Ayesha A. Siddiqi
The Pop Diaspora of M.I.A.
If MIA is guilty of decontextualization, critics need to understand that decontextualization is the lived experience of an immigrant. The packaging doesn’t undermine the message; it is the message.
You, Me, and Chris Brown
America’s concern over sending a message of tacit approval or even forgiveness of domestic violence motivates a level of vitriol directed toward Brown that provides a case study on the way we shame now.
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