Arts
Kevin, Veda, and guest reviewer Teresa discuss Suzan-Lori Parks's "Venus", playing at Signature Theatre through June 4th. https://www.signaturetheatre.org/shows-and-events/Productions/2016-2017/Venus.aspx Roger Ebert on Blue Velvet http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blue-velvet-1986 Jean Young's "The Re-Objectification and Re-Commodification of Saartjie Baartman in Suzan-Lori Parks's Venus" http://sites.middlebury.edu/freakishness/files/2014/07/JeanYoungParksandBaartman.pdf Cherry Lane Theatre's Mentor Project http://www.cherrylanetheatre.org/programs/mentor_project/ Walter Johnson's River of Dark Dreams: Slavery and Empire in the Cotton Kingdom http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/river-of-dark-dreams-walter-johnson/1119330239 Gabriel Winant's "Slave Capitalism" https://nplusonemag.com/issue-17/reviews/slave-capitalism/