Latest essays, notes, and public writing from Martin Lepage.https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/en-CAhttps://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/jester-femininity-and-bounded-power/https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/jester-femininity-and-bounded-power/A concise critical note on female power that is spectacular and central yet still structurally prevented from transforming the order that authorizes it.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/what-governance-needs-from-ritual/https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/what-governance-needs-from-ritual/A short bridge essay arguing that governance often fails when it ignores ceremony, recognition, and symbolic thresholds in institutional life.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/notes-from-hexadecimal-project/https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/notes-from-hexadecimal-project/A short essay on the writing atmosphere behind the Hex A. Decimal Substack profile: glitch-born essays, haunted systems, and a refusal of empty optimization.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/against-frictionless-governance/https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/against-frictionless-governance/A short essay on why governance that feels too seamless often hides the very decisions institutions most need to see, document, and defend.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/witchcraft-after-platformization/https://martin-lepage-phd.pharos-ai.ca/writing/witchcraft-after-platformization/An essay on digital enchantment, visibility, affect, and the transformation of witchcraft through platforms and online circulation.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT