http://tvlong.wmblogs.net RESEARCH, POETRY and VISIBLE DISSENT Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:06:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Currently, I am writing a book called Visible Dissent.  It explores the role several small publishing houses, one international newspaper, a prominent filmmaker and a few international poetry festivals play in making dissent public.  The first page "teaser" is posted here: see the comments.        http://tvlong.wmblogs.net/2008/09/07/visible-dissent/ What do Loteria cards have to do with immigration? What can an ice cream shop tell us about the culture, economy and history of the city? Is there a connection between class structure and the buying and selling of medicine? Students participating in the 2008 Morelia program investigated these and other ... http://tvlong.wmblogs.net/2008/06/06/research-in-morelia/ What does it mean to keep faith with poetry, to link art with activism? What is social justice? What is poetic justice? How are these issues addressed locally in Virginia, Washington, Willimantic, Medellin, Isla Negra, Chicago and along the US Mexico border? What role does globalization play? These are the questions Hispanic ... http://tvlong.wmblogs.net/2008/05/13/poetry/ What is the connection between urban space and political mobilization? What role do the youth of a city play in the negotiation of urban identity? What role is played by public intellectuals, journalists, photographers and novelists? These are questions the faculty and the students in Hispanic Studies 390/Literary and Cultural Studies ... http://tvlong.wmblogs.net/2008/05/13/urban-images/