...Cinematic Discourse<subtitle>Universality, Singularity, and the Everyday World</subtitle> ...

...<subtitle>Machinic Bodies, Ghosts, and Para-Selves: Confronting the Singularity with Brian Rotman</subtitle> ...

... monad soul soul-assemblage singularities Gilles Deleuze ...

... modernism market verification affective energy flows whatever singularities Taoism ...

.... Marks introduces the concept of soul-assemblage, a group of monads that are joined by what they do, which form their own folds. We confront the challenge of unfolding differently, which requires identifying singularities, monads that connect to enfolded surfaces. Marks shows how Leibniz's cosmology can...

... Mimi Thi Nguyen turns to fan-made animated GIFs fixating on the singular moment of Jung Kook’s button coming undone during a performance. Turning to the erotic possibilities of this looping instance of uncalculated flesh, in “Jung Kook’s Button, or the GIF that Keeps on Giving,” she examines...

... as singular, multiple, and intersectional discourses and practices to oppress and exploit. social formation theory Third World women intersectionality eugenics ...

... To speak well of the sciences, this chapter argues, entails an exploration of the singularity of scientific practices, of what, like all other practices, makes them unlike all other practices. It follows the history of the detection of solar neutrinos and develops an argument affirming...

... This chapter focuses on the singular performances of the interface between (Black) subjectivity and information technologies in popular music, asking how these performances impact definitions of the technological. To this end, after a brief examination of those aspects of mobile technologies...

... The geopolitical lines of territorial sovereignty in the United States follow the color line. The study of borders requires an inquiry of race and/as technology, which, since the mid-twentieth century, means data technopolitics and enmity. Data are not a singular element but an outwardly...

... This chapter explores ulaka (anger), an affect related to the aesthetic value of isigqi (power), to argue the eloquence of the ngoma body-voice. Starting close in by detailing singular moments of artistry, the analysis attends to the strident timbre of the lead voice (team captain), comparing...

... The book's introduction places “Old Town Road” in context as a singular chart phenomenon and considers its value as both a piece of music and a pop artifact. An opening anecdote from a grade-school gymnasium reveals the depth of popularity of Lil Nas X's song with audiences of all ages...