About this book This book investigates the normalisation of blame-shifting within ideological discourse as a broad feature of history, working from Churchill’s truism that history is written by the victors. To that end, it explores historical episodes of political persecution carried out under cover of moral panic, highlighting the process of ‘Othering’ common to each…
New journal piece from yours truly at the revamped website for the journal of the Institute of Social Ecology, Harbinger. Social ecology and world-ecology are two prominent streams of radical ecological thought and praxis today. Yet despite significant thematic overlap and potential complementarity, the traditions have rarely converged. This fact invites us to explore areas…
Have just finished a new album—’Get Rich or Try Sharing.’ Can be had for the princely sum of 5 bucks on Bandcamp or streamed on Soundcloud for free. I am running a crowdfunding campaign on Qrates to press vinyl too, so for a pledge of USD$17 (a bit under AUD$25 plus a few bucks postage) you can get a…
Debney, B. (2019). Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve. In C. M. Hall, The Routledge Handbook of Halal Hospitality and Islamic Tourism. Routledge. Halal food certification is a service provided by Islamic religious authorities to food manufacturers to certify that their processes and products meet the dietary and customary standards required…
A couple of very useful quotes are attributed to Einstein. The first is his definition of madness as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The second is his observation about the impossibility of solving problems using the thinking that created them. If we combine the two, we can see that…
The Christchurch atrocity is a result of the scapegoating dynamic of savage capitalism, built on a white victim complex refusing to acknowledge any difference between respecting other cultures and the death of the Self.
Released this one in 2018 and totally forgot to post about it anywhere at the time.