Message from cbessolo

[Anonymous]

I found the afternoon discussion of Mao and Art particularly interesting. The notion that everything has political content whether or not intended is both reasonable and disturbing. I am reminded of a scene is the film "The Red Violin" which painfully depicts the personal conflict experienced by a female "comrade" during the Cultural Revolution. She must choose between her loyalty to "the people" and her love of classical (i.e. western) music.
I will use this clip in my class to illustrate