I hope everyone is staying as safe as possible during this global pandemic. This episode’s main focus is on media representations and how they are more complicated than just the reflections of subjects. This is primarily because the more we home in on a subject, the more we see the many multifaceted ways that subjects exist in dialogue with their surroundings. The dynamic potential of subjects is often reduced by way of how they are mediated, since there is no one fixed subjective reality, which reveals that recognizing the power over that mediation is crucial to understanding how subjects are constituted in society. Along the way, we’ll talk about the unraveling of the global pandemic and highlight with music from fónes.
Sources and recommended readings
Transcript for today’s episode
Today’s retrospect:
- Democracy Now! Coverage of Coronavirus Racism
- Increased racism against Indian Jews in Israel
- Avi Schiffman’s Novel Coronavirus Tracker Website
Today’s Highlight:
Today’s main focus: