This Be The Verse — by Philip Larkin They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who… [Read more…]
September 12, 2009 by Maximilian Forte
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Two previous posts on this site described and analyzed the extent to which Western-built schools are made to form part of the war zone, a new front line in the US/NATO counterinsurgency campaign against the Taliban (see here and here). While it is nothing new to observe that Western schools in occupied territories always perform… [Read more…]
September 11, 2009 by Maximilian Forte
Discordia Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal, 2004, 68 min 40 s On September 9, 2002, a scheduled appearance by former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sparked heated debate at Montreal’s Concordia University. By the end of the day, the “Concordia riot” has made international news, from CNN to Al-Jazeera. This film documents the fallout from that… [Read more…]
September 9, 2009 by Maximilian Forte
VIGNETTE #4 This particular vignette came to me already made, thanks to THUS, who had the benefit of viewing a 19 August 2009 BBC Newsnight report with Kirsty Wark, that featured a film of U.S. Marines as they patrolled in Helmand province. While counterinsurgency and winning “hearts and minds” may be the nationally televised official… [Read more…]
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September 16, 2009 by Maximilian Forte
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