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Only the ‘settled’ travel, the diasporist, according to R. B. Kitaj ‘pursues the phantom myths of nervous histories’ they claim for their own, ‘into the intractable swamps of ambiguous’ expression of their experience. What can we learn about the insufficiency of tourism from the migrant or exile. This blog reflects on the ‘First Diasporist Manifesto’ (1989) and ‘Second Diasporist Manifesto’ (2007) of R. B. Kitaj.

August 10, 2026

What are your top 10 travel destinations? Only the ‘settled’ travel, the diasporist, according to R. B. Kitaj ‘pursues the phantom myths of nervous histories’ they claim for their own, ‘into the intractable swamps of ambiguous’ expression of their experience. What can we learn about the insufficiency of tourism from the migrant or exile. This … More Only the ‘settled’ travel, the diasporist, according to R. B. Kitaj ‘pursues the phantom myths of nervous histories’ they claim for their own, ‘into the intractable swamps of ambiguous’ expression of their experience. What can we learn about the insufficiency of tourism from the migrant or exile. This blog reflects on the ‘First Diasporist Manifesto’ (1989) and ‘Second Diasporist Manifesto’ (2007) of R. B. Kitaj.

Why not name Troy, Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul and keep proliferating names for the primary city of the Golden Horn until you reach 10 such names for cities rich in trade that are for ever renewed or ‘renovated’. This blog is about Kenan Orhan (2026) ‘The Renovation’.

August 4, 2026

Why not name Troy, Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul and keep proliferating names for names for the primary city of the Golden Horn until you reach 10 such names for cities rich in trade that are for ever renewed or ‘renovated’. In a description of the renovation of Istanbul under Erdoğan as ‘the simulacrum of progress … More Why not name Troy, Byzantium, Constantinople, and Istanbul and keep proliferating names for the primary city of the Golden Horn until you reach 10 such names for cities rich in trade that are for ever renewed or ‘renovated’. This blog is about Kenan Orhan (2026) ‘The Renovation’.