Category Archives: tolerance

Our Mourning is broken: Paris and Privilege

Posted on November 15, 2015 by jyourist

The following is the post I wanted to write. And then I ran across this piece by George Arnette. I don’t think I could have said it any better than he and so it is posted below:   Our Mourning … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Reconstruction

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jyourist

The historical period of Reconstruction reads almost like a Shakespearean tragedy. The players are awash in tragic flaws, the consequences of events are sometimes devastating, even overwhelming, often dramatic. Hopes and dreams are dashed against the rock of reticence, racism, … Continue reading →

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Repairing the world

Posted on January 27, 2012 by jyourist

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, established by the UN seven years ago, commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Shoah Foundation, founded by Steven Spielberg, after the filming of Schindler’s List, is an archive of over 52,000 … Continue reading →

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Great irony, historical synchronicity, opportunity

Posted on September 11, 2011 by jyourist

Jitish Kallat, an Indian artist, has created a provocative site- specific piece, Public Notice 3, at the Art Institute of Chicago which opened on September 11 last year and will remain on display until today, September 11, 2011. Kallat has … Continue reading →

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