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Vicente L Rafael

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Mar 13

We are sorry to learn of the death of film scholar Linda Williams, author of "Screening Sex" and "On The Wire," and editor and author of other DUP books and journal articles. We send our condolences to her family, friends, students, and colleagues.
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A white woman with short white hair smiles at the camera. She is wearing oblong glasses with black frames, a sliver necklace, and a black blazer over a black shirt.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Feb 2

Remember:

The tariffs aren’t about economics, and DOGE isn’t about fiscal responsibility.

They are both about ••psychopathology**.

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Vicente L Rafael @vrafael82.bsky.social · Dec 15

Siargao as the next Bali. Settler colonial tourism:
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The Under-the-Radar Filipino Island That Evokes 1970s Bali

A guide to Siargao, a surf spot turned luxury escape, with insider tips on where to find powdery beaches and coconut slushies.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · Dec 7

The #WeeklyRead is "The Banality of Good," by Lieba Faier, which examines why efforts to curb human trafficking have fallen so short of their stated goals despite well-funded campaigns by the UN and its member state governments. Read it now for free!
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Cover of The Banality of Good: The UN's Global Fight against Human Trafficking by Lieba Faier. Cover features a faded and filtered photograph of the UN General Assembly Hall.

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Kim Nguyen Baraldi @knbaraldi.bsky.social · Nov 17

Annie Ernaux: “Hay muchos libros que tienen para mí un valor literario, aunque no estén clasificados dentro de la literatura: textos de Michel Foucault, de Bourdieu, por ejemplo. Para mí, lo que hace que un texto sea literario es la conmoción, la sensación de apertura, de expansión que produce”.

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Vicente L Rafael @vrafael82.bsky.social · Nov 15

Malang, "Fiesta"

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