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Malfunctioning Affective Infrastructures: How “Broken” Roads Become Sites of Belonging
Smoothly functioning infrastructures are unnoticeable; they attract attention only when they break down. However, even where infrastructures do not function as intended, they do not necessarily stop working altogether. Instead,...
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Book Review: "Russian TV Series in the Era of Transition"
What distinguishes "Russian TV Series in the Era of Transition" from other works on Russian television is its emphasis on the industry's adaptation to global markets and trends.
Writing around War: Parapolemics, Trauma, and Ethics
One striking strategy employed by Ukrainian writers across various genres is what literary historian Kate McLoughlin calls "parapolemics"—that is, focus on the spatial or temporal "outskirts" of war.