Gary Genosko

Gary Genosko is a Communication and Digital Media Studies professor at University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He has written thirteen and edited ten academic books, all more or less based on post-structuralist theory. One day during his master’s degree in philosophy, he heard about a band who name-dropped Wittgenstein’s Tractatus in a love song.
How Keith Richards’ Drug Bust Opened the Mainstream for Disability Activists

How Keith Richards’ Drug Bust Opened the Mainstream for Disability Activists

Keith Richard’s 1977 drug bust in Toronto led to the controversial “Blind Date” benefit concert in nearby Oshawa. Many benefited, but not in the way you think.

Philosophy and Pop Harmonize on Scritti Politti’s ‘Songs to Remember’

Philosophy and Pop Harmonize on Scritti Politti’s ‘Songs to Remember’

In Scritti Politti’s Songs to Remember, Green Gartside comically challenges hegemonic structures in a perfect harmony of philosophy and pop.