Monuments, Memorials, and the Resacralization of Space
Written for Sightings, this piece explores the intersections of space, place, and memory during the Summer of 2020.
Material Religion
Written for Bloomsbury’s Religion in North America, this article presents an introductory overview of the subfield of material religion.
While Whitey’s on the Moon
Written for Fabricating Authenticity, this article uses Trump’s 2020 Fourth of July speech in front of Mount Rushmore to reflect on the importance of language, positionality, and power in the definitions of the everyday. Title from Gil Scott-Heron’s famous song “Whitey on the Moon.”
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