Category Archives: September 28

Fidelis et Verax

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sam Barnes

The horror of apocalyptic vision holds within it the power to move mountains, sink cities, and, in a different mode, to shape and re-shape societies.  The elusive knowledge of the End of Days is beyond the pale of human deduction, … Continue reading →

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The Constant Apocalypse

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Mac Warren

I find Kermode’s thesis reassuring in its logical simplicity.  I believe that his assertion about the nature of the Apocalypse – that we “project ourselves … past the End, so as to see the structured whole” (p. 8 ) – … Continue reading →

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Newly Catastrophic Apocalypse

Posted on September 26, 2010 by jonrossi

Throughout our readings this week, I’ve found broad topic after broad topic that seemed as if they’d be absolutely wonderful to discuss – things I’d like to write about in this blog-space, to discuss with the class… but there was … Continue reading →

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September 26th Rosen and Kermode

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Grecia H.

In Frank Kermode’s The End, there is one particular passage that caught my attention. Kermode wrote: “We may be sure that the failure of 1964, or even so far of 1965, to produce atomic war and the burning of Paris … Continue reading →

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Film Event Oct. 24

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Lee Quinby

Click Here to RSVP Mountainfilm Film Festival Hosted by CUFF Sunday, October 24 September 22, 2010 | Macaulay Honors College CUFF (City University Film Festival) is pleased to bring Mountainfilm of Telluride, CO, to Macaulay Honors College, CUNY. Deadline for … Continue reading →

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