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Author Archives: Daniel Drennan ElAwar
Research/writing at @academia
I’ve uploaded papers, conference presentations, articles, etc. to Academia.edu [link to Academia.edu]; I hope this will serve as a more central repository of output than various blogs/web sites. Thanks for reading. Advertisements
Resisting Extirpation: Revolutionary Adoption Activism
This is the full text of the presentation I delivered at the ASAC/AI Conference that took place in Oakland in October, 2018.
Posted in Adoption activism, Adoption resistance
Tagged adoption, Adoption Initiative, ASAC, resistance, revolution
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ASAC/AI Voices of Adoption Literary Event
ASAC presents Voices of Adoption, an evening of literary readings, featuring Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, Susan Harness, Julayne Lee, and Lee Herrick (and many other talented writers). Free and open to the public! The literary event will take place on Friday, … Continue reading
@Jack, Defiance Killer: @Twitter’s focused attack on the left
The social media Purge I was intrigued by a tweet that went out the other day. Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz), after tweeting that John McCain was a warmonger, had her account unceremoniously suspended. Twitter users raised enough of a ruckus that … Continue reading
CAA Conference: Decolonizing Illustration
The College Arts Association (CAA) Annual Conference, “the largest professional convening of art historians, artists, designers, curators, and others in the visual arts” [link], will be holding its annual conference in New York City in February. I’m happy and honored … Continue reading
Posted in Engagements & Events
Tagged College Arts Association, colonialism, colonized mind, conference, decolonization, New York City
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ASAC Conference, Part II: “Creative Writing Reading”
The Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (ASAC) Conference will also be hosting a “Creative Writing Reading” session. I am happy and honored to report that my proposal here has also been accepted. OVERVIEW: Reading proposal • My proposal … Continue reading
Resisting Extirpation: Revolutionary Adoption Activism
The Alliance for the Study of Adoption and Culture (ASAC) Conference this year will feature sessions of The Adoption Initiative, which is usually a separate conference. I’ve been to both conferences in the past, have worked on the planning committee … Continue reading
Eulogy: Mary J. Drennan
There’s a story we tell in the family about our mom. One time, when she was living in Magdalena, hours away by car from the nearest cellular tower much less town or city, they were obliged to use a helicopter … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements
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On Lebanese media and adoption.
Over the years I’ve been contacted by various journalists interested in writing about adoption and trafficking in Lebanon, and their usual starting point is a personal one: How has adoption affected the adoptee personally, and what might reunion mean for … Continue reading
Excerpt: “Lose Your Mother”.
The following is an excerpt from the painful yet quite compelling and necessary read, Lose Your Mother [link] by Saidiya Hartman.
Posted in Adoption Reading
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