- Zachary Braiterman is Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His specialization is modern Jewish thought and philosophical aesthetics. Facebook | Twitter | Academia.edu.
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Guns & Christ (White American Icons at the New York State Fair 2017)
Year after year, the t-shirt and t-shirt decal (?) stands consistently (there are only a few of them) reflect the most rancid side of the New York State Fair, or I’m sure of any state fair. No doubt a signal … Continue reading
Brown Cow & Human Hand (New York State Fair 2017)
Check out the “rhizome” established by the animal hide, machine, and human hand. Here across the hairs along the ridge of the back, to get that show sheen on the cows requires very careful razor work. Intent and gentle on … Continue reading
Social Worlds (New York State Fair 2017)
The New York State Fair is an index to some of the different social worlds I habituate during the course of the year, commuting back and forth between New York and Syracuse. Back again to the New York State Fair, … Continue reading
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St John the Divine Fashion Shoot
This little scene was so silly. I stopped and gave it a look on a walk past the Cathedral between point A and point B.
Not Just As Bad (Nazis Israel Leftists)
Have none of it or get help. There are deranged people out there in the current climate of this Trump moment making off-the-wall comparisons. Are Israel and Zionism “just as bad” as white supremacist alt-right ethno-fascism? Are radical left wing … Continue reading
Antifas (A Tentative Liberal Response)
Going out on a limb from which I will pull back depending on the actual range and scope of this kind of resistance (who gets targeted) and what one means by violence (standing the line, physical disruption, throwing fists or … Continue reading
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