Free Samples
Music, Gender Segregation, and the Pamir-Kush: a look at some artifacts and music videos
In this essay, I consider two artifacts in the Dunhuang archaeological assemblage in relation to musical practice and gendered segregation in the Pamir and Hindu Kush Mountains (a region I call the Pamir-Kush). My argument is that the Silk Road culture was steeped in the exploitation of women as sexual entertainers with musical accompaniment, and that the conservatism of the people in the mountains provided for a counter-cultural movement whereby women were excluded from participating in public musical practices.
Du Fu on war and music: a reflection on Tang poetry. An interpretation of a poem by Du Fu describing the role of music in Tang China, with regard to people's dissatisfaction with the ongoing war and the inability of the government to provide peace.
Colonial psychology and taking sides: a reflection on 'The Quiet American' by Graham Greene. An essay on the novel that looks at the choices people have within colonial relationships, and how sometimes people are more involved than they think, and taking sides is necessary whether we face the choice or not.
Atomism, social media, community. An essay about how the social media sometimes appeals to fear in such a way as to drive us further apart, and drive us into approval-seeking behavior, and some of the social ramifications that stem from that manipulative practice.
Sovereignty, courts, and rights. An essay on international law, and how it is falling short on its promise. I suggest a kind of layered sovereignty structure that might help make institutions of international law more effective at helping build justice.
Content Creation Industry and Ideology: the system is geared to support fascism.
My basic argument here is that the structure and function of the present system of online content creation supports the ideology globalized fascism. It conditions us to seek approval, it infantilizes our emotional responses, and it compounds the spiritual alienation at the heart of globalized fascism.
New EP up on Bandcamp (24 September 2026)
https://exululamus.bandcamp.com/album/manitou-mandala-ep. I'm feeling really good about it. Manitou Mandala. It was going to be two volumes, full LPs, but I edited it down, and I love the result. It's more metal than most of my work. I'm calling it experimental / post-metal / world. I think this is part of a big shift in how I edit and publish. It's a free stream. If you're interested in a copy, let me know and I'll give you a free copy. Thanks so much for your time. Peace.
Conspiracy, migration, and social media. A discussion of social media addiction, and what I'm calling the attention economy, whereby content that is successful at manipulating people's attention gains momentum and gets people trapped in a cycle of disinformation, and how that process is manipulated to serve the interest of a class of global elites to put up barriers to human migration. by Kevin Patrick Fitzgerald. Substack link here. Medium friend link here. Thank you.
AI, Propaganda, and the Market, by Kevin Patrick Fitzgerald, on substack.com. (03 September 2026).
Nationalism, Pride, and Compassion, by Kevin Patrick Fitzgerald, on medium.com/resisting-tyranny (28 Autust 2026).
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At this point, you can access free samples of writing from medium and substack.
www.substack.com/@kevinpfitzgerald
there will be more on the way, but this is where we are at.
you can access free music at youtube, spotify, and other platforms by searching for exululamus
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