The Faculty Lounge
Welcome to The Faculty Lounge, the PICT journal where a rotating cast of our faculty members and contributors pursue their ongoing obsessions as thinkers, researchers, and activists.


Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is a Direct Assault on the “Purpose” of Men
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” Is a Direct Assault on the “Purpose” of Men by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) IF 2022 was “the year men flopped”1 (as if they


Living in the Toxcene: Toxicity as a Form of Life
Living in the Toxcene: Toxicity as a Form of Life by Dipali Mathur (Edinburgh, UK) EDITORS’ NOTE: This essay was originally published as “The Planetary


“These Gays, They’re Trying to Murder Me”
“These Gays, They’re Trying to Murder Me” How Tanya’s Plotline in The White Lotus Speaks to Gay Male Misogyny by Genna Rivieccio (Paris, France) WITH the likelihood


How to Déplier Baroque
How to Déplier Baroque Interview with Marina Nordera by Tatiana Senkevitch (Paris, France) WHETHER one thinks of the Baroque as a specific historical period or as an


The One Who Sees This World Is You
The One Who Sees This World Is You by Aşık Veysel (Turkish original – Sivas, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation –


Let My Friends Remember Me
Let My Friends Remember Me by Aşık Veysel (Turkish original – Sivas, Turkey)by David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers (English translation – Paris, France) THIS