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

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

A Favorite Meme Rides Again!Open the nearest book at page 45 and read the first sentence, which will predict your sex life for the next year.

Open the nearest book at page 45 and read the first sentence, which will predict your sex life for the next year.


" This identification of the Frontiersman as a dangerous character persisted beyond the colonial period, and affected Metropolitan response to all subsequent Frontiers."

Fatal Environment -- Richard Slotkin

Slotkin has become one of my essential thinkers, like Robert Farris Thompson and Fernand Braudel.  I keep their books within reach at all times
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)