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Hello and welcome to my blog collection! Most pieces are a short 10-minute read, although I am experimenting with many different styles (research papers, op-eds, comics, etc). Hope you enjoy the posts and do remember to leave comments :)

Decolonial Projects: Fanon’s Critique of the Western Models of Political Transformation

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Jun 1

Political Science

Decolonial Projects: Fanon’s Critique of the Western Models of Political Transformation

Written on 20th April 2024 Preamble: Another one of my essays for the same module - and gosh I love writing about Fanon. Encountered...

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Freud's Critique of Socialism: Incompatibility with Instinctual Necessity

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Jun 1

Political Science

Freud's Critique of Socialism: Incompatibility with Instinctual Necessity

Written on 29 February 2024 Preamble: This was my essay for one of my modules and frankly, as much as I ABHOR Freud, this essay was...

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Reading Review: Freud, Civilization and its Discontents, pp. 10-112

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Feb 12

Political Science

Reading Review: Freud, Civilization and its Discontents, pp. 10-112

Rebecca SE Tan 8 February 2024 *I think I am going to start writing random preambles for my essays for some context. This piece was...

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The Definitional Problem: Can States be Terrorists?

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Feb 15, 2023

Political Science

The Definitional Problem: Can States be Terrorists?

Rebecca SE Tan 13 January 2023 Introduction “Remember the worst terrorist campaign in the world by far is the one that’s being...

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Violent Resistance: On Necessity and Morality

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Dec 26, 2022

Political Science

Violent Resistance: On Necessity and Morality

Rebecca SE Tan 25 December 2022 Introduction Violent resistance characterises our news today – from Iran to Hong Kong to Bolivia and...

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rebtanse

Nov 19, 2022

Political Science

TIL: Is Violence Ever Legitimate?

Rebecca SE Tan 18 November 2022 In political theory class, we discussed whether violence is ever legitimate in specific situations,...

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