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Andrew Cranston

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so i study decolonization, as in i studied it as part of my degree, and i thought I'd make a list of some readings/films that might offer additional insight about decolonization (it also helps if you're tired of the christian moralistic thinking)

occupation 101 (can be found on youtube i believe, it's about the history between isreal and palestine, it focuses on palestinians and it is quite comprehensive. there's live footage, there's interviews with palestinian children, etc. it's a must watch i think, regarding palestine. it points the finger squarely at the united states.)

the wretched of the earth, franz fanon. fanon is really well known in the decolonization sphere because he writes about it in a very succinct and clear way. to him, decolonization can never occur peacefully, and i think that's a really important key lesson. he also talks about how colonizers don't just take land, they reframe ideas, they take language, art, thoughts.

the battle of algiers, 1966. this is a fascinating film, it's sort of a documentary, they got the actual people to play their parts. it describes and interviews the main individuals involved in the fight for independence within Algiers. i think understanding how a nation can gain independence over its colonial forces is really important in the grand scheme of decolonialism.

unthinking eurocentrism. if you can get your hands on it, i love this text. it's so poignant and it lays everything out so clearly and it really shows how we center our worlds around eurocentrism and westernism.

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my cherub obsession has gotten out of hand, so much so I have a corner dedicated to it

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newest books :

The Anatomical Venus by Joanna Ebenstein

The Cloister and the Hearth Vol. I by Charles Reade

The Sick Rose by Dr. Richard Barnett

Dramatic Works of Victor Hugo Vol. V

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makeup looks i like….

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Top 3 fashion icons from any films?

iii . queen margot of "la reine margot"

ii. maria merryweather of "the secret of moonacre" (with the vivienne westwood orb on a ribbon choker to boot)

i. cruella de vil of "1o1 dalmations"/"1o2 dalmations"

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Caroline Bynum, excerpt from Fragmentation and Redemption: Essays on Gender and the Human Body in Medieval Religion

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you wouldn't believe the amount of ppl in the world who are kind, straightforward, thoughtful, considerate, honest, don't lie or play games with you like there is no limit to the amount of good people in the world and if u surround urself with people who constantly leave you feeling worse or uneasy i promise it doesn't have to be that way. but it involves taking some risks and put urself in different situations

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shelley duvall in annie hall, 1977

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source: unknown

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“The American South” by Anthony Blasko

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Maybe it’s better to have the terrible times first. I don’t know. Maybe then, you can have, if you live, a better life, a real life, because you had to fight so hard to get it away⸺you know?⸺from the mad dog who held it in his teeth. But then your life has all those tooth marks, too, all those tatters and all that blood.

James Baldwin  This morning, this evening, so soon  

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fuzzyfawn on ig

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Lolita Lempicka spring, 1999.

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by jermytaxidermy

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Strange Days 

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Andrew Wyeth, Wild Dog (1959)