Etieno Essien

  “Simulation is no longer that of a territory, a referential being, or a substance. It is the generation by models of a real without origin or reality: a hyperreal. The territory no longer precedes the map, nor does it survive it. It is nevertheless the map that precedes the territory — precession of simulacra … Read more

There poses an existential threat to an intellectual culture, a genocidal sweep upon a population still in its infancy. It suffers from a symbolic violence actuated by the masses and birthed by our social structure. While the term “polymath” may be one largely unknown by the general populace, its synonym, albeit a negatively perceived one, … Read more