Further thoughts on the cultural labor of poetry and art. Not merely "is it good?," but "what has it accomplished?"...reviews of recent poetry collections; selected poems and art dealing with war/peace/social change; reviews of poetry readings; links to political commentary (particularly on conflicts in the Middle East); youtubed performances of music, demos, and other audio-video nuggets dealing with peaceful change, dissent and resistance.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Come On Now, Lowe's. You've Reached, Well, You Know.
One of my students, for her final presentation in the course "After 9/11," chose to examine representations of Arabs and Muslims in the United States--in particular, "Amreeka" and the new show, "All-American Muslim." And now, right on time, the Right has chosen to attack this show for NOT showing "the radical side" of Islam in this show. Sorry for not confirming your stereotypes. And Lowe's, being the upstanding American corporation, stopped advertising on the show because of the "controversy." Thanks, Jon Stewart, for stepping into this madness.
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