Dace Dzenovska

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Emptiness

Theorizing the Contemporary

Emptiness

This series argues that emptiness is emerging as a concrete spatial-temporal coordinate in the global landscape of capitalism and state power, and a heuristic d... More

Emptiness: An Introduction

Theorizing the Contemporary

Emptiness: An Introduction

Emptiness conjures up a variety of meanings for the modern subject, such as chaos before order or an existential void that accompanies the life of plenty. It is... More

Emptiness and Order

Theorizing the Contemporary

Emptiness and Order

On April 27, 2019, I attended a talka—a day of communal labor—in Mazciems, a village by the Latvian-Russian border that was built in the late-nineteenth century... More

Lessons for Liberalism from the “Illiberal East”

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Lessons for Liberalism from the “Illiberal East”

The cumulative effects of Brexit, the resurgence of populist politics in Europe, and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States have given r... More

Introduction: Lessons for Liberalism from the “Illiberal East”

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Introduction: Lessons for Liberalism from the “Illiberal East”

The cumulative effects of Brexit, the resurgence of populist politics in Europe, and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States have given... More

The (In)significance of Latvia in the Battle Between Good and Evil

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The (In)significance of Latvia in the Battle Between Good and Evil

After a moment of fame due to its resistance to Soviet power in the late 1980s, Latvia retreated into oblivion. The blank stares that one encountered at the men... More