Author: Belli Research Institute

About Belli Research Institute

The Belli Research Institute for Critical Thots is an experimental platform for thotties and babblers writing during wartime. Belli, Latin for both 'of the war' and 'in the war', alludes to the totality of civil war in which everyone is a partisan and no existing conditions are exempt. The critical thots at BRI explore difference, contradiction, and fissure in political frameworks as fruitful sites for learning and experimentation. Nothing short of the total abolition of this world.

Oct 2, 18

A Whores’ Dialogue: On the History & Racism of Anti-Trafficking

This is a transcript of episode 3 of the new podcast, The Underbelli. This episode is a historical fiction interpretation of some articles about... Read Full Article

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Jun 5, 18

The Underbelli Podcast #3 – A Whores’ Dialogue: On the History and Racism of Anti-Trafficking

The Belli Research Institute returns with a brand new podcast. Listen and Download HERE We’re very excited about this one as we... Read Full Article

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Apr 3, 18

The Underbelli Podcast #2 – The Monsters You Make of Us: On Sex Work and Stigma

The Belli Research Institute returns for their second podcast, this time focusing on sex work and the State’s attempts to repress it.... Read Full Article

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Mar 11, 18

The Underbelli Podcast #1: Schizo-Genesis // Mad Apocalypse

This brand new podcast comes from one of the most interesting and thought provoking theory projects in the US, the Belli Research... Read Full Article

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Nov 10, 17

Why We Need Devin Patrick Kelley to be Crazy

Saying the Unsayable Every Time When the unspeakable occurs, where do we turn for answers? Whenever a politician or pundit — the... Read Full Article

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May 9, 17

Why MPD Pulls Guns on Highschoolers and Sends Tactical Vehicles to Dance Parties

Note: The article was hastily written a while back but the narrative and ideas presented still feel as pertinent as ever. On... Read Full Article

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Mar 12, 17

The Savage Peace: Democracy’s 2500 Years of Failure and the Legacy of Global Civil War

Introduction “I might compare myself to a person who, on beholding beautiful animals either created by the painter’s art, or, better still,... Read Full Article

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Feb 24, 17

Don’t Just Follow Along: Some Critical Notes on Tactics and Discourse

We are all here to get our voices heard. This may be true for some, but we question whether this applies generally... Read Full Article

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Feb 23, 17

A Field Guide to Protests: The Protest Marshall

Download and Print Here I. The protest marshal wears a neon vest and has a walkie-talkie. The protest marshal sets themself apart in... Read Full Article

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