lisa lowe
@driftinghouse.bsky.social
prof & author ~ the intimacies of four continents; immigrant acts: on asian american cultural politics; critical terrains: french & british orientalisms; coeditor, the politics of culture in the shadow of capital
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Elizabeth Catlett & Alberto Beltrán, Untitled (Composition for a Peace Poster), c. 1950 www.artic.edu/artworks/222...
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Elizabeth Catlett & Alberto Beltrán, Untitled (Composition for a Peace Poster), c. 1950 www.artic.edu/artworks/222...
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
To Love, to Honor, to Exist: Palestinian Artists on War and Loss www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Palestinian Artists on Two Years of War in Gaza
Times Opinion asked eight working Palestinian artists about the role of art in the war in Gaza.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
To Love, to Honor, to Exist: Palestinian Artists on War and Loss www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Out today: a major new essay by former Artforum editor David Velasco, fired over a pro-Palestine open letter, surveying 2 years of turmoil in the art world, which was "practically designed to celebrate and aestheticize every rebellion" -- except Gaza. www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Out today: a major new essay by former Artforum editor David Velasco, fired over a pro-Palestine open letter, surveying 2 years of turmoil in the art world, which was "practically designed to celebrate and aestheticize every rebellion" -- except Gaza. www.equator.org/articles/how...
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars For The Holidays
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the immense violence of the prison syste...
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December 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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RIP award-winning, fearless Chinese American documentary filmmaker and NYU film professor Christine Choy 🎬
"Christine Choy, who is said to have taught her film classes with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of vodka in the other."
Her Wikipedia lists her party as Black Panther Party.
#FilmSky
"Christine Choy, who is said to have taught her film classes with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of vodka in the other."
Her Wikipedia lists her party as Black Panther Party.
#FilmSky
On Ha Ha Shanghai and the Unflinching Honesty of Christine Choy
The Exiles directors Violet Columbus and Ben Klein honor their subject/mentor, and present their favorite film of hers exclusively on Talkhouse.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
RIP award-winning, fearless Chinese American documentary filmmaker and NYU film professor Christine Choy 🎬
"Christine Choy, who is said to have taught her film classes with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of vodka in the other."
Her Wikipedia lists her party as Black Panther Party.
#FilmSky
"Christine Choy, who is said to have taught her film classes with a cigarette in one hand and a glass of vodka in the other."
Her Wikipedia lists her party as Black Panther Party.
#FilmSky
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Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died.
Christine Choy, indie filmmaker who led seminal documentary on the killing of Vincent Chin, dies
Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Christine Choy, a trailblazer for Asian Americans in independent film and whose documentary on the fatal beating of Vincent Chin was nominated for an Academy Award, has died.
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‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social media
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
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Re-upping the dedication of Mahmood Mamdani's 2020 book, 'Neither Settler nor Native'.
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Re-upping the dedication of Mahmood Mamdani's 2020 book, 'Neither Settler nor Native'.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City Mayoral election, reports @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is projected to win the New York City Mayoral election, reports @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social
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The New York City Board of Elections announced that 2 million people had cast ballots — the highest number since 1969.
Zohran Mamdani Leads Trump-Backed Ex-Gov Andrew Cuomo in Early NYC Election Results
The New York City mayoral race drew national attention as a test for the left as democratic socialist Mamdani faced former governor Cuomo.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The New York City Board of Elections announced that 2 million people had cast ballots — the highest number since 1969.
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been thinking about this a lot and want to (again) plug Astoria Food Pantry which will need extra funding to help our neighbors if/when SNAP benefits are cut off. we've already been running out of food faster than usual this month—any donation amount will help! givebutter.com/afp2025
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
been thinking about this a lot and want to (again) plug Astoria Food Pantry which will need extra funding to help our neighbors if/when SNAP benefits are cut off. we've already been running out of food faster than usual this month—any donation amount will help! givebutter.com/afp2025
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MIT, by emphasizing data and merit, rather than politics, set out a standard for the rest of academia.
Anchoring academic resistance politicsoutdoors.com/2025/10/17/a...
Anchoring academic resistance politicsoutdoors.com/2025/10/17/a...
