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How does Hamilton affect our idea of Civil Society?

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  Photo Source: Joan Marcus Pictured in this image is the original Broadway cast of Hamilton during one of their performances. Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton) is running across the back of the stage while the rest of the cast sings in a line downstage. From left to right, pictured are Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Betsy Struxness (Ensemble), Anthony Ramos (John Laurens / Philip Hamilton), Seth Stewart (Ensemble), Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson), Carleigh Bettiol (Ensemble), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan / James Madison), Ephraim Sykes (George Eacker / ensemble), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler), Sasha Hutchings (Ensemble), Phillipa Soo (Eliza Schuyler), Ariana DeBose (Ensemble), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds), Thayne Jasperson (Samuel Seabury / Ensemble), and Leslie Odom Jr. (Aaron Burr). All the members of the non-ensemble cast (excepting Johnathon Groff, who played King George III) are people...
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No-vax is No Djoke: Collective Effervescence Against Australian Immigration Law

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The image above is a photograph of several fans of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic congregating outside of a hotel, doubling as an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Australia, in early 2022, where the athlete was rumored to be staying. Four fans hold hands outside the building, despite, it appears, heavy rainfall. One fan has a scarf with a Serbian flag design draped over her head, another wears a red tee shirt, with what appears to be a Serbian crest, and holds a large Serbian flag. Behind the four fans in the front, more fans hold up a very large, customized banner featuring various Serbian flag motifs, a superimposed image of Djokovic, Cyrillic writing, and in English, the phrase “Nole Forever,” “Nole” being a nickname for Djokovic.  This photograph was taken in January of 2022, after, upon his arrival in Melbourne to compete in the Australian Open later that month, Novak Djokovic was detained by immigration, as his visa had been revoked for failing to comply wit...
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Last Son of Civility: The Man of Steel's Totemic Qualities and Symbolism within American Civil Religion

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              1. Americanistmemes. 2025.                                         2. García-López, José Luis. 1982. The first image is split into two main sections. The top panel has a beige, parchment-like background with the text: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” echoing the Declaration of Independence in style, between two lines on either side. Below this is a colorful, comic book illustration featuring a classic Superman in his iconic blue and red costume, standing confidently. Behind him is a large American flag and a dramatic explosion in orange, yellow, and black, creating a glowing halo effect around Superman. Bold white text at the bottom reads...
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Defining What's Dirt-y in Wall-E

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Defining What's Dirt-y in Wall-E      There’s not a human in sight. Wall-E, an aging service robot, chases a strange red laser through a desolate wasteland. He’s captivated; it stands out like a sore thumb amidst the brown soil, a glorified piecemeal of mechanical scraps and rocks. Above him, sunlight unsuccessfully tries to scrape its way through the thick clouds of dust. The horizon is completely obstructed by skyscraper after skyscraper, the largest of which their bricks are bales of trash, mortared together by Wall-E’s sheer will to keep serving his duty to organize dirt.      The anthropocene has left Earth a floating trash can. Their descent into a monstrous, self-destructive form of capitalism has ruined the planet and caused them to leave it behind. They’ve gone off on their humanity-sized intergalactic ship, cruising in convenience and aimlessness. Meanwhile, Wall-E, the only left of his kind, roams around looking for scraps he can put into his com...
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