Blog: Above the Fold

I'll only say a few words about French-Caribbean Aimé Cesairé's masterful surrealist essay. This is a very important text that is largely overlooked. It deconstructs the psyche of colonialist savagery, slashes the wrist bourgeoisie apathy, and somehow manages to inspire hope at the same time. Originally published in 1950, Discourse 's warnings about the unsurpassed "barbarism of the United States" still holds true today, as can be seen in the insatiable neoliberal quest for global domination. This essay is both a bullet and a band aid, scholarly analysis and creative explosion. You can read the text in full [...]