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• In Media Res
  Re: New Orleans and the Symbolic Politics of Place and Poverty

  Thank, Michele, for your

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  Mark Vail Tulane University

  Wednesday, August 15, 2007 — 11:10 pm

  Thank, Michele, for your comment on my piece. The discourse of politics and political representation has always been fascinating to me--how an elite like Edwards--well-intentioned, but elite nonetheless--tries to convey an image of concern and competence ...
• In Media Res
  Re: The Aesthetic of Disaster: Live, Broken, and Pretty

  I think that an issue that

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  Mark Vail Tulane University

  Tuesday, August 14, 2007 — 5:57 pm

  I think that an issue that we all need to think about in this context is irony. It is one of the most overused words, usually in ways that have nothing to do with what the word actually means, but I think that in this case it is appropriate. New Orleanian ...