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, July 23, 2008

October's Taken Care Of

Back in New Orleans: Reading, and playing / singing for the Congo Square Festival in October -- a small, autumnal Jazz Fest.

And -- a festival in Barcelona, where he will read, do a public interview of Bebo Valdez, with his son, Chucho Valdez, and play a concert himself.
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Frank Partisan said...

My blog team member John Peterson is in Barcelona this month. I'll tell him about that.

July 23, 2008 at 4:20 PM

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