Category Archives: sovereignty

March 11, 2012
3:37 pm
by: thedarkhorse

Who Loves The Sun? (or aka Why I Hate Daylight Savings Time)

This is an attempt to outline some thoughts on daylight savings time (DST). I suggest that DST is, literally, the power of the state to change time itself. That is, our perception, demarcation, and the way in which we go … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Political, sovereignty, state of exception

February 22, 2012
9:42 pm
by: thedarkhorse

Examining Hardt + Negri’s “The Empire Trilogy” Part II: Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire

I have had a “change of Hardt” regarding “The Empire Trilogy.” Hardt & Negri’s (H+N) Multitude: War and Democracy in the Age of Empire is perhaps the best work of the trilogy. In this assessment I will discuss this change, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, globalization, Political, sovereignty, state of exception

February 17, 2012
7:06 pm
by: thedarkhorse

Examining Hardt + Negri’s “The Empire Trilogy” – Part I

Next week on Thursday, February 23rd the ASPECT PhD program in association Foreign Languages and Literature is sponsoring the visit of chair and professor of foreign literature at Duke University Dr. Michael Hardt visit to Virginia Tech. He will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in globalization, Political, sovereignty

February 7, 2012
2:40 pm
by: thedarkhorse

Globalize This! A Note to Self

Before moving forward today, let’s look at this politically incorrect Internet meme: You got it. Mass-marketed commodities like losing “big game” t-shirts, sweaters, hats, and so forth (along with all sorts of damaged goods Western consumers won’t touch) end up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in 9/11, globalization, Political, sovereignty, state of exception