Monthly Archives: September 2010

http://gu.com/p/26q8k Baghdad, a traumatised city, wears its scars as a series of giant walls dividing its neighbourhoods. Ghaith Abdul-Ahad reports from his home town in the first part of his City of Walls video series. There are four parts in … Continue reading →

Amazingly inspirational TED talk. What a strong, determined, forward thinking woman. We should all learn from this.

The book entitled Napoleon came about as a direct result of the unused research material Stanley Kubrick collected, in his research for the movie that he dreamed about making but never got the chance to. The colossal volume of research … Continue reading →

The Battle of Haditha was a battle fought between U.S. forces and Ansar al-Sunna in early August 2005 on the outskirts of the town of Haditha, Iraq, which was one of the many towns that were under insurgent control in the Euphrates River valley during … Continue reading →

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, explains why he decided to publish thousands of secret US military files on the war in Afghanistan. http://gu.com/p/2th59

Afghanistan war logs: Massive leak of secret files exposes truth of occupation • Hundreds of civilians killed by coalition troops • Covert unit hunts leaders for ‘kill or capture’ • Steep rise in Taliban bomb attacks on Nato The war … Continue reading →

Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War By Mark Danner “Why can’t you go somewhere nice for a change?”, complained Mark Danner’s mum about the destinations — Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq — of her son’s 23 years as a foreign correspondent: … Continue reading →

I came across this movie today called ‘Triage’. It sounds quite interesting and the subject matter is closely related to my Major Project. “If you are intending to see Triage with the expectation of explosions, bullets and savage scenes depicting … Continue reading →

Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad’s Green Zone Narratives of American misadventure during the occupation and its aftermath continue to emerge out of Iraq as journalists publish candid accounts that are, at times, even jaw-dropping. The lethal cauldron … Continue reading →

(Image: Susan Meiselas/Magnum/Amador Gallery/Tate Modern) Are you a voyeur? Or just a bit nosey? Happier watching from the fringes than in the thick of it? Don’t be too hard on yourself: technology may be to blame, as you’ll see if … Continue reading →

War tourism is a term the media uses to describe the idea of recreational travel to war zones for purposes of sightseeing and superficial voyeurism. War tourist is also a pejorative term to describe thrill seeking in dangerous and forbidden places. There has … Continue reading →

Tiling Books Author/Design Concept: Pete Sampson Binding: Perfect-bound by hand “These books are explorations into objects and processes that are defined by their context. They make little sense unless they are juxtaposed together so that their meanings become clear. Nine books were … Continue reading →

Last Saturday I attended a discussion in Tate Modern called Violence and Representation. It’s the first time i’ve attended a Tate ‘talk’ before and was unsure of what to expect. It turned out to be really inspirational and completely relevant … Continue reading →

I am a really big fan of the Magnum website and visit it many times a day. This is a short but insightful video on the work and experiences of photojournalist Christopher Anderson. He has worked extensively in the Middle … Continue reading →

These videos are nothing other than totally shocking in their subject matter but completely compelling none the less. A very bold and commendable move by an artist famed for her fearless approach to her work. http://www.degenevieve.com/sx%20media.html

I’ve heard of Alison Jackson before and seen her work but I forgot about it until I came across it again today and was really intrigued, amused and inspired as it has real significance to my MA major project. I … Continue reading →