Noëlle McAfee
@noellemcafee.net
Philosopher trying to make sense of the dark side of humanity in the midst of so much beauty. noellemcafee.net
This was painful to write. I hate that Emory’s new interim president, on her second day of office, just last week, called for abolishing DEI programs at Emory. open.substack.com/pub/noellemc...
Is Emory Joining the Club of Capitulators?
Stepping into the role of Emory University’s interim president, Justice Leah Ward Sears brought with her quite a legacy: a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, the youngest person eve...
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noellemcafee.substack.com/p/the-sound-... What a university sounds like when it complies — and what truth sounds like.
The Sound of Capitulation
What is the sound of capitulation?
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How authoritarianism is a containment vessel for the precarity anxiety generated by unfettered capitalism. My upcoming talk for the ISPP open.substack.com/pub/noellemc...
Containing Precarity
the new authoritarian playbook
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Thoughts upon waking up in Crete to the news from California open.substack.com/pub/noellemc...
Protecting the Wetlands of Democracy
notes from crete
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On What Comes to Mind --see my piece on the unconscious origins of our political perceptions: open.substack.com/pub/noellemc...
On What Comes to Mind
notes toward my book on authoritarian psyches
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Here's a piece of mine published in today's Atlanta Journal Constitution on the 1-year anniversary of the police riot on my campus. www.ajc.com/education/ge...
Emory University students and faculty mark one year since police moved in on protesters.
Emory University professor Noëlle McAfee writes of what happened on the Emory campus a year ago.
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Here at Emory we are wondering why on earth is our university president not signing on to the AAC&U letter. Local newspaper story on this here: www.ajc.com/politics/uni...
Universities unite against government 'interference' but few from South join in
Hundreds of universities across the United States are speaking out for academic freedom, but few schools in the South have joined the opposition to the Trump adminsitration.
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A little psychoanalytic theorizing for our times. noellemcafee.substack.com/p/americas-q...
America's Quilting Points Under Fire
At about age three, I sat at a kitchen table drawing pictures of sailboats on the sea, wondering if it was possible to think about an object like this if I didn’t have a word for it.
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The difference between university presidents who are courageous, complicit, and cowardly. open.substack.com/pub/noellemc...
How Universities Become Tools for Tyranny
and how to prevent that from happening
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Next week I'll be giving a talk here: societyforcriticalexchange.org/winter-theor...
Insurrection
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LaConference 2025: October 17th and 18th, Vancouver, Canada - Lacan Salon
Feminine Desire: Honoring the Life and Work of Anne Dufourmantelle and Mari Ruti Keynote Speakers: Noëlle McAfee and Ana Houine Call for Papers The LaConference 2025 will explore and honor the work of...
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What do they want? To make America conform again. To make everyone afraid to be anyone. To kill your spirit. Screw them and #resist
#resistance is a force that gives us meaning. The trumpians are trying to flood us and overwhelm us. Don’t get distracted. Focus on the 1 or 2 things you deeply care about and dive in deep there.
Email from Emory this morning: Yesterday, we became aware that study sections and advisory council meetings at the National Institutes of Health were canceled as a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) communications pause. The DHHS communication pause is scheduled through Feb 1
Likely the Donald is pissed that he had to share the spotlight today with MLK so maybe one of his exec orders will be to rename today DJT day.
It's been nearly nine months since Emory University's administration called in outside police forces to violently terminate a peaceful. Only now is there some accountability. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Complaint Against Emory University Alleging Anti-Muslim and Anti-Palestinian Discrimination
OCR today announced that Emory University in Georgia has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure compliance with civil rights laws involving alleged harassment of students based on national orig...
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