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Comment on Considerably better digs… by Tyree

Tyree — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:19:00 +0000

Dust off the speedo Marchy!

Comment on Walls by Marcello Di Cintio

Marcello Di Cintio — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:16:29 +0000

Thanks for dropping by, Pamela. And for the kind comment.

Comment on Walls by pamela

pamela — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:36 +0000

Wonderful essay. I happened upon this while working on a school assignment. This line resonated with me especially: barricades function most-effectively as theatre, each projecting a sense of power and security they don’t, in fact, exercise.
Best of luck with your upcoming book.

Comment on Biography by Giedre Steikunaite

Giedre Steikunaite — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:10:53 +0000

That is a very good insight, Marcello. Another idea I want to explore a bit more is how the Walls (capital W intentional) become “normalised” in the public psyche – and once something is normalised, it is much easier accepted. That’s when resistance starts fading away..

Comment on Biography by Marcello Di Cintio

Marcello Di Cintio — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:46:34 +0000

Thank you, Giedre. Your work on walls sounds fascinating. As for public representation, I found it very interesting how outsiders respond to the walls in a completely different way than those who live alongside them. In the West Bank and Belfast, the walls are ‘commodities’ for tourists and activists to consume. They are symbols more than structures. Their physical reality becomes secondary to what the walls ‘mean.’ The locals, on the other hand, concern themselves with what the walls actually ‘do.’

Comment on Biography by Giedre Steikunaite

Giedre Steikunaite — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:36:00 +0000

Hello Marcello,

I found your website while browsing for research. I’m doing my BA dissertation on the Walls, their public representation to be exact. I’m comparing three urban Walls – the Berlin Wall, Israel’s Wall in occupied West Bank and the Peace Lines in Belfast.

You’re doing a great job documenting the world’s Walls. Will keep an eye on your upcoming book!

Best,
Giedre

Comment on “You have to earn an ending.” by Hugh Cameron

Hugh Cameron — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:15:11 +0000

Marcello there’s a lot we can learn from wrestling. I was wondering if you could send me an email to talk about how much you learned from one of your coaches Bert Joines.

Comment on “You have to earn an ending.” by Mccrackin

Mccrackin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:42:10 +0000

Marcello- I need more info on Takhti. Also I need to find a copy of the poem a contemporary Persian poet wrote about him. Help me out, mate.

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Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:58:04 +0000

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