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‘Thomas Friedman: The imperial messenger’
The following is an excerpt from my book The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work, released today by Verso. The excerpt, originally published at Al Jazeera, begins with late Palestinian-America… more →
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Friedrich Engels' "The Civil War in Switzerland" (1847)
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wrote 4 days ago: Engraving of William Tell While I appreciate Said more than most of the subsequent post-colonial the … more →
Earthquakes, Community, Rugby and Revolution
wrote 6 days ago: For rugby union fans the Super 15 competition is now getting interesting, and that interest as alway … more →
About The Artist-Tourist, And How Many More Times We Have to Objectify Ourselves to Hir
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wrote 6 days ago: One must admit that upon showing up at a performance-lecture or presentation by visiting artists the … more →
2012 Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture
wrote 1 week ago: Edward Said 2012 EDWARD W. SAID MEMORIAL LECTURE The lecture, entitled ‘What’s Left in P … more →
Egypt after Edward Said
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wrote 1 week ago: Last December, when the Institut d’Egypte was burned down, I thought immediately of Edward Said. Nap … more →
The Recognition of Kalidasa
wrote 1 week ago: Kalidasa: The Loom of Time (Rajan, Chandra) In the 18th Century, as Edward Said notes in Orientalism … more →
Some early suggestions for your summer reading....
wrote 2 weeks ago: It’s that time of year; the schools are letting out, the weather’s getting nicer, some o … more →
Erasing the Nakba
wrote 2 weeks ago: Israel’s Tireless Efforts to Conceal the Historical Events Leading to Its Creation by NEVE GORDON Be … more →
12 Variations on a Theme: Wilde’s “The Decay of Lying,” A Survey of Critical Analysis
wrote 2 weeks ago: This was a take-home, open-book midterm for my Fall 2012 Critical Theory and Research class. We wer … more →
Orientalism and Jesus
wrote 2 weeks ago: A couple months ago I wrote a paper on Orientalism by Edward Said. The book is about the Middle E … more →
Where Post-Colonialism Takes A Nineteenth Century Stroll
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wrote 2 weeks ago: A Short Introduction (1) Post-colonialist criticism has won my favour today, because I’ve been … more →
M. Butterfly - "Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act"
wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a rather interesting play to read, but that should come as no surprise given the class I was … more →
文化を視る角度
wrote 3 weeks ago: エドワード・サイードの「オリエンタリズム」は リベラルアーツの世界では結構有名だったりします。 アメリカで出版されてアメリカの学会に最初に議論を巻き起こしたせいもあるのかも知れませんが アメリカ由来の … more →
Enjoy Your Orientalism!
wrote 4 weeks ago: I had great expectations for Marina Warner’s Stranger Magic: Charmed States and the Arabian Ni … more →
From BBC Radio's In Our Time: Carthage's Destruction
wrote 1 month ago: Click here to download the podcast While not art history related, the conversation on how the Romans … more →
Australian academics, youth movements and the normalisation of the non-whiteness of race
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wrote 1 month ago: Figure 3: ‘Ethnic’ Dolls on Display in the School Auditorium I came across an article the other day … more →
Library sale purchases, 2012
wrote 1 month ago: Purchases at the Palmerston North Library sale, April 20-21: 1. From Oslo to Iraq and the Roadmap, b … more →
Oriental- and other isms
wrote 1 month ago: It was 1999. Hitchhiking home from ancient St. Anthony’s Monastery in the Egyptian Eastern Des … more →
Made in Peirce: Sriracha Snacks
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wrote 1 month ago: Photo by Greg Sailor '08 Here, The Thrill presents a few recipes to spice up your mealtimes using on … more →
