Posted by Kristen Alvanson at Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Lumpen Orientalism gathers the fragments of a lost civilization, the decaying parts of a breathing animal _ the Middle East. Named after a term suggested by China Miéville, Lumpen Orientalism captures an anomalous fascination with the Middle East and Asia in a similar way to the mongrel visions of Gilles Deleuze, H. P. Lovecraft, Gaëtan Clérambault and William Beckford in order to tackle this enigmatic monstrosity.
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"In the good old days we could burn a British diplomat here every week or so. It did wonders for community spirit. It kept the kids out of trouble too."
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