This week the boys discuss saudade, an emotion unique to Portuguese-speaking cultures that is similar to nostalgia. In the second half of the episode they discuss notalgia-driven media in American culture. Amongst other things they discuss Nathan’s undergrad thesis, culture bound syndromes, the stories of how they got their names, Grief and a Headhunter’s Rage by Renato Resaldo, American Apparel, and Lady Bird.

 

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Wisconsin Dells location on a map

Homesickness by Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou

 

Recorded on 10/29/2023

Full episode available on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SilentGeneration 

 

Silent Generation is a Chicago based cultural analysis that covers topics in art, fashion, politics, and urbanism. In this episode Joseph and Nathan discuss the flaneur, a French literary archetype that described modern young men who wandered around Paris and observed modern life in the late 19th century. They also discuss Paris’s boulevard system, lindy walks and LindyMan, watching as entertainment, early trend forecasting, and the film In Time starring Justin Timberlake. 

 

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LindyMan’s Twitter Account 

Ohio State University’s oval walkway based off of desire paths

Sunbelt sidewalks

 

Recorded on 10/22/2023