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Deep brain stimulation for PTSD: from memory modification to mind control

Deep brain stimulation for PTSD: from memory modification to mind control

Despite advancements in pharmacology, available medications fall short in successfully treating debilitating neurological and psychiatric illnesses. While antipsychotic, antianxiety, and other medication categories are often used for symptom management, they are associated with a range of undesirable side effects. Deep brain stimulation has shown promising results in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, treatment-resistant depression, epilepsy, and several other neurological and psychiatric disorders. As the potential benefits of this technique for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are being explored, a range of ethical concerns have surfaced.

‘Objectified’ in the Middle East to ‘Empowered’ in the West

‘Objectified’ in the Middle East to ‘Empowered’ in the West

This article aims to deconstruct how the negative stereotype of the ‘hypersexual’ and ‘objectified’ belly dancer translates into a positive stereotype of the ‘empowered’ belly dancer when the dance form is relocated from a Middle Eastern to a non-Middle Eastern context. At the same time the article maintains that the privilege of the positive stereotype is not offered to all belly dancers but mainly to those of non-Middle Eastern origin.

Phantasmagoria in times of a Global Pandemic

Phantasmagoria in times of a Global Pandemic

This article explores the horrors of commodity production and their consumer bases by looking through the lens of phantasmagoria - a form of horror theatre that used various props to create a new reality. This issue has become even more intensified in the current pandemic crisis that we are in, where online shopping has become the norm, despite no transparency about the working conditions of their often ill-paid workers.