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The entire issue is devoted to a multi-part article on Nicolas Poussin's visual representation, in the 1660's, of the concept of social class. That set the stage for the idea of social class which crystallized in Europe more than a century later. The article treats a form of art, which in this case means painting, as part of the intellectual history of Europe, rather than as an adjunct of those pursuits, such as history, philosophy and literature, which are usually thought to constitute intellectual history. Moreover, intensive analysis of artistic objects can be treated as the data which supports and amplifies a sociological approach to the world.
I would be interested in any short articles that, in the spirit of the recently posted "A Tourist's Eye", try to spell out the mental landscape of a city a reader has grown accustomed to through tourism or extended residence. Posted items will earn their writers a "w. end ave." t-shirt.
The purpose of this e-journal is to use in tandem the techniques of literary criticism and social structural analysis to illuminate American politics and the various institutions in American society and sometimes matters more global, like religion or war, by turning an eye on the events and objects and performances that are considered art and entertainment, those defined broadly enough to include whatever is covered in newspapers and other media. Another concern is to pick up the texture of social life, both in the United States and in general, through the analysis of those events, objects and performances that are to be found in everyday life. |
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The Political Ticker
The Return of Jesse Jackson
- July 13, 2008
Candidate Flip-Flops
- July 4, 2008
Conservatives and Habeas Corpus
- June 28, 2008
Social Scandals and Social Problems
- June 16, 2008
Birenbaum on Framing Health Care Reform
- June 5, 2008
Journalists Keep their Secrets
- June 3, 2008
Previous Political Tickers
The Meeting of the Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee
-May 31, 2008
Obama Won Week Two
-May 29, 2008
McCain Wins Week One
-May 18, 2008
The Importance of the West Virginia Primary
-May 14, 2008
Obama Triumphant
-May 7, 2008
Obama Kamikazed
-May 3, 2008
The Pennsylvania Primary Two-Step
-April 23, 2008
The Scandal of the Generals
-April 20, 2008
Obama's "Bitterness" Slur
-April 15, 2008
Hillary on Leno
-April 10, 2008
Obama on Race
-March 23, 2008
The Amateur Democrat
-March 20, 2008
The Reverend Wright Scandal
-March 17, 2008
Levine on Voting Behavior
-March 13, 2008
The Texas Caucus Scandal
-March 9, 2008
Samantha Power
-March 8, 2008
The Differences in the Candidates
-March 6, 2008
William F. Buckley, R.I.P.
-March 1, 2008
The McCain Rorschach Test
-February 21, 2008
McCain vs Obama
-February 18, 2008
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The Cultural Ticker
A Tourist
- July 19, 2008
Anne Hathaway and John McCain
- July 7, 2008
Seymour Hersh Again
- July 3, 2008
Ice on Mars
- June 26, 2008
Al-Hurra
- June 24, 2008
Medical Etiquette
- June 12, 2008
Previous Cultural Tickers
A Taste for "Lost Horizon"
-April 4, 2008
Novels and Memoirs
-March 26, 2008
Reading "People" Magazine
-March 22, 2008
The Spitzer Scandal
-March 12, 2008
Ethnic and Gender Dynamics in the Democratic Race
-March 2, 2008
The Clemens Case
-February 15, 2008
The Paradox of Political Celebrity
-January 27, 2008
Sexual Politics in New Hampshire
-January 8, 2008
Gluck's Enlightenment
-December 28, 2007
Levine and Birenbaum on the Mitchell Report
-December 14, 2007
Roth's "Exit Ghost"
-October 21, 2007
Al Gore and Doris Lessing
-October 15, 2007
Ego in Situ
-October 12, 2007
Fred and Ginger in Love
-October 6, 2007
Ted Lonerghan's Visa Hell
-October 4, 2007
The Wide World of Interviews
-September 19, 2007
Minimally Adequate Teaching
-September 9, 2007
Mother Teresa's Beliefs
-September 2, 2007
Rothko Without Titles
-August 31, 2007
Dan Brown's Failed School
-August 28, 2007
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| A new issue of “w. end ave.: an e-journal of culture and politics” is
published once every three weeks or so. It is edited, owned, and where not indicated as otherwise,
written by Martin Wenglinsky. The rights to all materials published
here are copyright © 2008 by Martin Wenglinsky
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