Carlos Alvarenga

About:

Carlos Alvarenga is a researcher and author exploring cultural works and rhetoric, with a rich professional background in academia and consulting.

Website:

carlosalvarenga.substack.com

Specializations:

Author Adjunct professor Executive Director Managing Director Independent researcher Ph.D. student Former Senior Research Fellow Principal Music Critic Art Critic

Interests:

Cultural creations Literature Art Film Music Rhetoric of extreme trauma

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2024-05-10 •

Beyond Respectability by Brittany C. Cooper highlights the contributions of Black female intellectuals in American history, focusing on their ideas and theories. The book challenges the historical marginalization of these women an...

2024-04-27 •

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2024-04-06 •

The text is about Anne Carson's book Nox, which is a memorial to her brother. The book is presented in a hard, rectangular, grey cardboard case and is one long piece of printed matter, folded accordion-style upon itself. It is a p...

2024-03-31 •

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2024-03-10 •

The text discusses the work and ideas of the Mexican conceptual artist Ulises Carrión, who abandoned traditional literature and founded a bookstore dedicated to artists' books. It describes some of his bookworks and mail art creat...

2024-03-02 •

The text discusses the Winter Tangerine magazine, founded by Yasmin Belkhyr, which aimed to amplify the voices of the unheard, particularly youth poets, poets of color, and women poets. It also features a standout short story and ...

2024-02-17 •

The text discusses the film Godzilla Minus One and its score by Naoki Sato, comparing it to the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto. It also provides a biography of Sakamoto and his contributions to music, including his film scores and solo ...

2024-02-11 •

The text discusses the joy of learning from scholars who devote their lives to understanding aspects of the world at a level far beyond what we would normally encounter. It delves into the history and futures of the book, the proc...

2023-10-31 •

The text discusses the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in 2014, focusing on the impact on children. It highlights a documentary called Born in Gaza, which captures the aftermath of the conflict and the lives of the chil...

2023-09-06 •

The author shares a personal experience of finding an unreleased version of a song by Norway's Kings of Convenience and reflects on the impact of music on emotions.

2023-08-25 •

The text discusses the ancient Chinese poem 'Star Gauge' by Su Hui, which is a complex and unique work of art. The poem is a quintuply palindromic grid of 29x29 character squares, and it is a complex philosophical statement as wel...

2023-08-15 •

The text discusses the work of artist Refik Anadol, who creates visual art using data ingested and processed by computers. Anadol's work at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) uses AI to create new images in response to real-time weat...

2023-08-08 •

The book 'The Rules of Persuasion' by Carlos Alvarenga is now available for purchase on Amazon. The book examines the problem of human communication and why it often fails to persuade. It looks at persuasion through the perspectiv...

2023-08-04 •

The text discusses the golden age of hip-hop, focusing on the contributions of rapper Rakim. It highlights the impact of Rakim's work, particularly his album 'Follow the Leader', and his influence on the genre's evolution. The tex...

2023-07-26 •

The text discusses the concept of 'Dubaization' and the impact of the construction of cities in the desert, focusing on the works of artist Kiluanji Kia Henda and the novel 'Cities of Salt' by Abdelrahman Munif. It explores the im...

2023-07-18 •

The text reflects on the contrast between classical and modern art, using the works of Edward Hopper and Soheila Esfahani as examples. The author also reflects on his own experiences as a refugee and the concept of 'in-betweenness...

2023-07-08 •

The text discusses the 1961 album 'Focus' by saxophonist Stan Getz and composer Eddie Sauter. It describes the unique process of improvising melodies to orchestral arrangements and the challenges faced during the recording. The al...

2023-07-02 •

Italy's prison theaters allow professional actors and directors to produce plays performed by inmates, including those serving life sentences. The film 'Caesar Must Die' by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani captures the performance of Sh...

2023-07-01 •

The text discusses the creation of Marvin Gaye's album 'What's Going On' and the impact it had on the music industry. The album was a departure from Motown's usual sound and contained powerful messages about war, social issues, an...

2023-07-01 •

The text discusses the difference between emotion and sentimentality, using the example of Steven Spielberg's films. It explains how sentimentality is unearned emotion and how Spielberg's films illustrate this distinction.