A2B1-8. Past within Present
Maori facial markings get visibility
Maori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news Written by Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Updated 31st December 2021 Maori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news A Maori journalist has made history in New Zealand by becoming the first person with traditional facial markings to host a primetime … Continuer la lecture
Penguin Modern Classics book-covers
How Penguin’s Modern Classics dared us to judge a book by its cover Jackets from the 1960s editions – Penguin After 60 years of the series celebrating contemporary fiction, have the early jacket designs stood the test of time – and how do you create a cover fit for a classic? by Killian Fox Sun … Continuer la lecture
Racism on US Campus
The Extraordianry Treck of George Takei
Black Native Americans fight for recognition
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/us/enslaved-people-native-americans-oklahoma.html
The problem we all live with
The “Contemporary” Racial Conscience and Sensitivity of Norman Rockwell
Statues or no statues? That is the question…
A very interesting analysis on how and why we react to statues and how to stop the fuss, maybe… Diana, Wollstonecraft, Wilde … why do we keep getting it so wrong with our statues? The Princess of Wales sculpture is the latest example of our strained relationship with this controversial art form Members of the … Continuer la lecture
America’s gun obsession is rooted in slavery
America’s gun obsession is rooted in slavery A series of slave revolts terrified white residents and helped fuel the rationale for gun ownership ‘For too long, the second amendment has been portrayed with a founding fathers aura swaddled in the stars and stripes.’ Photograph: Eric Gay/AP Carol Anderson Fri 4 Jun 2021 11.00 BST Bodies … Continuer la lecture
Curiouser and curiouser…
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/may/18/alice-curiouser-and-curiouser-victoria-and-albert-museum-london Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser review – a wonderful tumble down the rabbit hole Take a seat … Blumenthal and McKean’s reimagining of the Mad Hatter’s tea party. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Victoria and Albert Museum, London Inspiring everything from Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit to Heston Blumenthal’s mock turtle soup, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland continues to … Continuer la lecture
Are statues History ?
from ABC Australia, listen to this very interesting presentation & analysis