“The rate of firearm death of under 14-years-olds is nearly 12 times higher in the U.S. than in 25 other industrialized countries combined.”
Qtd. in Julie Carr’s 100 Notes on Violence (Ahsahta Press, 2010)
Re-reading Julie Carr’s 100 Notes on Violence
December 14, 2012 by Michael Leong
Hi, Michael.
Looks like a corrective to the idea that “there are no words” and a balance to mournful moments of silence.
My library doesn’t have a copy I can borrow, alas.
Certainly, John. The attitude of “there are no words” is a trap. You’re a fan of G. Agamben so I’m sure you know his critique of that attitude in _Remnants of Auschwitz: The Witness and the Archive_: “To say that Auschwitz is ‘unsayable’ or ‘incomprehensible’ is equivalent to euphemein, to adoring in silence…[which] contributes to its glory.”
Will you be in NYC soon? I’ll be happy to lend you my copy of _100 Notes on Violence_.