Jennifer Kabat on the Parallels Between the 1840s Anti-Rent Wars and the January 6th Insurrection

The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion is a deep consideration of land, ownership, and civil society tracking the histories of an author and area in upstate New York. Jennifer Kabat studies time in a continuous present, watching the past bleed onto now. That blood is from the wounds of land theft and […] The post Jennifer Kabat on the Parallels Between the 1840s Anti-Rent Wars and the January 6th Insurrection appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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