DETERRITORIALIZATION
DANCING ON THE BORDERLINES: THE DETERRITORIALIZING PRAXIS OF CULTURE
At a time when borders appear to be collapsing with the onslaught of new technologies and the rapidly expanding forces of globalization to what degree does this signal a new, and at times ambiguous, form of blockage? On one level media and visual culture are rigorously engaging with and provoking the State machinery, but on another level institutionalized politics simply absorbs and redirects these deterritorializing cultural operations. How is culture responding not only to social territorialization but its own reterritorialization? In what way can culture pragmatically struggle against its own capture? There may be no specific solution to these problems, but what this issue of Drain hopes to do is at least shake out a few pertinent questions and explore these within the context of contemporary cultural activities.
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Drain is a refereed online journal published biannually. The journal seeks to promote lively and well-informed debate around theory and praxis. Each issue of Drain will have a specific concept that it explores. We are especially keen to publish pieces that connect the conceptual framework of each issue to themes such as globalization, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, capitalism and new technologies, as well as ethical and aesthetic concerns. As such, we welcome creative responses to contemporary culture, as well as written work by practitioners in the field of culture. Our primary mission is to provide an environment where a variety of creative activities can be explored with a combination of sensitivity and rigor Managerial board: Avantika Bawa Celina Jeffery Adrian Parr Editors: Celina Jeffery Greg Minissale Adrian Parr Advisory Editors: Nikos Papastergiadis Anthony Shelton Simon O' Sullivan Art Editors: Avantika Bawa Michelle Barczak Interns: Erin Dziedzic Brantley Johnson ... |
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Ian Buchanan |
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| Carla Lipsig–Mumme Simon O'Sullivan |
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| Celina Jeffery Alessandro Imperato Fred Jesser |
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| Bianca Hester M. Barczak Tim Allen Jackson Sara Padgett Shelly Bahl Avantika Bawa |
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