Sara Saljoughi
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Thanks, Sarah. I think
Thanks, Sarah. I think Naficy's notion of accented cinema is highly relevant here, particularly in terms of his discussion of a work's relation to an imagined homeland. And I think for a lot of young diasporic Iranian artists (and to a degree al ... -
That’s a great observation
That's a great observation about the ambiguous relationship suggested by the framing, Michelle. I think one of the things that continues to interest me about this film is the way it thinks through the various inheritances of looking from pre-revoluti ... -
Poetic
I love this piece, Michelle. What strikes me from your discussion on the mutual reliance of resources is each river represents a particularity of matter (and a geopolitical specificity) while at the same time sharing that essential quality of being matter ... -
Great post
I really like your take on this infamous photograph, Aisha. While the photo has been quoted endlessly, especially in post-9/11 critiques of Orientalism, your analysis also performs what you understand to be the motivations for Afghans hanging this photo. ... -
Great post, Shohini. The
Great post, Shohini. The footage is quite disturbing, to say the least. In addition to describing the physical attack, encirclement also strikes me as the economic mode for the occupation of Gaza, in terms of the movement of labor and goods. ...