I'm especially interested in films about writers of color and writers from the global south. Any kind of film is fine - need not be a documentary. But a progressive/radical/critical outlook is appreciated! Particularly looking for films that will appeal to an intelligent but not super-theorized audience - ie, that documentary about Derrida is
not what we're looking for, and even the recent one about Zizek is an edge case.
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posted by Frowner
on Jan 9, 2013 -
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I want to mainline wonder! Recommend me nonfiction books or films (science, nature, history, culture, the human mind) that will make me fall in love with the world we live in.
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posted by stuck on an island
on Apr 15, 2012 -
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Favourite psychedelic / drug / shaman / consciousness related books? My brother met a shaman in South American and has given me his credit card and asked me to order him a bunch of books. Think Terence McKenna, Alex Grey, Alexander Shulgin, Carlos Castaneda, DMT, Ayahuasca...
*Documentary/DVD recommendations welcome as well.
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posted by mjao
on Mar 10, 2009 -
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Can anyone reccomend good books, or documentaries, about Australia (history, culture, politics) written by people from outside Australia?
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posted by Jimbob
on Feb 7, 2008 -
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I'm a big fan of Ken Burns' documentaries (just finished up watching Baseball for the third time, for instance, and have seen The Civil War twice)... What I'm curious about is what
books would you recommend that present history in a siimilar fashion (easily digestible, compellingly written, etc.)?
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posted by dobbs
on Jul 3, 2004 -
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