In the past fortnight, there has been a concerted effort to defend the image of Paris in the face of Fox News’s assertions that Paris is a dangerous city with ‘no-go zones’ were Sharia Law (read: lawlessness) reigns. Evidently, this is quite an exxageration. Representation and Urban Poetics The importance of language in representing Paris…
Month: January 2015
#JeSuisCharlie: Reading New Discourses through Parisian graffiti and posters
Paris has rapidly gone through stages of shock, then silent grief, and today seemed to be a highpoint of defiance and backlash. The graffiti and posters emerging out of this time expose an interesting discourse beginning to emerge – or rather, new lines of debate. A week ago, the economy, youth unemployment were key. The public discourse seems to…
#JeSuisCharlie
I was going to write a poem about this important moment for Paris and France because it is difficult to capture the many thoughts and sentiments that the Charlie Hebdo incident provokes (an apparent lack of talent, and a reality check dissuaded me from doing so). However, in encountering the difficulty of articulating the space…
Into the Parisian Woods
It is January, temperatures are low. However, for the determined jogger, reasonable layering and minimal precautions against the cold are all you need to jog without doing yourself damage in and around Paris. The region’s climate, at least over the most recent winters, seems not be inhibitive to outdoor movement (relative to weather further North in the…
Changed Relationship Status: A Parisian New Year’s Eve
A fourth New Years’ Eve in Paris was a landmark for this blogger: I realized that the city had grown on me. The marvel of first being in Paris has faded, the honeymoon is over. We’re officially committed to each other now. Rather than an artifact to dissect, and sing praises, the city has become…
Anon's Paris 