This newsletter continues the meditation of the previous newsletter about the role of labels and categories in human life, the way in which we understand both the world and ourselves through classification. Last time, I explored our ambivalence about labels of gender identity and sexual orientation. This time I want to examine the role of categories and labels in the arts, particularly popular music and popular fiction.
July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021
This newsletter continues the meditation of the previous newsletter about the role of labels and categories in human life, the way in which we understand both the world and ourselves through classification. Last time, I explored our ambivalence about labels of gender identity and sexual orientation. This time I want to examine the role of categories and labels in the arts, particularly popular music and popular fiction.