Tag: critical theory

Naidu, Nitish Ignore the Pain of All Those Who Have Suffered During Modi’s 10-Year Tenure

It’s all the more striking that Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar have run to be alongside Narendra Modi as he prepares once again to step into the role of the prime minister after describing the country’s largest minority group as “infiltrators”.  Anand Sahay It is noteworthy that two leading political figures — the resurrected Andhra… Read More Naidu, Nitish Ignore the Pain of All Those Who Have Suffered During Modi’s 10-Year Tenure

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Manifestations of the Devil: The writings of Maximilian Rudwin (1885-1946)

From the 1910s through the 1930s, Maximilian J. Rudwin produced some excellent pioneering scholarship on the European traditions of the fantastic in literature, especially as related to various manifestations of the devil.  Rudwin was an unusually peripatetic scholar, and virtually nothing has been written about him or his oeuvre. His trail has not been easy to… Read More Manifestations of the Devil: The writings of Maximilian Rudwin (1885-1946)

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A Lying World Order

Peg Birmingham: A Lying World Order: Political deception and the threat of totalitarianism (Arendt) argues that while the ancient sophists were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of truth, modern sophists want a great deal more, namely, modern sophists want “a lasting victory at the expense of reality itself.” From… Read More A Lying World Order

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मोदी – शाह तानाशाही पर सबसे सार्थक टिप्पणी

गुनाह करके कहाँ जाओगे ग़ालिब // ये जमीं और आसमां सब उसी का है Mayur Jani, 4 PM News Gujarat: एक अकेले की हवा निकल गई, अब उन पर ही भारी पड़ेंगे उनके सहयोगी ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ravish Kumar: आपके पास सत्ता है पर ताकत नहीं.. बहुतों को डराया जा सकता है.. उस डर का आप क्या… Read More मोदी – शाह तानाशाही पर सबसे सार्थक टिप्पणी

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