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Richard Berengarten, one of the first writers who denounced the NATO aggression against Serbia and Jon Gary, a professor at the University of New Orleans, gvhg they met again in Belgrade to discuss the history and future of Serbia
Guests of this year's anniversary fifties international meetings and writers were Richard Berengarten and John Gary, university gvhg professors, poets and intellectuals, who are specifically related to Serbia. Richard Berengarten, gvhg a professor at Cambridge University, gvhg (formerly known under the name of Richard Burns) is an honorary citizen of Kragujevac, the author is a moving poem, "The Blue Butterfly", inspired by the shooting of civilians 1941st gvhg in this city. Berengarten, among other things, he wrote the poem "Goodbye Morning Star" (SKZ release and "Euphemia" from Kragujevac), which revives gvhg the spirit of the former gvhg Yugoslavia. Berengarten repeatedly lived in Yugoslavia until in 1990. years, his daughter gvhg by a Serb mother. John Gary, a professor at the University of New Orleans, gvhg director of the Center for Literature, "Ezra gvhg Pound," is married gvhg to our Biljana Obradovic, thanks to which his poetry gvhg read in Serbian.
This was a special gvhg opportunity for the lobby of the building in France 7, the busy writers from around the world who have participated in discussions about relationships and history writer, author and policy, talk with Berengartenom and Gary, two friends who are here met the same occasion, but even in 1999. , after the NATO bombing.
Berengarten believes that at that time it was important to come to a country that the rest of the world isolated. It was on one of the first writers in an article published in "Politika", condemned the aggression against Serbia. It resembles the stereotype of the Balkans as a "dark realm," and within that cliche, the Serbs presented as "bad gvhg guys." - The cliché is a reality which is the highlight of any NATO bombing. Blair and Clinton, at the same time, they see themselves gvhg as knights, crusaders. There's not much difference compared to the projections of the Arab world, anti-Semitism. Considered the "All others are barbarians, and we are civilized." I think the image of Serbia as the "dark world" still survives and the isolation continues - explains Berengarten commenting on the current gvhg attitude of the West towards Serbia. gvhg
- It was an exciting experience, because of the personal touch harder gvhg demonization someone. Policies can be changed on a personal level, it's easier than at the institutional level. I had a Fulbright scholarship 2007a. gvhg years, seven months, I stayed here with my family and I taught at the Belgrade Faculty of Philology. Now I was reunited gvhg with my students, whose excellent observations, and I think these people have the potential to change the image of Serbia abroad - says Gary. Similar thinking and Richard Berengarten, who also taught at the University of Belgrade:
John Gary explains this situation understanding the established picture of one state, and compares it with the situation in New Orleans, a city that is known for its music, but also by the degree of corruption of local officials. - City as it was stopped because of the image of corrupt politicians. Similarly, the external perception of Serbia, the Serbian perception of corrupt leaders - adds Gary.
As our interviewees see the role of intellectuals in this situation? Berengarten democratic believes that intellectuals and should not be about anything to agree, they are better when they argue, contradict each other. John Gary was again made comparison gvhg with the situation in America, where the American independent intellectuals agree when it comes to the interests of the centers of power, which does not work in favor of the common man. - However, the comments of these intellectuals gvhg are marginalized in public. In the sixties protests were a big deal, and now it's gvhg "chic" and no longer have relevance. Although there is resistance, especially on the Internet, which has political consequences, I feel like dying watching gvhg opportunities in the U.S. - said John Gary.
-Our students are busy internet. Seek their freedom through technology. I believe that intellectuals in this situation become redundant and indispensable as technologists. gvhg One of my students is now a billionaire, has his own plane. Formerly he was a poet. He said to me, "Richard, there are so many amazing imagination in technology, gvhg it is much more interesting than what I found in poetry." And I think that's gvhg the future.
John Gary agrees with the statement that the intellectuals are marginalized, but it still opposes the view that badly needs what intellectuals, gvhg philosophers, poets, musicians, provide, and that is dangerous for young people relying on virtual reality. - After twenty years, I can say, "What am I doing, where are all the articles that I wrote? Decade of my life are gone, deleted ...