Category: Ema Peteva
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Contagion, the Abject and Sociopolitical Power: A Theoretical and Cinematic Study of Disgust
Read more: Contagion, the Abject and Sociopolitical Power: A Theoretical and Cinematic Study of DisgustContent Warning! Milk gone sour, curdling into yellow clots, emanating a sweet, putrid reek. A knot of pale larvae, slick, sticky bodies writhing together, blind mouths chewing and gulping. A spider overturned, legs ticking and curling inward like coarse burnt hair. An exposed wound, sickly warmth pulsating, raw flesh glistening in the light. A splintering…
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Tattoos Are Not the Enemy: A Letter to My Grandma
Read more: Tattoos Are Not the Enemy: A Letter to My Grandma“Wear your heart on your skin in this life.” ~ Sylvia Plath Tattoos are a controversial subject in my family. Ever since I could comprehend speech, my grandmother has been telling me that if I ever get a tattoo, she will take out the rolling pin, which my uncle is dearly familiar with. She told…
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