aesthetics / civilization / political analysis / teaching
by chriscrews · Published 02/17/2012 · Last modified 03/27/2012
Some materials to think through in relation to questions of Nazi and Fascist aesthetics, and the influences of German art and politics between WWI and WWII. Reflections on Nazi film propagandist Leni Riefenstahl,...
civilization / news / political analysis / prison-industrial complex / technology
by chriscrews · Published 02/10/2012
Some resources reflecting on Teddy Bear Patriarchy by Donna Haraway and The Body and the Archive by Allen Sekula. How does the history of natural dioramas, depictions of animals in Africa, the construction...
I’m a storyteller. That’s what I do in life — telling stories, writing novels — and today I would like to tell you a few stories about the art of storytelling and also...
economics / environmental politics / news / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis / technology
by chriscrews · Published 01/27/2012 · Last modified 05/17/2016
So I was recently asked to share some thoughts on the rise of the B Corporation–or benefit corporation–and their role in relation both to Occupy Wall Street and possible shifts in economic thinking...
That’s right, a Yukon Denali Hybrid! If that sound like an oxymoron, that’s probably because it is. I happened upon this car while walking to work today, and saw one sitting at...
environmental politics / fracking / political analysis
by chriscrews · Published 01/15/2012 · Last modified 01/20/2012
After writing about my experience in Belleville recently talking about fracking for gas in Ohio, one of the folks I met there asked me an interesting question, which I want to devote an...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.
