The Etymology of Protest Meriwether Clarke Government, Politics & Economics This piece originally appeared in Entropy Magazine. Author’s note: The dates next to each definition are the Oxford English Dictionary’s first known recording of that particular definition’s use (in...
Keep Calm and Enjoy the Silence: On the Pains and Pleasures of Doing Research in Egypt Y. Elsayed Politics & Economics In the fall of 2006, I walked down Tahrir Square alone, after naively showing up to a protest that never took place. All I could muster was a look of silent disdain at the tens of security officers who showed...
Fighting On and Singing Along with Prince’s ‘Baltimore’ Alexandra Apolloni Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, History, Society & Culture Prince's song “Baltimore” calls for justice – but it also calls for dancing. And while it might seem incongruous to want to get people up and dancing at a moment like this, the sound of this kind of music - and the way it moves people to move their bodies and come together – can have political power.
