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Here's a selection of some of the articles (media and academic) I've written.

Aids, the Problem of Representation, and Plurality in Derek Jarman's "Blue" (Social Text, Fall/Winter 1997)

Derek Jarman's Blue did not explode onto the cinematic world in the full glory of Hollywood hype. When the film was premiered at the Venice Biennale in June 1993, McDonald's didn't organize a special promotion of blue hamburgers, and Coca-Cola stuck to its red-colored cans and brown-colored drink. Nor were there dozens of photographers hustling for the best shot of the sexiest star as the audience gathered at the Palazzo de Cinema. No, the screening of Jarman's film passed quiety ⎯ just...

Edward Said, Late Style and the Aesthetic of Exile (Third Text, Spring 1997)

Edward Said plugged in the small, black cassette recorder and pressed play. Beethoven's Appassionata blared out, the sound breaking up as the full force of the 23rd Sonata threatened to blow the inadequate speakers. "What we see here is a classic sonata structure," Said thundered, battling to make himself heard above the music. He was using the piece to illustrate Beethoven's 'middle period' style to his bemused literature students. "There is cohesion, passion, progression. Personality ...