SimonXIX/magical-realism-essay-954e1cf7c205.Permalink On Internet Archive
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Third, an essay on the Watchmen TV series and how it uses its representation of time in service of exploring Black trauma leaning on the work of Henri Bergson and Tina M. Campt. medium.com/@SimonXIX/assessed-essay-black-trauma-and-the-representation-of-time-in-watchmen-306aa6e373faOn Internet Archive