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Our collective unconscious of violence: on networks and discipline

Our collective unconscious of violence: on networks and discipline

This is the text of the talk I gave at the “Public Lives/Private Platform: The Politics of Twitter” Symposium at the University of…
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Flavia Dzodan
Meet the Dutch alt-right ideologue that won two seats in parliament

Meet the Dutch alt-right ideologue that won two seats in parliament

The alt-right (also known as, you know, nazis) now hold two seats in Dutch parliament. Thierry Baudet and his Forum for Democracy (Forum…
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Sander Philipse
Alt-Feminism and the white nationalist women who love it

Alt-Feminism and the white nationalist women who love it

A gathering and conference of European and American white nationalists took place in Sweden at the end of February. This conference didn’t…
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Flavia Dzodan
Big Data and the ethics of community surveillance

Big Data and the ethics of community surveillance

In the previous essay of this ongoing series about Big Data, I discussed how the emotional states of the dominant culture are usually…
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Flavia Dzodan
Facts to counteract the normalization of neo-nazis

Facts to counteract the normalization of neo-nazis

This past weekend, Richard Spencer was punched while giving an interview to an Australian outlet. Now certain media is wondering whether…
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Flavia Dzodan
When the personal is necropolitical: on Inauguration Day and alliances of hate

When the personal is necropolitical: on Inauguration Day and alliances of hate

Today marks what I believe will be remembered as a new era. We tend to think of historical eras as having neat demarcations, limits we can…
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Flavia Dzodan
When white fears become Big Data: racist emotions and the populists who love them

When white fears become Big Data: racist emotions and the populists who love them

At the end of last year I started exploring issues surrounding Big Data from a political standpoint. The first essay summarized the history…
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Flavia Dzodan
The new Alt-Feminism, when white supremacy met women’s empowerment

The new Alt-Feminism, when white supremacy met women’s empowerment

Much has been written about what is popularly known as “white feminism”. Catherine Young wrote the most comprehensive breakdown of its…
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Flavia Dzodan
2016 A Year of Writing in Review

2016 A Year of Writing in Review

So, here we are. Another year end and time for a recap of sorts. After two long years completely offline, 2016 is when I finally got back…
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Flavia Dzodan
Surveys, vigilance and the myth of neutral data

Surveys, vigilance and the myth of neutral data

In mid December I started a series of explorations on Big Data. I hoped to touch on often overlooked issues surrounding Big Data, privacy…
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Flavia Dzodan
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