VARIANT, ISSUE 15, Summer 2002 http://www.variant.org.uk
..the free, independent, arts magazine. In-depth coverage in the context of broader social, political & cultural issues. [click on the links below to go to a text version (html) or PDF of the full article] � A Lovely Curiosity, Raymond Roussel -- William Clark In-depth look at the little know yet highly influential French, literary figure and his complex methodology for writing. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/Roussel.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/William_Clark_15.pdf � Asian Alternative Space -- Andrew Lam Based in Hong Kong, Lam examines artist-run spaces, their associated cultural production and impact on developments of identity within Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Macau, Taipei. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/asianalt.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant//pdfs/issue15/Andrew_Lam_15.pdf � Gareth Williams -- Ed Baxter Obituary of founder member of This Heat, whose recalcitrant experimentation led them far away from mainstream success. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/williams.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Ed_Baxter_15.pdf � Dodgy Analogy -- John Barker Thorough de-mystification and counter to the post-modernist use of natural science analogies in (amongst other things) the depoliticisation of inequality. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/dodgy.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/John_Barker_15.pdf � An American Nurse & Humanitarian Aid Worker in Ramallah "How long can the rest of the world watch this, doing nothing?" text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/hell.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Ramallah_15.pdf � Tales of the Great Unwashed -- Ian Brotherhood A thoughtful and provocative reflection on the social poverty, fear and intimidation indicative of the casual labour, service industry economy. [Financial support in publishing a book of Ian Brotherhood�s work sought - suggestions of sources of funding appreciated.] text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/tales.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Ian_Brotherhood_15.pdf � Muslims and the West after September 11 -- Pervez Hoodbhoy Based on a speech at the Center for Inquiry, International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, historical account and secular, humanist response to Islamic Fundamentalism and US Imperialism. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/after911.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Pervez_Hoodbhoy_15.pdf � Desire and kind of Playfulness -- Copenhagen Free University, Exchange Following in a long tradition of self- worker-educational groups, the CFU question the exclusion of personal knowledge, experience and desire in the phantasmic 'knowledge economy'. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/CFU.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/CAE_15.pdf � Artists Initiatives in Moscow -- Gillian McIver An overview of artist-run spaces in Moscow. Despite their surface similarities to such spaces in western europe, the commitment to experimentation and differences in celebrity status remain stark. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/artistsmoscow.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Gillian_McIver_15.pdf � � Collective Cultural Action -- Critical Art Ensemble >From artists to activists, how people collectively organise to overcome alienation and skewed power relations to achieve concrete results. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/cae.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/CAE_15.pdf � Zine and Comic reviews -- Mark Pawson Strange print creations from Pawson�s recent trip to Japan. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/ZineComics.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Mark_Pawson_15.pdf � The March: The story of the Historic Scottish Hunger March -- Harry McShane First hand account of a little known, momentous event in labor history. A true fight for social justice against poverty. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/TheMarch.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/Harry_McShane_15.pdf � Letters Following a refusal of Variant�s right to appeal, responses to the Scottish Arts Council�s legal assault on Variant and their false assurances that their judgments are based solely on �artistic merit�. text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/letters.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/letters_15.pdf � All articles, Variant, issue 15 text http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/15texts/15text.html pdf http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~variant/pdfs/issue15/issue15.pdf ----------------------------- � Variant is posted 3 times a year To UNSUBSCRIBE from this mailing list please return a blank e-mail with �UNSUBSCRIBE� in the header. ----------------------------- � ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY: Variant issue 16 will cover the period December 2002 to March 2003 contact Paula Larkin on +44(0)141 3339522 to advertise. 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