ENGL 3550 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: American Imperialism, Hijab, Persian Language
30 Mar 2017
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Question of how american influence can inhabit non-american bodies: to be american is not necessarily limited to those who inhabit us. Born nyc, brought up as a gay jew in the deep south . Angels in america: millennium approaches (1992) pulitzer prize, 1993. Homebody (1997-99), homebody/kabul (premiered december 19, 2001; publ. Afghanistan lies at the crossroads of south and central asia (7: notion of afghanistan as a crossroads, cultural, communication crossroads. Most of action in play is set in kabul. Idealized place that pastors in both afghanistan and pakistan dream of . 1989, forced to withdraw by mujahideen: america and islam. 1996, taliban seized most of country outside northern alliance strongholds (northeast) 1998, bill clinton administration bombed afghan terrorist camps: politics of distraction. After september 11, 2001, us, allied, and northern alliance attacked taliban, believed to shelter osama bin laden. 2004, hamid karzai elected president: tries to stabilize create more demographic regime.
