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Zusatztext John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. I do not say this lightly. These essays tell us how he succeeded in that task. Informationen zum Autor Yasmin Gunaratnam is a Senior Lecturer in the Sociology Department at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK. She has been working on issues of race and gender equality in health and social care for the past twenty years at the Open University, Southampton University and the University of Central Lancashire. She is author of Researching Race and Ethnicity (2003) and has jointly edited Narratives and Stories in Health Care with David Oliviere (2009). Klappentext 'John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. These essays tell us how he succeeded in that task.'Arundhati RoyIn this collection of essays on the work of, and conversations with, John Berger, thirty-seven of his friends, artistic collaborators and followers come together to form the first truly international and cross-cultural celebration of his interventions.Berger has for decades, through his poetic humanism, brought together geographically, historically and socially disparate subjects. His work continues to throw out lifelines across genres, times and types of experience, opening up radical questions about the meaning of belonging and of community. In keeping with this spirit and in celebration of Berger, the short essays in A Jar of Wild Flowers challenge us all to take the brave step from limited sympathy to extended generosity.With contributions from Ali Smith, Julie Christie, Sally Potter, Ram Rahman, Jean Mohr, Nick Thorpe, Hsiao-Hung Pai and many others. Vorwort The first collection of essays dedicated to examining the work of John Berger, with cross-cultural contributions from an array of international names. Zusammenfassung ‘John Berger has made the world a better place to live in. These essays tell us how he succeeded in that task.’Arundhati RoyIn this collection of essays on the work of, and conversations with, John Berger, thirty-seven of his friends, artistic collaborators and followers come together to form the first truly international and cross-cultural celebration of his interventions.Berger has for decades, through his poetic humanism, brought together geographically, historically and socially disparate subjects. His work continues to throw out lifelines across genres, times and types of experience, opening up radical questions about the meaning of belonging and of community. In keeping with this spirit and in celebration of Berger, the short essays in A Jar of Wild Flowers challenge us all to take the brave step from limited sympathy to extended generosity.With contributions from Ali Smith, Julie Christie, Sally Potter, Ram Rahman, Jean Mohr, Nick Thorpe, Hsiao-Hung Pai and many others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - Jean Mohr Preface - Amarjit Chandan Introduction - Yasmin Gunaratnam The Colour of the Cosmos Graphite - Hans Jürgen Balmes Hay - Rema Hammami and John Berger Fire - Kathryn Yusoff Milk - Ana Amália Alves Blood - Gavin Francis Forest - Nikos Papastergiadis Toast - Michael Broughton Oil -Tessa McWatt The Trees are in Their Place Fences - Nick Thorpe Method - Iain Chambers Life - Glenn Jordon Meetings - Nirmal Puwar Pain - Francisco-J. Hernández Adrián Secrets - Hsiao-Hung Pai Once through a Lens Memory - Heather Vrana Stars - Vikki Bell Conscience - Ram Rahman Performance - Doa Aly A Mirror - Rashmi Duraiswamy Undefeated Despair Trauma - Alicia Salomone Jest - Salima Hashmi Hate - Mustafa Dikeç Hope - Malathi de Alwis Spirit - Tania Tamari Nasir Propaganda - Rochelle Simmons Here is Where We Meet Notes - Amarjit Chandan Verbs - Ali Smith Play - N. Rajyalakshmi interviews Pushpamala N. Tenderness - Christina Linardaki Love - Julie Christie Courage - Yahia Y...
