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In the Neighborhood of Zero: A World War I Memoir (review)

In the Neighborhood of Zero: A World War I Memoir (review) unless transformed in a manner that engages the popular imaginary on an affective and emotional level," argues Parr. "The suggestion is for the power of science to connect with the power of art" (162). Because art is affective in a way statistics are not, art can be used to encourage the public, which will encourage the corporations, to abandon profit-driven, short-minded, and trendy models of green design. In this way, the book argues implicitly for critical readings and reevaluations of art that reveal the power dynamics underlying unsustainable cultural practices. In the end, Parr's book convincingly argues that every stance on the issue of sustainability is always a political one. Aimee Wilson, Florida State University William V. Spanos. In the Neighborhood of Zero: A World War I Memoir. Nebraska UP, 2010. 218 pp. For the many academics familiar with William V. Spanos' theoretical work--with its focus on Heidegger and the attendant intertwining of that legacy in the postmodern era--Spanos' first memoir, perhaps counter-intuitively, does not strike with the force of one of the famed German philosopher's lightning bolts. Rather, this narrative of young-soldier Spanos' harrowing involvement in the Battle of the Bulge, his experiences as a POW witness http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png symploke University of Nebraska Press

In the Neighborhood of Zero: A World War I Memoir (review)

Schneiderman, Davis.
symploke , Volume 18 (1) – May 18, 2011
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unless transformed in a manner that engages the popular imaginary on an affective and emotional level," argues Parr. "The suggestion is for the power of science to connect with the power of art" (162). Because art is affective in a way statistics are not, art can be used to encourage the public, which will encourage the corporations, to abandon profit-driven, short-minded, and trendy models of green design. In this way, the book argues implicitly for critical readings and reevaluations of art that reveal the power dynamics underlying unsustainable cultural practices. In the end, Parr's book convincingly argues that every stance on the issue of sustainability is always a political one. Aimee Wilson, Florida State University William V. Spanos. In the Neighborhood of Zero: A World War I Memoir. Nebraska UP, 2010. 218 pp. For the many academics familiar with William V. Spanos' theoretical work--with its focus on Heidegger and the attendant intertwining of that legacy in the postmodern era--Spanos' first memoir, perhaps counter-intuitively, does not strike with the force of one of the famed German philosopher's lightning bolts. Rather, this narrative of young-soldier Spanos' harrowing involvement in the Battle of the Bulge, his experiences as a POW witness

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