“During the medium’s first two decades in the United States, the largest concentration of women photographers wasn’t in the Northeast, the country’s most populous region. Women photographers were most active in the Midwest”. In the Northeast, it was frowned upon for women to engage in photography due to the job’s reputation as being “dirty”; the chemicals and stains were perceived to be unsuitable for a woman. In contrast, the (at the time) more progressive Midwest, disdainful towards the standards of the Northeast, allowed women to participate in s0-called male-prescribed fields. Read full article here
Culture
The Priest in the Arena
The phrase “man in the arena” has been popularized in recent years, but a lesser known, more dangerous archetype is the “priest in the arena”. This figure is responsible for a process called theocratic capture, where an institution surrenders to a cult demanding unaccountable authority, fueled by claims to privileged knowledge. These cults often target powerful institutions and attempt to monopolize conversations with scaremongering tactics and hostile treatment of allies. It is important to identify and stop theocratic capture before it can gain control. Read full article here
Merv
May 29, 2023
