@sunyalog

Like a moth to the lighted screen. Currently wearing: hat of Assoc Prof of #Cinema. Tweeting: notes-bibliography. Cf: SIRENS OF MODERNITY (@ucpress, 2022)

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“Day after day, branch upon branch, what might the crazed crazed bumblebee be #writing?”
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Levi Vonk@VonkLevi17 May 2024
Beautiful alternative graduation ceremony for UVA students tonight, which concluded with Haitian scholar Robert Fatton praising our students for “not simply interpreting the world, but courageously trying to change it.”
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So Longo says that it WAS abt the tents? And that if the tents had been taken down, by implication, that he wouldn’t have pressed forward in summoning state troopers? But also… that he was scared & worried abt “outside agitators” & the “temperature” heating up bc of #’s? ⛺️
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To a plea by my colleague on the Faculty Senate for us to “come together” & forgive our fellow human leaders, so students can have a nice & pleasant graduation: There are NO universities in Gaza. Some of our students see THIS as a graver issue, for fellow humans.
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Wait, what? I am reeling from this “explanation.” It is not merely an abdication, but a violation of even the pretense of a commitment to education. If no university rule was ever changed, we would be abiding by ALL our founder TJ’s rules. Which is a reprehensible position.
Jim Ryan@ProfJimRyan4 May 2024
Earlier this evening, I shared this update with the University community. news.virginia.edu/content/me…

A Message from President Ryan

After police declared an unlawful assembly and arrested protestors who didn’t leave, President Jim Ryan sent this message to the UVA community.

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As appalling as it was to witness how all this went down, I have faith in our students. I trust them to call BS on these lessons, just as they have on all the disingenuous reasons for why a genocide in Gaza is somehow needed or unavoidable or right.
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Young people have so much to teach us, so much to teach those who actually have some power to change the rules. I hope that we listen. That we can see that the “rules” of the world we live in need to be changed. That it is possible to live in ways that are more gentle and just.
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Levi Vonk@VonkLevi4 May 2024
The moment Virginia State Police started macing and beating UVA students who had been peacefully protesting for four days
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@GulfStatesInst10 Apr 2024
On April 11, AGSIW and @MiddleEastInst will co-host a discussion with @KateSeelye, @sunyalog, and @aliayunis, moderated by @kdiwaniya on film in the Gulf. Register now. agsiw.org/programs/the-fluid…
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All the feels 😭 It is extra special to read such a thoughtful review of my book, by someone super smart 🙏🏾 Thank you, @Rakesh_Sengupta! (And thank you to Reviews Editor @tupurchat & @JCMSJournal team)
Rakesh Sengupta@Rakesh_Sengupta10 Nov 2023
My review of @sunyalog 's excellent book 'Sirens of Modernity: World Cinema via Bombay' in the new issue of JCMS. quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/im…
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If you couldn't catch us live at @LightHouseVA for #Democracy360, don't worry! You can still join guests, @jweisswolf and @sunyalog, and hosts, @EmilySBurrill and @SivaVaid, in our latest episode, "Wonder Women." dindanger.org/episodes/wonde…
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Our Siege Is Long publicbooks.org/our-siege-is…

Our Siege Is Long - Public Books

Throughout his life, poet Mu’in Bseiso narrated the history of Palestinian struggle and criticized Western portrayals of Gaza. Today, Bseiso’s son dodges Israeli bombs to preserve his archives.

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At what point do the supporters of Israel admit it is engaging in #genocide? How many Palestinians must die before they accept the truth? 5,000? 10,000? 20,000? 100,000? 1 million?
TIMES OF GAZA
@Timesofgaza22 Oct 2023
lsraeli warplanes intensify their attacks on Gaza Strip.
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Thank you @UVADemocracy for a fabulous conversation about all things feminism, media, democracy, and @MsMagazine! Wonderful to be in conversation with @sunyalog @EmilySBurrill @dindpodcast #Democracy360
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Tune into our live recording with @sunyalog and @jweisswolf! Thanks to everyone in the audience for joining us. Watch here! youtube.com/watch?v=SK0tmL2Y…
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