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Wu Ming /2

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Wu Ming at The Influencers 2009 (2 - original Italian) by The Influencers

Wu Ming at The Influencers 2009 (2 - traducción castellano) by The Influencers

In 1976 Borges finishes the unfinished poem: literature as continuation of war by other means.

J.R.R. Tolkien's earlier version of the battle of Maldon. "Ofermode": the analysis of a word. From courage to pride, from heroism to questioning heroism.

The forest and the escape: outlaws, bandits, fairies, heroes becoming crazy and savage. "Choosing freedom in the catastrophe".
A new ending for the poem of Maldon (by Wu Ming 4): wits, hope, to continue the battle.

Wu Ming A tale by Wu Ming 4: the battle of Maldon in Anglosaxon epics. "Lytegian": the "astute trick" of the Vikings.	Wu Ming /2 In 1976 Borges finishes the unfinished poem: literature as continuation of war by other means. J.R.R. Tolkien's earlier version of the battle of Maldon. "Ofermode": the analysis of a word. From courage to pride, from heroism to questioning heroism.	Wu Ming /3 Part 2 - by Wu Ming 2 The power of one single word. In every story you will always find room for new stories, "hooks" to open up and modify the original, discovering new points of view.
Wu Ming /4 Bologna, 1996. The case of the "Bambini di Satana" (=Satan's Kids), a turning point. The supposed danger of "satanists". Luther Blissett and the fact-finding job: exposing the "story" told by the powers that be. The limits of counterinformation.	Wu Ming /5 Q&A. Civil wars vs. waging wars within social imaginaries? What's your opinion about the translation of your own books? Which are the stories that you would hold out against today? (Thoughts about the end of history and the end of stories, about the clash of civilizations, about proprietary stories and private ownership of popular culture.)