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Haunting Democracy by Maria Lechtarova
On May 26, 2019 by Nadeen ThomasIt’s difficult to imagine being haunted in a public space. Regarded from outside, public spaces usually evoke the gathering of large numbers of people; regarded from within, their occupants often do not recognize the space as anything special at all. However, consider public space in post-Soviet contexts, where it continues to be haunted by the
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Watching Our Words by Nina Dewi Horstmann
On April 28, 2019 by Nadeen Thomas“It’s creepy, don’t you think?” It’s the day after Christmas, and I’m walking with my sister-in-law Mette through the woods of Central Jutland, Denmark. She described how, just the other day, she had been speaking with friends about their new dog. Now she keeps seeing targeted advertising from pet food companies on her Facebook feed.