Click here to access a good definition of neoliberalism.
Shalini, this is also something you may be interested in in terms of objects and food.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
"The Art of Trade"
An interesting article for the art enthusiasts in class. It also talks about neocolonialism and global flows of trash.
Here is a quote:
When people talk about the "dirtier" side of China's economic development they usually mean air and water pollution. But there's more to it than that, as a gallery show currently on in Shanghai demonstrates.
Liu Jianhua is a sculptor who first caught the art world's attention in the mid 1990s with his headless figures in traditional Chinese dress skewering the West's exotic perceptions of China. Now he's turned his attention to rubbish. His latest work, "Export-Cargo Transit" -- an installation composed of several individual works -- consists of plastic, paper and metal scrap imported into China from Western countries and Japan.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119032847206934465.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Here is a quote:
When people talk about the "dirtier" side of China's economic development they usually mean air and water pollution. But there's more to it than that, as a gallery show currently on in Shanghai demonstrates.
Liu Jianhua is a sculptor who first caught the art world's attention in the mid 1990s with his headless figures in traditional Chinese dress skewering the West's exotic perceptions of China. Now he's turned his attention to rubbish. His latest work, "Export-Cargo Transit" -- an installation composed of several individual works -- consists of plastic, paper and metal scrap imported into China from Western countries and Japan.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119032847206934465.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Friday, September 21, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Queer Visual Culture Series
Reminder: The Queer Visual Culture Series sponsored by the LGBT Studies Program begins today (Tuesday, September 18) at 5:00 p.m. in the Watson Theater in Watson Hall. LGBT Studies Program Reception to follow at 6:15 at the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Current Event
I found this article that I think will be of interest to some of you. Below is the link and an excerpt from it.
"The hostility to alternate sexualities, LesBIT activists say, is a modern phenomenon. Evidence of lesbian, bisexual and transgender relationships can be found in Vedic literature, tantra, Sufi poetry, and in the ancient sculptures o f Konark and Khajuraho. The criminalisation of gay, lesbian and transgender sexuality is, however, a product of the Victorian morality of British colonialism. What is interesting is that while homosexual marriages are today legally recognised in the United Kingdom, they continue to be criminalised in India".
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/09/09/stories/2007090950090400.htm
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"The hostility to alternate sexualities, LesBIT activists say, is a modern phenomenon. Evidence of lesbian, bisexual and transgender relationships can be found in Vedic literature, tantra, Sufi poetry, and in the ancient sculptures o f Konark and Khajuraho. The criminalisation of gay, lesbian and transgender sexuality is, however, a product of the Victorian morality of British colonialism. What is interesting is that while homosexual marriages are today legally recognised in the United Kingdom, they continue to be criminalised in India".
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/09/09/stories/2007090950090400.htm
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Chart Your Course
This is a spot to ask questions, to brainstorm, adjust, or just talk about the logistics of the journey you have set for yourself this semester. It is also a place where we can suggest readings for one another and inquire or offer to share sources.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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