from the outside A Comparative and Poetic Exploration of Albert Camus's The Stranger By bianca cody mimi
“Violence and Human Nature” by Howard Zinn Zinn argues we are not naturally violent. He agrees with John Stuart Mill that we are influenced by our environment or social circumstances. However, he proves we have the ability to choose to act violently or kindly within our environment.
Howard Zinn: On Why We Go to War
Zinn proves his thesis with four points. First, he refutes Great Intellectuals because they give weighty support for the belief that we are naturally violent.
Scientific Evidence Zinn examines scientific studies from various disciplines- -biology, sociobiology, genetics, psychology, anthropology, ethology-- that show our actions are influenced by our environment.
Why do we go to war? Zinn lists many reasons we go to war: Ruling Elites Patriotism Social pressures Economic opportunity Professional opportunity
Difgerent Responses to Social Circumstances Zinn shows that Americans: Responded differently to U.S. involvement in World War I Veterans write about varied experiences in war Obeyed, questioned, and disobeyed orders during the Vietnam War
Call to Action Zinn concludes by inviting us celebrate and be a part of a different history, one that that defies authority and imagines another world, a better place for us all.
From Zinn to Brazil From Zinn to Brazil ● City of God (2002) ○ Depicts violent gang war in Brazilian favela ● Noted for realistic and brutal depictions of violence ● Reveals the choice in all of us pointed out by Zinn
Some of the players... Knockout Ned ● Innocent man turned to Lil’ Ze violence ● Top gang leader in the ● Chooses to fight out of city of god revenge ● Rules with violence
Bené and Zinn In terms of ● choice, Bené Most stands out the importantly... most Nature vs. ● Nurture Bené ● Continuous choice to be ● Lil’ Ze’s closest friend peaceful ● Acts as moral conscious ● Separates from ● Non-violent criminal violence
Bené and Fated Choice “All Trees Have Roots” ● Zinn=the power of an ● Choice surrounds individual’s choice, us everyday ● Reflection of “Big” choices ● environment define us in the ● Bené= we are not very moment restricted in our ● Bené’s Choice: choice due to where Be A Hero we come from
Reading Theories Based on Understanding the Social, Cultural, Historical Context of Reader and Text Based on Louise Rosenblatt’s Reader Response Theory Kathleen McCormick’s The Culture of Reading Yellow-Red-Blue, 1925, Wassily Kandinsky Medium: oil,canvas
Algeria Franco-Algeria 1930s 1930s France 1930s The Stranger Albert Camus
Why is “L’étranger” important? https://yuichihirakoinstallation.tumblr.com/post/183965200633/2019-art-fa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdbLqOXmJ04 2019, ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo ir-tokyo-tokyo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no1YszVVybo “I Thought About Killing You” by Kanye West death, racism, hate, choice, “Killing An Arab” by The Cure inclusion and isolation
Artist’s Statement: Brown and Lovely: A poetry collection by Bianca White inspired by The Stranger Sis and L'il Sis, 1944, William Johnson
Trigger A Haiku by Bianca White I pull the trigger Shots I fire again—four Dreadful knocks, I hear My Landscape II, 1967 , Joan Mitchell Medium: oil
Two Stories A Diamante by Bianca White Algeria Lovely Free Yearning, hoping, losing Pied noirs, Frenchmen, Colonizer, Murderers Stealing, hurting, breaking Terrible, Horrible France Convalescents from Somewhere, 1944, William Johnson
Loss Of A Nation An Epitaph by Bianca White My beloved country Algeria, You used to be ours until they stomped our ground Robbing and raping and claiming Your soil One day you will be ours again My heart can only hope. A Green Thought in a Green Shade, 1981, Helen Frankenthaler Medium: acrylic,canvas
Brown And Lovely An “I Am” poem by Bianca White I am brown and lovely I wonder why he beats me I hear heavy chains lifting I see my old home I want someone to love me I am brown and lovely I pretend, Raymond that you love me so as I feel feel every pound of oppression I touch what could be mine- freedom but I worry you will kill me- would you? I cry out and keep repeating I understand that I am in vain I am brown and lovely I say what I hope would be true I dream of real love that’s freeing I hope to get rid of you I am Brown and Lovely Harlem Street, 1941, William Johnson
Artist’s Statement: Read Conmigo: Some Poems by Cody Evans Inspired by the Work of Albert Camus. Orcus (Stranger in the Garden) - Saddo
Absurdism: Lie, Steal, Cheat, and Kill A poem by Cody Evans If there was meaning, he’d be alive. If there was a purpose, he’d survive. If there was intention, the gun would have jammed. If there was a purpose, he wouldn’t have put it in my hand. If there was a purpose, no one would die. If there was meaning, I would have cried. If there was a difference, we all wouldn’t end up in the same place. If there was meaning, I wouldn’t have a smile plastered on my face.
Raymond, Subject for your Approval An Alphabet poem by Cody Evans Affairs; Beatings; Characters for neighbors. Deaf to the yelling; Every night it’s the same. Feel nothing; Go to court; “Handle it for me.” I’d do anything for a friend.
Lost Dog A haiku by Cody Evans Run! Run far away. I know he’ll cry when I’m gone. Never when I’m there.
Writer’s Statement: From The Outside: An assortment of poetry by Mimi Hopper (inspired by L’ Étranger by Albert Camus). Self-Portrait, 1984, Jean-Michel Basquiat Medium: acrylic
Bad Guys A Shadorma by Mimi Hopper Anger fills The cracks of the heart Silence spills From within We have all done evil things Yet, we’re not all bad. Daniel Richter (German, b. 1962), Das Auge War Kaputt [The Eye Was Broken], 2011. Oil on canvas, 100 x 270.2 cm.
The Point A Triolet by Mimi Hopper Was there a point to it all? I watched their pathetic tears. I watched the Arab’s body fall. Was there a point to it all? I couldn’t believe the audacity, the gall. They said they knew Maman for years. Was there a point to it all? I watch their pathetic tears fall. Lepanto, Part II, 2001, Cy Twombly
“From the Outside” A Sijo by Mimi Hopper From the outside, Meursault did not smile, only watched us with blank stares. His Maman died, and he did not know how, but he still came to mourn. But he didn’t cry, only watched the rest of us from the outside. Woman Leaving Her Bath, 1888, Edgar Degas Medium: Pastel
Some Special Spoken Word The most beautiful thoughts are always besides the darkest Today I seriously thought about killing you I contemplated, premeditated murder And I think about killing myself And I love myself way more than I love you, so Today I thought about killing you, premeditated murder You'd only care enough to kill somebody you love The most beautiful thoughts are always beside the darkest
What about Kanye? What about Kanye? ● Rapper raised in Chicago ● Figurehead of culture “from the outside” ● Similar themes to The Stranger ○ Modern Context
Kanye Fast Facts ● Seen as overly “narcissistic” ● Deals with mental health disorders ● Stresses importance of family ● Brings faith into hip-hop ● Highly controversial
Now, it’s your turn...
● Create an “I Am” Poem OR ● Create a “Haiku” About Kanye West, yourself, or Chicago
Camus, Albert. The Stranger by Albert Camus . A.A. Knopf, 1969 Evans, Cody. “Read Conmigo” Hopper, Mimi. “From the Outside” Ribeiro, Andrea Barata, et al. City of God . Miramax Films, 2002. “Violence and Human Nature .” Passionate Declarations Essays on War and Justice, by Howard Zinn, Harper Perennial, 2003. White, Bianca . “Brown and Lovely” Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904-1989), Couple aux têtes pleines de nuages
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