Lorna Goodison From Harvey River and Apichatpong Weerasethakul Discussion

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For our class November 16, please continue reading Lorna Goodison, and then move to new materials, with Apichatpong Weerasethakul.

1. Lorna Goodison, From Harvey River

Continue reading the book to the end, or, if your time is limited, read at minimum some of part two (the move to the city), some of part three (including the final segment, which opens with the word “Cleodine”), “Epilogue” and “Afterword”

2. Apichatpong Weerasethakul

How to you experience these many small explorations of shadow, sound, and light? How do you experience them in relation to haunting, memory, migrations, for tomorrows? Although Apichatpong has made numerous feature films, we will focus on many small moments of his vision. Each small moment has its own worlds, sounds, tales, dreams, and connections.

A suggestion for class preparation: View two or three of these each day, let them linger with you.

* Visit and become familiar with Apichatpong’s extensive website http://www.kickthemachine.com/

* View a very short tale and sketches on plants and memory, from On Photophobia, at MyCourses

* If you had the book For Tomorrow, For Tonight, read the book, especially the sections written by Apichatpong. If you do not have the book—you are not expected to have it—unfortunately the BU library lost its copy and cannot replace it during this economic time. I will talk about the book briefly in class.

* There were two very different expositions of Apichatpong’s On Photophobia. View at lease one of the expositions:

–At KCUA in Kyoto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEogkNnUN8c

–At Nasjonalgalleriet NRK in Oslo (for English, click CC)

* View the following short videos and the accompanying prose:

* “Blue”

* “Luminous People”

* “Cactus River”

<a href="http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page17/index.html” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page17/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1605558435830000&usg=AFQjCNGAexR7Zw0ii02bc3Y2bHs5DaR5tA” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page17/index.html

* “Mekong Hotel”

<a href="http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page20/index.html” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page20/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1605558435830000&usg=AFQjCNEBoztDFy95gxNQAIlq2jDJ5QhzGQ” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page20/index.html

—Related interview, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6a4BAPlWvA

—“Mekong Hotel,” an experimental film featuring Jenjira, ghosts, and water, can be found on the web in several languages, including Italian

http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-040d6a28-f37a-455c-888a-40cb380ccbe5.html (click on the screen and the video image will appear)

* “The Importance of Telepathy” <a href="http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page22/page52/index.html” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page22/page52/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1605558435830000&usg=AFQjCNEkSNshkWEj_O_1UhjYGbgSqLCmKA” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page22/page52/index.html

* “Fireworks (Archives)”

http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page22/page33/

* “Ashes”

<a href="http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page45/index.html” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page45/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1605558435830000&usg=AFQjCNEBfe9cM3dTThpfFFYvq6ssW2RV5w” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page1/page45/index.html

The corresponding video clip for “Ashes” is here https://vimeo.com/42955619

* “October Rumbles”

Apichatpong Weerasethakul – October Rumbles

https://www.google.com/search?q=apichatpong%2Boctober+rumbles&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1

* “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”

http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page24/page67/

* “Cemetery of Splendor”

<a href="http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page24/page26/index.html” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page24/page26/index.html&source=gmail&ust=1605558435830000&usg=AFQjCNHfBb3BZ1cw9olayy8fqW36gvwqxg” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>http://www.kickthemachine.com/page80/page24/page26/index.html

corresponding clip is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBu0wgl5ZI

“Uncle Boonmee” and “Cemetery of Splendor” are readily available on the internet, for viewing. It is not necessary to view either film in full, but if you have the time and interest, that is yet another option.

Your portfolio entry may be drawn from whatever inspires you about Apichatpong’s works, with their ghosts and sonic vision, and/or Jenjira, in her bountiful manifestations.