Week 12 - My Tender Matador, Pedro Lemebel - Nicholas Latimer - On the Truth in Performance & Politics of the Pose.
Lemebel’s writing was very interesting to read this week, juggling some heavy themes while sharing a meaningful perspective of the realities of revolution, but also a movement for social justice. While shining light on similar complexities he would have endured in his own life we are given a small window into the lives of the courageous minds, and charismatic personalities behind the revolutionary movements in 20th-century Chile. The story was super engaging despite dealing with concepts most modern readers (myself included) have not personally met. However, there were many ways that we are presented with timeless themes, and invited to empathize with the characters we follow throughout the story. There was one example of such a timeless theme I wanted to discuss this week which I have expanded on below. Reflecting on “the politics of the pose” - or perhaps the “truth” which lies beneath it, Dr. Poblete makes a fascinating point in this week's conversation video, about the near iro...