Ever since I watched it, I have wanted to write about Jean-Luc Godard’s 2004 film Notre Musique. Set in Sarajevo, it tells the story of two women – Olga and Judith – and debates ideas of violence, ethics, colonialism, the Other and the Israeli-Palestine conflict. The main reason that I obsessed over the film was […]
After yesterday’s post on Simone Weil’s Electra, I realized that I had not explained how my essay in progress related to the dynamic between Classics and Contemporary Art. All will be revealed in due course and, in the meantime, each of my posts this week will attempt to lead us there, and today is the […]
After a week away, with no internet, no email and no updates on twittering Twump’s transition team, I am back with my Minus Plato daily postings. They will be shorter and sweeter than usual until the new year as I have an essay to write on Simone Weil’s use of ancient Greek and Roman ideas […]