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“Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges…”
From Melville’s Billy Budd: …war contractors, whose gains, honest or otherwise, are in every land an anticipated portion of the harvest of death…. And he is the inventor of “fog of war” too: Forty years after a battle it is … Continue reading
Posted in literature, logistics, Melville, militaries, quotations, readings, ships, the sublime, war
Tagged Billy Budd, Contractors
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The prose and poetry of toiling in/on the seas
I am ashamed to admit that I was a latecomer to the magic of Allan Sekula. Far too much of a latecomer. I discovered his stunning work on shipping and transport, last year; he died in August last year. His amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Allan Sekula, capital accumulation, labour, ports, readings, ships, the arts, the sea, the sublime, transport
Tagged Fish Story, Forgotten Spaces
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The Grey Man
On second thought, it is not just the atmosphere of terror in the ship that makes Jahnn’s book so interesting – it is also George Lauffer. He is what Jahnn fabulously calls “the supercargo” alongside his sealed coffin-shaped secret cargo … Continue reading
“Terror is stronger in us than delight”
When I started my maritime-and-ports novel-reading adventure, three people suggested Hans Henny Jahnn’s The Ship to me. One of the three is an author I hold in awe, so I ordered the book (printed on demand by Amazon) – surprised that … Continue reading
What to do with vast amounts of information
One of the things I have been thinking about as I prepare to start up my project is how to best organise the vast amounts of data I will need to use. Some of this data will come “ready-made” – … Continue reading
“It is not down in any map; true places never are.”
Before starting any project, I like to self-saturate with novels about a subject. It is one of the greatest pleasures of learning something entirely new, and it is a way to get a sense of the texture and richness … Continue reading
Posted in literature, Melville, readings, ships, the sea, the sublime
Tagged Moby Dick
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The Gamming 