burn

[Tim Shorrock]

For anyone out there who knew or remembers Al Szymanski, the Marxist
sociology prof at the University of Oregon - he always showed this film to
his students to help them understand the complexities of modern capitalism
and imperialism. It had a great impact on me. Unfortunately the world (and
depression) got to Al and he killed himself in the late 1980s. RIP.
TS

Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:51:15 -0400
From: Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>
Subject: Tue., April 23: Burn!

Critical Perspectives on Wars, Classes, & Empires
Screening: _BURN!_
(Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo, 1969)

William Walker (played by Marlon Brando), a British agent
provocateur, arrives at the Caribbean island of Queimada -- a
lucrative sugar-producing colony of Portugal (so named after the
island was burned down to quell a slave revolt) -- to incite a
nationalist revolution, only to have England replace Portugal as new
neo-colonial master.  Used and betrayed by Walker, former slaves, led
by Jose Dolores, rise up against the comprador regime installed by
the British.  Queimada will burnSagain.