An educator, scholar and critic of music, politics and media, Jayson Harsin was an indie rock and alt. country dj for seven years at WNUR radio in Chicago. He has two blogs (Parisnormale:Indie News from Paris and Pearls Before Swine). He is also a regular contributor to Popmatters, and his writing on film has appeared in Bright Lights Film journal (online) and Bad Subjects. He is currently at work on a book, The Rumor Bomb: Convergence Culture and Politics
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Paris's "Nuit Blanche": Institutionalized Psychogeography
How do environments, landscapes human and natural, influence and structure the behavior, emotions, and thoughts of human beings?
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Public Memories of 9/11: Exploiting Tragedy Five Years Later
Remembering 9/11 has been the object of continual political exploitation for five years. Most of all, Bush has used it to justify Iraq.
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Indie Music Reviews for the Attention Deficient: Josh Rouse, Gogol Bordello, iForward, Russia!
"Damn, here I am on the Internet and I've got so much crap to do!"
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Music Reviews for the Attention Deficient: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Jose Gonzales, and Shout Out Louds
Short reviews for the attention deficient.
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Security After Katrina: One Year Later
Who's better off since Katrina?
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Concert Review: Rock en Seine: Ca Rocke pas
Review of bands at Rock en Seine, music festival: Morissey, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Raconteurs, Kasabian, TV on Radio.
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