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Ian and Page, your two favorite store-brand English professors, have put together a syllabus for reading our way to an understanding of the 21st Century.
Normalcy is (maybe) returning to the Worst Century feed, and we are back with the final installment in our discussion of the year 2001. In this episode, we use Namwali Serpell's 2020 collection Stranger Faces* to look at the role of the face in 2001 and today. To help do this work, we get into four great films, which you can find here if you want to watch before you listen. During the discussion, we get into pet theories based on the year 2001, MAGA face, and the required autobiography of marginalized folks when creating art.
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Subscribe to get our next episode where we will discuss the award winning books of the year 2002. We'll be reading Middlesex* by Jeffrey Eugenides, You Are Not a Stranger Here* by Adam Haslett, Servants of the Map* by Andrea Barrett, and Three Junes* by Julia Glass.
As always, consider following and leaving us a rating and review. If you like what you hear, share the pod far and wide!
Our thanks to Chris Delano for editing support. Music: "MTV (Pop, Britney Spears)" from BigBadBeats.
* All book links redirect to our affiliate account on Bookshop.org, helping to fund the podcast.
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By Ian GillhamIan and Page, your two favorite store-brand English professors, have put together a syllabus for reading our way to an understanding of the 21st Century.
Normalcy is (maybe) returning to the Worst Century feed, and we are back with the final installment in our discussion of the year 2001. In this episode, we use Namwali Serpell's 2020 collection Stranger Faces* to look at the role of the face in 2001 and today. To help do this work, we get into four great films, which you can find here if you want to watch before you listen. During the discussion, we get into pet theories based on the year 2001, MAGA face, and the required autobiography of marginalized folks when creating art.
Links:
Like us? Hate us? Leave us a rating and a review!
Subscribe to get our next episode where we will discuss the award winning books of the year 2002. We'll be reading Middlesex* by Jeffrey Eugenides, You Are Not a Stranger Here* by Adam Haslett, Servants of the Map* by Andrea Barrett, and Three Junes* by Julia Glass.
As always, consider following and leaving us a rating and review. If you like what you hear, share the pod far and wide!
Our thanks to Chris Delano for editing support. Music: "MTV (Pop, Britney Spears)" from BigBadBeats.
* All book links redirect to our affiliate account on Bookshop.org, helping to fund the podcast.