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

Sunday, February 20, 2011

First Season of HBO;s *Treme* Debutes on UK Television Screens

The U.K. Guardian is blogging it.  The first episode blog plus the commentariat is here.

Gee ... New Orleans.  We'll be back in about six weeks, reading selections from The American Slave Coast, as we've got it so far, at the Community Book Center.  It will be the first opportunity to get feed-back from the community on what we're saying and the direction we're going.  Can you spell S-C-A-R-E-D?
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