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24 - Walk in my Words
Welcome to issue twenty-four of The Attention Span Newsletter by me, Canan “Ja’anan” Marasligil. I’m a writer, a literary translator and an artist based in Amsterdam. Every other week, I take the time to reflect and offer a glimpse of how I see and feel the world through the lens of culture, art, translation, poetry and literature.
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EPISODE 24 SHOW NOTES
WATCH
I have rewatched Angels in America (2003) years after I had first seen it (you know, when HBO was leading the way in groundbreaking storytelling on TV). Tony Kushner’s writing didn’t age, the story spoke to me even more today than it had at the time. The miniseries (6 episodes) is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name (also by Kushner). Set in 1985, the story revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core is Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel (played by the wonderful Emma Thompson). Angels in America beautifully explores political and cultural themes, from the Reagan era politics to the AIDS epidemic, touching on social and political issues we are still deep in today. The last episode even sees the main characters having a conversation on occupation and Palestine (and Kushner hasn’t changed his tune).
LISTEN
I am that person who walks through life creating soundtracks for my everyday life, so I love original soundtracks for film and TV shows. Diving back in Angels in America also means going back to the soundtrack, with Thomas Newman’s brilliant score. I love Newman’s music, he also did Shawshank Redemption (yeah, I’m on that team, don’t judge), as well as Revolutionary Road (another favourite soundtracks of mine).
READ
COMPLAINT! by Sara Ahmed is the book I needed to read at this moment in my life. It offered me much solace and acted, not only as a confirmation of how much work we still need to do to fight against heteronormative and white supremacist norms and structures, but also brought me hope because we’re not alone, and we have tools, definitions, and the heart to go beyond labels or experiences that may have been inflicted on us.
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By Canan (Ja’anan) MarasligilWelcome to issue twenty-four of The Attention Span Newsletter by me, Canan “Ja’anan” Marasligil. I’m a writer, a literary translator and an artist based in Amsterdam. Every other week, I take the time to reflect and offer a glimpse of how I see and feel the world through the lens of culture, art, translation, poetry and literature.
Subscribe: www.theattentionspan.com/subscribe
EPISODE 24 SHOW NOTES
WATCH
I have rewatched Angels in America (2003) years after I had first seen it (you know, when HBO was leading the way in groundbreaking storytelling on TV). Tony Kushner’s writing didn’t age, the story spoke to me even more today than it had at the time. The miniseries (6 episodes) is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1991 play of the same name (also by Kushner). Set in 1985, the story revolves around six New Yorkers whose lives intersect. At its core is Prior Walter, a gay man living with AIDS who is visited by an angel (played by the wonderful Emma Thompson). Angels in America beautifully explores political and cultural themes, from the Reagan era politics to the AIDS epidemic, touching on social and political issues we are still deep in today. The last episode even sees the main characters having a conversation on occupation and Palestine (and Kushner hasn’t changed his tune).
LISTEN
I am that person who walks through life creating soundtracks for my everyday life, so I love original soundtracks for film and TV shows. Diving back in Angels in America also means going back to the soundtrack, with Thomas Newman’s brilliant score. I love Newman’s music, he also did Shawshank Redemption (yeah, I’m on that team, don’t judge), as well as Revolutionary Road (another favourite soundtracks of mine).
READ
COMPLAINT! by Sara Ahmed is the book I needed to read at this moment in my life. It offered me much solace and acted, not only as a confirmation of how much work we still need to do to fight against heteronormative and white supremacist norms and structures, but also brought me hope because we’re not alone, and we have tools, definitions, and the heart to go beyond labels or experiences that may have been inflicted on us.