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British government loses personal data on 25 million citizens

By Eliot Che — Wednesday, November 21st, 2007 (Posted in Notes & Asides)

… that it has lost computer discs containing names, addresses, birth dates, national insurance numbers and, in some cases, banking details of nearly half the country’s population.




Rethinking neo-liberalism

By Eliot Che — Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 (Posted in Reviews)

… Rather, Ong argues in favour of more localized and situated analyses of labour regimes, focusing on the various manifestations of ‘translocal publics’, for example, where specific interests intersect and are given particular formulations (p. 62). As an alternative to examining ‘identities’, which are often simplified interpretations of national groups or ethnic communities …




Law and liberties in the “Age of Terrorism”

By Eliot Che — Friday, November 2nd, 2007 (Posted in Reviews)

… with the ‘Diagnosis’ in which terrorism is examined through the lenses of war, crime and emergency. Ackerman argues that terrorism is distinct from war, in that acts of terror do not directly threaten the political survival and constitutional system of the state. Additionally, he points out that terrorism is not a crime, since criminal organizations, such as the mafia, do not seek to …




How to Submit Your Work

By Eliot Che — Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 (Posted in Uncategorized)

… from 800 words to book length. Pieces that end up here should be organized, formatted, and meditated on, though in widely varying degrees.

Audio & Visual Studies
An area for photography, videography, music and visual arts. Some examples would be photo essays, illustrations, video documentaries or short films and original audio tracks.

Poetry & (non-)Fiction
This …