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CCR691 – Final Project – Rudy

Posted by justin on November 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Rudy, Alan. “Actor-Network Theory, Marxist Economics, and Marxist Political Ecology*.” Capitalism Nature Socialism 16 6 (2005): 85-90. Print. The relationship between Marxism and ANT is logical because of Marxisms longtime engagement with the historical concern with relations between natures, sciences, technologies, and societies. ANT is characterized as a “non-modern relational mode of analysis” that isn’t comfortable with the... Read More

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CCR751 – Freedom Dreams – Kelley

Posted by justin on September 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Kelley, Robin. Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. Boston: Beacon Press, 2002. Preface: Kelley rounds the work as a history of social movements – specifically Black radical movements in the US in the 20th century. It is obvious from the start that the author is committed to socialist causes. He? states, “the pervasive consumerism and materialism and the stark inequalities that have come to characterize modern life under... Read More

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CCR 751

Posted by justin on September 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“Composition and Cornel West: Notes toward a Deep Democracy” Keith Gilyard Chapter One: Flight West Chapter One is something of a personal narrative that recounts how Gilyard first came to meet West on a flight from PSU to somewhere else. G. notes that West is especially useful for the field of composition when he states that It is profoundly within the purview of composition studies to address the concerns raised by West about educating... Read More

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New Music 8/31/2010

Hello again. I thought I’d share with you some of the new stuff I’ve come across this week. . . 1. Stornoway – Beachcomber’s Windowsill : Sharing their band name with a small city in the North of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, this Oxford based folk / pop outfit create soft songs with [...]

New Music – 8/16/ – 8/23 2010

1. Haruka Nakamura – Twilight : Nakamura is often referred to as a “composer” more than a “musician” . . . which is probably just as well. This album offers feathery, feeting piano/acoustic guitar pieces accompanied by soft female vocals and a host of clicks, pops, and other lo-fi ambient noise. The piano compositions (they’re [...]

New Music: 8/8 – 8/15

Here are a couple of new releases I’ve listened through this week. . . 1. Of Montreal – False Priest: I haven’t been a huge fan of much that Of Montreal has released since Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer? and this album is no different. Though there is some really nice glam/funk/soul stuff on [...]