Marcus de Matos

What is the role of the critic?

What is the role of the critic?

Strategic optimism as a concept for imagining and transforming justice, politics and resistance It is rare to attend a conference in honour of an author, in the presence of the said author. In all my 25 years of academic experience in both Brazilian, European and UK...

Jesus Fights Back: Easter Torture & Reverse Racism

Jesus Fights Back: Easter Torture & Reverse Racism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3w5Gl7qMk Marcus De Matos[i] The short Easter video goes like this: Jesus, played by a black actor, is carrying his cross, surrounded by Roman soldiers. Suddenly, they started lashing him, as predicted in any representation of the...