December 2017 - Jennifer Tucker

Hartford Courant: President Trump Takes Page From P.T. Barnum’s Book

In this op-ed, I examine similarities between President Donald Trump and P.T. Barnum (1810-1891), both entertainment moguls and public figures, as well as icons of populism, capitalism, and democracy. As Barnum biographer Terence Whalen notes, he “inflicted himself upon a surprisingly willing public in a wide variety of roles” and Read more…

By admin, 7 yearsDecember 27, 2017 ago

Art, Scientific Discovery, and Visual Imagination

Tucker, co-ed. with Simon Schaffer & David Serlin. Radical History Review 127: “Political Histories of Technoscience” (Winter 2017).

Tucker, co-ed. with Simon Schaffer & David Serlin. Radical History Review 127: “Political Histories of Technoscience” (Winter 2017). This special issue offers case studies of technoscience engaged both with the interdisciplinary tools of science and technology studies and with the enduring legacies of radical political critique. Drawing on a wide Read more…

By admin, 7 yearsDecember 8, 2017 ago