FSU's Literature and Film Conference on Cosmopolitanism is approaching, and I'm getting sooooo excited.
More at: http://english.fsu.edu/filmlit/
Schedule at: http://english.fsu.edu/filmlit/filmlit_schedule2007.pdf
Titles like "Spaces and Places" and "'I'm Not an American, I'm a Nymphomaniac': Spectatorship, Cosmopolitanism, and Trans Identities," are actually causing me to drool with anticipation. (Ok, not something I should admit on my blog but whatever...)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Monday, January 15, 2007
melquiades
I watched two movies last night, namely:
1) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70035191&trkid=90529)
2) Mostly Martha (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=60025545&trkid=90529)
Both were good, but the first was incredibly satisfying, partly because I see the female expat project in everything. Flashing back, I focus on the dullness of a small town and the restlessness created as a result. The setting breeds characters looking for an escape—into an affair, a mall, a telenovela, a porn magazine, the nostalgia of a hometown called Jimenez / Cincinnati, or into another country with a lover or mission.
1) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70035191&trkid=90529)
2) Mostly Martha (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=60025545&trkid=90529)
Both were good, but the first was incredibly satisfying, partly because I see the female expat project in everything. Flashing back, I focus on the dullness of a small town and the restlessness created as a result. The setting breeds characters looking for an escape—into an affair, a mall, a telenovela, a porn magazine, the nostalgia of a hometown called Jimenez / Cincinnati, or into another country with a lover or mission.
Sunday, January 14, 2007
hey art lovers, see david byrne
Good article by David Byrne about the Art Basel Miami Beach fair that I attended by have yet to process.
More at http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2006/12/1271006_miami_b.html
Just starting my class "This Question of Moving" at Florida State. Should have lots of great details to blog soon.
More at http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2006/12/1271006_miami_b.html
Just starting my class "This Question of Moving" at Florida State. Should have lots of great details to blog soon.