Went to a fantastic lecture and chat today by Prof. Dr. Karsten Fitz (Universität Passau) who talked about Indigenous Futurisms and Ryan Singer, a Navajo painter who blends pop culture iconography like Star Wars with contemporary landscapes. Definitely an artist that deserves more attention.

Reading Jameson's oft-cited review of DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975). Interesting point about class consciousness arising from various national traumas, explains middle class sympathy for Al Pacino's character. But the larger issue is the movement towards a different kind of politics and the consumer.

Been chipping away at this over the last few months. Sprawling book (perhaps even too ambitious of a project) but very revealing of how the complexity of Indigenous presence has been obscured by simplistic histories of conquest.