In her article on Critical Link (previous post), Maria Rosaria BURI references Samuel P. Huntington‘s book, Who Are We? The Challenges to American National Identity. The book seems to be an exploration of the changing geopolitical situation in which Huntington argues that “‘civilizations’ are replacing ideologies in international relations and politics” (Buri).
Buri recommends this book for community … Read more...
Category: to read/see someday
critiquing the right
Looks like a fascinating expose of “how right-wing groups pressure the media and spread misinformation to the public.” The Republican Noise Machine was written by a former right-wing publicist, David Brock, whose original confession was seen skeptically by some.… Read more...
disability in Russia
This book, White on Black by Ruben David Gonzalez Gallego, looks intense.
It was reviewed in the NYTimes today: “In one of the book’s most affecting moments,… Read more...
on Lebanon
Another coincedental timing thing? This editorial in the NYTimes today, Lebanon’s Lost Sovereignity and just last week I gave Raz the book, Pity the Nation by Robert Fisk.… Read more...
queer youth anthology
Becoming.
~Devi to the socjus-teach listserv.… Read more...
oppenheimer
Sarbjeet and his pals watched this documentary, the Day after Trinity the other day, about the scientist who coordinated the development of the atomic bomb lobbying against its use. An ethical tragedy if there ever was one? Unlike Doc Ock (Spiderman II), Oppenheimer wasn’t able to undo what he had done.
In looking for info about the documentary on the … Read more...
shock of the other
Last night [the FP] and I watched the first in the Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World anthropology series, The Shock of the Other. She’s thinking of using it while she teaches mythology (not this episode, but perhaps others), and I found it useful in thinking about the mentoring project. [the FP] critiqued David Maybury-Lewis for being “a … Read more...