the artistic and the political in dialogue
decidedly outside of the “proscenium situation
The precious intergenerational and intercontinental conversations that preceded this issue have shown us just how much knowledge and Brazilian history is still hidden in personal archives
Richard Porter
Poësy Matters and Other Matters by Catherine Christer Hennix
Lila Matsumoto, Talk a Blue Streak Sociology the artistic and the politicalIn 1990, a girl moves to the USA. She goes to school, learns English, becomes an American citizen, and aspires to become a writer. But what is she to make of the extravagance, bombast, and damage she encounters in the new countrys language and customs? And what about the shrink wrapped hunks of frozen meat, hurricanes, and the cat eye marbles scattered on the road? Hugely pleasurable, in turns funny and dolorous, Talk a Blue Streak examines how the