In this Bonus Episode, Tejana Host Karen Alvarado interviews Dr. Tom Palaima, MacArthur “Genius” and Classics Professor. They discuss ancient warrior culture including burial practices, and they unpack the Greek virtue called “Arête” and its relation to Latinx “Machismo” behavior.
***Warning: This episode contains references to suicide, trauma and descriptions of graphic violence. ***
RESOURCES
"Disillusionment of the War” - Sigmund Freud
Billy Joe Shaver "I'm gonna live forever"
Wisconsin Death Trip - Michael Lesy
My War, My Art By Ovidio Garcia, Book Review
Korean Love Songs by Rolando Hinojosa, Book Review
Bill Ehrhart Poetry, Poetry Review
University of Texas, Thomas Palaima
"When War is Performed, What do Soldiers See and Hear, Think and Say - or Not Say?" - Video Lecture
Warrior Chorus- Ancient Greeks Modern Lives
Teatro Vivo
Thinkery & Verse
Art Spark Texas
Direction and hosting by Karen Alvarado, dramaturgy by Dr. JM Meyer, sound engineering by Erin Bogert, *Bonus episode edited by Karen Alvarado, original sound by David Demaris, image design by Paul Del Bosque, video by Jose Lozano/Magic Spoon Productions, guitar by Estrella Saldana and Ulises Ortega Escalante, and vocals by Estrella Saldana and Diana Guizado.
Special thanks to Mateo Marlowe, Susan Slattery, April Sullivan and Babylove.
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