1. Watch:
“Backyard (1954-1990)”
2. Read:
“Modern Art was CIA Weapon”
3. Prepare:
Bring along an example of art by a CIA funded artist, be prepared to discuss. For your reading journal, please write a brief biography of the artist you chose, and discuss why CIA might have decided to fund their work. Blog postings are optional.
4. Read
:“Operation PBSuccess” (pgs. 25-80)
6 comments:
In case you can't access the Greenhouse Rhetoric Facebook page for whatever reason, here's a mirror of the Operation PBSuccess reading:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/?nr2ie492mdpa7z5
@Ryan you are a genius. Thank you so much!
I know posts are optional, but I still wanted to comment on the video. What I like about them is that they interview people on both sides of the conflict, so that we see each side's thinking and ideas. I find that to be interesting.
A question for Mr. Parker: As I read about PBSuccess, there are a lot of words blanked out like "[ ]," but I've noticed that one name in particular is never shown. A head honcho of sorts. Would you know who he is? I'm just curious.
Well I know [ ] said to keep this topics here serious but I agree with [ ] that the blanks are annoying, fascinating subject though. Kinda weird to think that America has so much influence around the world Thank you [ ] for getting this to us what could [ ] do without [ ].
@Rob, well played...
On an un-serious note, I have to ask, what in the world was the cameraman thinking who was filming the soldiers who were shooting right at him in the Cold War video? I mean seriously?
On a reltively more serious note, I drew a slight connection between the U.S. funding the Salvadorian cause, but were committing all sorts of atrocities, and the U.S. funding Syrian rebels not too long ago with weapons, only to find out that many of them were members of the various radical and threatening organizations. (Also reminded me of the evidence that America may have given weapons to Osama Bin Laden).
Cheers
I though that this link would have more insight..
http://monthlyreview.org/1999/11/01/the-cia-and-the-cultural-cold-war-revisited
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