These two texts introduce a word you may not be familiar with; neoliberalism, a term still not recognised in spellcheck, yet representing the universal ethos of western power. The first is Dave Hickey's 'A Home in the Neon' from the book Air Guitar: Essays on Art and Democracy (1997). This delightful piece explains the pleasures Hickey finds in Las Vegas, a place we generally might not think of being a home at all. The second is 'Fear, Sand and Money in Dubai' a riff on 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' perhaps, by Mike Davis, collected in the book Evil Paradises (2007). The two texts straddle the period our world changed, 9/11.
Please read these texts before the next sessions; Monday 13th Oct for P-T, Friday 17th October for F-T where they will be discussed further, then write your blogs on these subjects after the session, so setting the pattern for the rest of the course.
Mike Davis text: http://newleftreview.org/II/41/mike-davis-fear-and-money-in-dubai
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