Hi dear people, it’s been a minute since I wrote to you. I have been awash, as all of are, in binaries lately — watching as they are used to justify the resource grabs of empire and attempted genocides. It’s hard to write about binaries when they are this painful and obvious. I’m used to working with them, pointing them out, with a little bit of distance. But this past month has reminded me of the ways it can be difficult to pay attention to binaries, as they surround and shape us on the personal, interpersonal, and global scale all at the same time. And because, in service of empire and domination, they carry so much violence with them.
some thoughts on binaries and empire
some thoughts on binaries and empire
some thoughts on binaries and empire
Hi dear people, it’s been a minute since I wrote to you. I have been awash, as all of are, in binaries lately — watching as they are used to justify the resource grabs of empire and attempted genocides. It’s hard to write about binaries when they are this painful and obvious. I’m used to working with them, pointing them out, with a little bit of distance. But this past month has reminded me of the ways it can be difficult to pay attention to binaries, as they surround and shape us on the personal, interpersonal, and global scale all at the same time. And because, in service of empire and domination, they carry so much violence with them.