Tag Archives: Politics
Futile Political Gestures: Unbelonging: The Politics of Address
Chloe Ahmann
In 1976, the brand-new Maryland Science Center boasted a map of Baltimore that left out Curtis Bay—the city’s southernmost neighbourhood. A few years later, residents griped that the ‘Welcome to Baltimore’ sign was situated north of their community. Even today, locals complain that politicians get lost on their way to meetings in the area. IRead more
Futile Political Gestures: On the ‘Futility’ of Provocation and the Micro-Revolutions in Angola
Ruy Llera Blanes
These videos were recorded in August 2019 in Luanda, Angola and were sent to me via WhatsApp by Hitler Samussuku, an activist from the so-called ‘Revús’ (short for Revolutionary Movement), a civic movement that emerged in the aftermath of the Arab Spring and has since consistently staged a protest route against the Angolan regime, markedRead more