LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Monday, January 25, 2010

Do I Call It OR Do I Call It?

Media got there firstest w/mostest (4get teh pesky Coobans). We tv folkz did gret! Haz celebrity telethon. Peeps dun interested now. 2 spensive. kthnxbyHaiti

2 comments:

K. said...

People have pretty much forgotten about the Iraq war; I don't know why this would be any different.

K. said...

People have pretty much forgotten about Iraq war, in large part because the media has bugged of Baghdad. I don't know why this would be any different.