The essays in Aesthetics Equals Politics make the case for a reignited understanding of aesthetics—one that casts aesthetics not as illusory, subjective, or superficial, but as a more encompassing ...

One chilly September morning in 2022, a Kim Kardashian post appeared on my feed. Against the sweeping American flag, she sported a denim-on-denim outfit and shiny bleach blonde hair. Her makeup was ...

In 2025, Hannah Arendt’s thought once again moved into the international spotlight: marking the 50th anniversary of the political theorist’s death, scholarly debates around the world intensified. At ...

The pop culture and political crossover is inescapable, whether at Harris campaign rallies or at the first stop of Charli XCX’s Sweat Tour in battleground Michigan. DETROIT — Within hours of Vice ...

Agencies have hung enormous portraits of President Donald Trump outside their buildings. The Treasury Department is preparing to mint a commemorative coin that shows Trump raising a heroic fist. The ...

A new study published in Political Psychology suggests that people at both ends of the political spectrum may experience more intense physical reactions to emotionally stirring stimuli, such as ...

The stable of imagery associated with the far-right insurgency no longer seems as fresh as it did when Trump first donned his red cap. Representative Marjorie Taylor Green, a Republican from Georgia, ...

"Nefertiti was really our original beauty influencer." It was around this time that Zahra Hankir – author or "Eyeliner: A Cultural History" – also deepened her own relationship with eyeliner. The ...

UC Davis East Asian Studies, Global Hong Kong Studies @ the University of California, and America-China Talk at UC Davis invite scholars and PhD students to submit original research papers for the ...

Without ending the metaphorization of the East, without moving beyond seeing Kurds as folkloric figures or tragic characters, true confrontation is not possible. Orientalism is not so much about ...

It is well known that President Trump was a real-estate developer before descending his golden escalator and entering politics. And in his first term, he didn't really flex those muscles. But since ...