Anchoring academic resistance
Last week the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) rejected the “Compact” offered by the Trump Administration, crossing a line into resistance and (implicitly) inviting other uni…
politicsoutdoors.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
MIT, by emphasizing data and merit, rather than politics, set out a standard for the rest of academia.
Anchoring academic resistance politicsoutdoors.com/2025/10/17/a...
Anchoring academic resistance politicsoutdoors.com/2025/10/17/a...
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At the Third U.S. Congress against War and Fascism in 1936, Langston Hughes declared: “Fascism is a new name for that kind of terror the Negro has always faced in America. . . . This kind of terrorism is extending more and more to groups of peoples whose skins are not black.”
The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review
Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.
www.bostonreview.net
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At the Third U.S. Congress against War and Fascism in 1936, Langston Hughes declared: “Fascism is a new name for that kind of terror the Negro has always faced in America. . . . This kind of terrorism is extending more and more to groups of peoples whose skins are not black.”
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The cover for my book, The Future That Was, is now live! It features the MacArthur genius artist Shahzia Sikander's Infinite Woman (2021), where earth is surrounded by an infinite series of women marching around the globe who, from afar, become rays of the sun ☀️
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The Future That Was
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our present
press.princeton.edu
September 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The cover for my book, The Future That Was, is now live! It features the MacArthur genius artist Shahzia Sikander's Infinite Woman (2021), where earth is surrounded by an infinite series of women marching around the globe who, from afar, become rays of the sun ☀️
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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This was such a great convo with @danieldenvir.bsky.social & @alfatau.bsky.social! Please check it out!
New ep: Trump’s intense police, ICE, military repression w/ Alberto Toscano and @stschrader1.bsky.social. What does this reveal about MAGA’s fascist authoritarian project—and about the illiberalism immanent in carceral and imperialist state? FIRST in 2-part series www.thedigradio.com/podcast/fasc...
Fascist Police State w/ Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader
Featuring Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, and military repression. What does this all reveal about MAGA’s fascist and authoritarian project—and about the...
www.thedigradio.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This was such a great convo with @danieldenvir.bsky.social & @alfatau.bsky.social! Please check it out!
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PART 2 of my interview w/ Alberto Toscano & @stschrader1.bsky.social on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, military repression, what it reveals about MAGA’s fascist/authoritarian project—and about illiberalism already immanent in US carceral/imperialist state www.thedigradio.com/podcast/stat...
State of Impunity w/ Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader
Featuring Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, and military repression. What does this all reveal about MAGA’s fascist and authoritarian project—and about the...
www.thedigradio.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
PART 2 of my interview w/ Alberto Toscano & @stschrader1.bsky.social on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, military repression, what it reveals about MAGA’s fascist/authoritarian project—and about illiberalism already immanent in US carceral/imperialist state www.thedigradio.com/podcast/stat...
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The South Korean government said it will look into whether human rights violations were committed against the 317 South Koreans who were detained by ICE agents in Georgia earlier this month.
South Korea to examine Georgia ICE raid for possible human rights abuses
South Korea vowed to investigate whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated human rights after it detained hundreds at a Hyundai-LG plant.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The South Korean government said it will look into whether human rights violations were committed against the 317 South Koreans who were detained by ICE agents in Georgia earlier this month.
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A United Nations commission of inquiry has determined that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concluding in a 72-page report that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, just one of which would legally constitute a genocide.
UN Inquiry Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide and Calls for Arms Embargo
The findings could be used by the International Court of Justice, which has a pending genocide case against Israel.
truthout.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A United Nations commission of inquiry has determined that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concluding in a 72-page report that Israel has committed four of the five genocidal acts defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention, just one of which would legally constitute a genocide.
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BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.
Human rights experts join rising chorus that accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.'s Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
bit.ly
September 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York” Gov. Kathy Hochul writes in an endorsement of the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.
“Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York” Gov. Kathy Hochul writes in an endorsement of the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.
Opinion | Kathy Hochul: Why I Am Endorsing Zohran Mamdani
I am confident that Zohran Mamdani has the courage, urgency, and optimism New York City needs to lead it through the challenges of this moment.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York” Gov. Kathy Hochul writes in an endorsement of the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.
“Zohran Mamdani and I will both be fearless in confronting Donald Trump’s extreme agenda — with urgency, conviction, and the defiance that defines New York” Gov. Kathy Hochul writes in an endorsement of the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City.