Author: Sjoerd van Tuinen File Type: pdf At the crossroads of philosophy, artistic practice, and art historyThough Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari were not strictly art historians, they reinvigorated ontological and formal approaches to art, and simultaneously borrowed art historical concepts for their own philosophical work. They were dedicated modernists, inspired by the German school of expressionist art historians such as Riegl, Wolfflin, and Worringer and the great modernist art critics such as Rosenberg, Steinberg, Greenberg, and Fried. The work of Deleuze and Guattari on mannerism and Baroque art has led to new approaches to these artistic periods, and their radical transdisciplinarity has influenced contemporary art like no other philosophy before it. Their work therefore raises important methodological questions on the differences and relations among philosophy, artistic practice, and art history. InArt History after Deleuze and Guattariinternational scholars from all three fields explore what a Deleuzo-Guattarian art history could be today.bContributors bEric Alliez (Kingston University, Universite Paris VIII), Claudia Blumle (Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin), Jean-Claude Bonne (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales), Ann-Cathrin Drews (Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin), James Elkins (School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Sascha Freyberg (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Antoine lHeureux (independent researcher), Vlad Ionescu (Hasselt University), Juan Fernando Mejia Mosquera (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Gustavo Chirolla Ospina (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Bertrand Prevost (Universite Bordeaux Montaigne), Elisabeth von Samsonow (Akademie fur bildende Kunste Wien), Sjoerd van Tuinen (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Kamini Vellodi (Edinburgh College of Art), Stephen Zepke (independent researcher)

Author: Manijeh Mannani File Type: pdf Long a topic of intricate political and social debate, Canadian identity has come to be understood as fragmented, amorphous, and unstable, a multifaceted and contested space only tenuously linked to traditional concepts of the nation. As Canadians, we are endlessly defining ourselves, seeking to locate our sense of self in relation to some Other. By examining how writers and performers have conceptualized and negotiated issues of personal identity in their work, the essays collected in Selves and Subjectivities investigate emerging representations of self and other in contemporary Canadian arts and culture. Included are essays on iconic poet and musician Leonard Cohen, Governor General awardwinning playwright Colleen Wagner, feminist poet and novelist Daphne Marlatt, film director David Cronenberg, poet and writer Hedi Bouraoui, author and media scholar Marusya Bociurkiw, puppeteer Ronnie Burkett, and the Aboriginal rap group War Party. As critic Diana Brydon has argued, contemporary Canadian writers are not transcending nation but resituating it. Drawing together themes of gender and sexuality, trauma and displacement, performativity, and linguistic diversity, Selves and Subjectivities offers an exciting new contribution to the multivocal dialogue surrounding the Canadian sense of identity. **From the Inside Flap As critic Diana Brydon has argued, contemporary Canadian writers are not transcending nation but resituating it. Drawing together themes of gender and sexuality, trauma and displacement, performativity, and linguistic diversity, Selves and Subjectivities offers an exciting new contribution to the multivocal dialogue surrounding the Canadian sense of identity. About the Author Manijeh Mannani is associate professor of English and comparative literature at Athabasca University and adjunctprofessor of comparative literature at the University of Alberta. Veronica Thompson is assistant professor of English in the Centre for Language and Literature at Athabasca University.

Author: Craig Unger File Type: epub Newsbreaking and controversial -- an award-winning investigative journalist uncovers the thirty-year relationship between the Bush family and the House of Saud and explains its impact on American foreign policy, business, and national security. House of Bush, House of Saud begins with a politically explosive question How is it that two days after 911, when U.S. air traffic was tightly restricted, 140 Saudis, many immediate kin to Osama Bin Laden, were permitted to leave the country without being questioned by U.S. intelligence? The answer lies in a hidden relationship that began in the 1970s, when the oil-rich House of Saud began courting American politicians in a bid for military protection, influence, and investment opportunity. With the Bush family, the Saudis hit a gusher -- direct access to presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. To trace the amazing weave of Saud- Bush connections, Unger interviewed three former directors of the CIA, top Saudi and Israeli intelligence officials, and more than one hundred other sources. His access to major players is unparalleled and often exclusive -- including executives at the Carlyle Group, the giant investment firm where the House of Bush and the House of Saud each has a major stake. Like Bob Woodwards The Veil, Ungers House of Bush, House of Saud features unprecedented reportage like Michael Moores Dude, Wheres My Country? Ungers book offers a political counter-narrative to official explanations this deeply sourced account has already been cited by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer, and sets 911, the two Gulf Wars, and the ongoing Middle East crisis in a new context What really happened when Americas most powerful political family became seduced by its Saudi counterparts?

Author: David Henry File Type: epub Addictively readable . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryors name, Furious Cool will be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why. Esquire Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actorcomedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic during his life, Pryors performances opened up a whole new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasnt just new--it was theretofore unthinkable. Now, this groundbreaking and revelatory work brings him to life again both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the myriad influences that shaped both his persona and his art. A testament to [Pryors] stature not only as an African-American entertainment idol but also as an American icon . . . The Henrys exuberant tribute may well evoke renewed interest in a performance genius who remade the face of American stand-up comedy. The New York Times Book Review A sleek, highly literate biography that places the comic in the pop-cultural context of his times. Bloomberg NewsRichard Pryor was the most free black man of the twentieth century. He also was a comic genius. This book gives the definitive reasons why he was so free and so sublime. Dr. Cornel WestDavid Henry and Joe Henry have brought Richard Pryor back to pulsating life, affirming both his humanity and his immortality as a comic--and tragic--genius . . . Furious Cool is a fabulous history, alive with fascinating characters. The Huffington Post