Reader Political / Cultural

Reproductive futurism and its collapse

Lee Edelman's concept of the Child as ideological instrument, here updated to account for the state's brutalization of the very children it claims to protect.

Appears in 3 texts

2026-01-24 No Future 2026 "The image of the Child, not to be confused with the lived experiences of any historical children, serves to regulate political discourse."2026-01-17 Revisiting Brat Summer "It's January 2026 now. Brat Summer is mostly a memory. But the escapism and political paralysis of a generation? That seemed to stick around."2025-01-22 A Personal Reflection: California Dreamin' "I see a beautiful future ahead where mutual aid systems allow for the kind of coordinated restoration."