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Kosov@: Carnival in the Eye of the Storm


date | location: April 2000 | Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, Oregon

carnival_sm.jpgformat: conference, exhibition, film screening, online link collection

"Kosov@: Carnival in the Eye of the Storm" dealt with issues that crystallized during the Kosovo war: Does "doing" something always mean to engage oneself in the concrete practical situation? Can grasping the meaning of historical events have an impact on them? It is not possible to be adept at histories of cultures from the Balkans to the Middle East and Asia. The increasing complexity of world-political events should not cause disinterest or the illusion of neutrality. Who speaks if we are silent?

websites: project website, original project website

sponsorship: Oregon Foundation for the Humanities, NW Film Center/Art Museum, Pacific NW College of Art

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