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CCR751 – Sinclair – Technology and the A.A. Experience

Posted by justin on October 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sinclair, Bruce. Technology and the African-American Experience: Needs and Opportunities for Study. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2004. Introduction: Integrating the Histories of Race and Technology List format today in the interest of brevity. Perceptions about inventiveness and natural aptitude have played a huge role in pushing the A.A. technological experience to the borders of accepted thought. This is why A.A. are largely absent from the technological... Read More

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CCR751 – Week Two

Posted by justin on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

And We Are Not Saved : The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice Derrick Bell This is a really interesting piece. I like how we get two views in the text on racial justice and black interpretations/plans for addressing said injustice. The fact that these are filtered through a somewhat gendered lens is also interesting/problematic. Structure: a. Chapter I – Chronicle of the Constitutional Contradiction – In this chronicle the heroine... Read More

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New Music – 10/13/2011

Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal : Such amazingly wonderful, sweet, poppy goodness from this Reykjavik-based 6 piece. I especially appreciate the omnipresent accordion and loud shout-outs that occur throughout the album. I do wish the vocals were a bit more difficult to get at . . . but I suppose [...]

New Music – 9/14/2011

The Hylozoists – L’Île de Sept Villes: This 2009 effort from Toronto based instrumental collective is based on Paul Chaisson’s book The Island Of Seven Cities. After much archaeological research trouncing about in the wayfarlands of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Chaisson argues that a Chinese presence existed in North America long before the arrival of European [...]

New Music – 8/24/2011

The Dead Trees – Whatwave : A lot of pretty nice songs for late Summer on this release. The West Coast by way of Boston quartet is signed to the German Affairs of the Heart label (who also publishes the work of one of my faves Nik Freitas). So many good LA-based bands working for [...]