Hello all,
So, as you known, I will be writing my Thesis on the depiction of the Apocalypse in Graphic Narratives. My interest in End Times was part of the reason I took Professor Quinby’s Apocalypse course last Spring term. For one of our final assignments I chose to make a short film. I decided to show one man’s journey into madness as he locks himself in his basement and waits for the end of the world. This version is a bit condensed simply because YouTube won’t let me upload anything over 10 minutes, but I think the film still works. Below is the link if you’d like to see it and perhaps understand what goes on in my head. Enjoy.
It is entitled “Descent”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mz31LlNkwI
- Jesse
The Center on Terrorism at John Jay has a series of lectures on Fridays (see list below for place and time) that should be of particular interest for Milushka’s project, but may also be of general interest to others. I am attending the one this Friday (10/3) on “Leaderless Jihad” because Sageman’s book has been controversial on this topic. Come if you can!
Friday Seminar Series at John Jay Center on Terrorism
| Each Friday seminar hosted by the Center on Terrorism, focuses on a singular aspect of terrorism. The seminar series has been meeting alternate Fridays from 3-5pm since the beginning of the series in the fall of 2002. An invited speaker presents on a topic and a question-and-answer period follows. Refreshments are served and post-seminar conversation is encouraged. Graduate students at John Jay College are urged to attend and participate. We also warmly welcome all those interested in pursuing graduate work or currently working in the field of terrorism. This is an excellent forum for the exchange of ideas helpful to the academic and practitioner alike. The Seminars are also open to the general public.
FALL 2008 Seminars
10/3 – “Leaderless Jihad”with Marc Sageman, forensic psychiatrist and NYPD’s first Scholar in Residence; government counterterrorism consultant; professor at University of Pennsylvania, and author Understanding Terror Networks (2004) and Leaderless Jihad (2008, University of Pennsylvania Press).
Location: room 630T,
Haaren Hall, 899 10th Avenue
**Time change: 2:30-4:15
10/17 – “Questioning Islamic Extremism: Religiosity and Radicalization”with Mucahit Bilici, Assistant Professor of Sociology.
Location: Room 203T,
Haaren Hall, 899 10th Avenue
Time: 3-5pm
11/7 – “The Psychology of violent Intergroup Conflict” with Jeremy Ginges, professor at the New School for Social Research.
Location: Room 203T,
Haaren Hall, 899 10th Avenue
Time: 3-5pm
11/21– “Sacred Terror”with James W. Jones, distinguished professor of religion and adjunct professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University and author of Blood That Cries Out From the Earth: The psychology of religious terrorism (2008, Oxford University Press).
Location: Room 630T,
Haaren Hall, 899 10th Avenue
Time: 3-5pm
12/5 – TBA
Location: room 203T, Haaren Hall 899 10th Avenue
Time: 3-5pm |
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Hey Jesse,
Think you might be interested in this event:
Art Spiegelman, Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist As A Young %@&*!
October 22 07:00PM – 08:30PM
The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form… and how it formed him! The first part of Breakdowns traces the artist’s evolution from a MAD-comics obsessed boy in Rego Park, Queens, to a neurotic adult examining the effect of his parents’ memories of Auschwitz on his son. The second part presents a facsimile of Breakdowns, the long-sought-after collection of the artist’s comics of the 1970s, the book that triggers these memories. Art will share his poignant, funny, innovative memoir with us.
**events are held on the second floor at the 828 Broadway location
http://www.strandbooks.com/app/www/p/calendar/#1318
- Chris
Hey everyone, I know this is short notice but I just want to invite anyone who can go to an interesting discussion going on at the Brooklyn Museum tomorrow (sunday, 28th). Nandini might be especially interested in it since courtney martin, up and coming feminist writer, will be moderating.
if anyone goes, know that i’ll be there!
Talks and Tours: Panel Discussion: “The American Hero and the American Dream”
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Forum, 4th Floor
Academics, journalists, and comedians explore the ways in which the two presidential candidates have been framed by the media. The panel includes Charlton McIlwain, Gloria Feldt, and Ramin Hedayati, and is moderated by Courtney E. Martin.
Hey everyone,
I’m going to the New York Academy of Medicine to look at some of their materials on the Edwin Smith Papyrus. If anyone wants to join, shoot me an email.
-Greg
Hi everyone,
I met with my advisor yesterday and we are really trying to focus on a specific Muslim organization for my project. Just to keep you updated, I am researching why people join NRMs (New Religious Movements).
I was wondering, given that you guys read about current events and might have a less biased view of Islamic movements than I do, if you could suggest any “popular” militant Islamic groups, (other than al-Qaeda).
In addition, I was wondering if Roy could post up all of the links/information regarding bibliographies that he shared with us in class.
Many thanks. Have a great weekend.
~Milushka M.
Hi Chris, here is a link to the Arthur Miller essay I mentioned yesterday:
http://theliterarylink.com/miller1.html
Best, Lee
Hey there,
meet Sarah Haskins, she deconstructs cultural norms in really hilarious ways. she does a lot of commercials, and I believe that her perspective will add something nice to your paper.
here’s a link, you can also find her stuff on youtube.
http://current.com/items/89317322_target_women_cleaning
enjoy!
Roy
Nandini,
commenting on your paper, I had suggested some useful feminist sites you could visit that might give you a different perspective on your research paper. I think I suggested feministing.com and jezebel.com. the latter wouldn’t necessarily be as much for research though, its actually just guilty pleasure with a feminist twist.
anyhow, I completely forgot to tell you about ultra violet, which is a blog BY Indian feminists. the web address is http://youngfeminists.wordpress.com/
enjoy!
Roy