Transnational Movements

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Said – Globalizing Literary Study

Posted by justin on September 2, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Said, Edward W. “Globalizing Literary Study.” PMLA 116 1 (2001): 64-68. Print. Said begins by acknowledging two intellectual frameworks/themes that need reworked for the contemporary English department: 1) literature exists in national frameworks (see Jay’s article for more); and 2) literary objects are stable and exist in a consistently identifiable form (64). S. also recognizes that author and work as autonomous, unified entities... Read More

Filed under Academic Englishes · Tagged with eurocentrism, european universalism, globalization, indentity politics, miyoshi, nationalist literatures, transnational movements, wallerstein

CCR691 – Final Project – Routledge, et.al.

Posted by justin on November 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Routledge, Paul, Andrew Cumbers, and Corinne Nativel. “Grassrooting Network Imaginaries: Relationality, Power, and Mutual Solidarity in Global Justice Networks.” Environment and Planning A 39 11 (2007): 2575-92. Print. This piece looks at the Latourian notion of “translation” to see how connections are created and sustained within a network of global justice – People’s Global Action Asia. In so doing, this piece discusses... Read More

Filed under CCR691 · Tagged with ANT, antiglobalization, Asia, globilization, grassroot networks, grassroot vectors, latour, networks, routledge, transnational movements

music

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 [...]