My Year in Consumption

By Joel Schalit

December 11, 2009

2009, as divided by format:

Books

Iranophobia: The Logic of an Israeli Obsession, by Haggai Ram

Migropolis: Venice/Atlas of a Global Situation, by Wolfgang Scheppe and IUAV Class on Politics of Representation

The Coming Insurrection, by The Invisible Committee

The Aesthetics of Terror, edited by Manon Slome and Joshua Simon

Empire and Beyond, by Antonio Negri

Europe, the Faltering Project, by Jurgen Habermas

A World of Trouble, by Patrick Tyler

Russia and the Arabs, by Yevgeny Primakov

Israel and Palestine: Reappraisals, Revisions, Refutations, by Avi Shlaim

The Peep Diaries, by Hal Niedzvecki

Online

Guardian Unlimited, Italy section

Music

Unbalance, 2562

Arabology, Y.A.S.

30, The Ex

5 Years of Hyperdub, Various Artists

Three EPs, Shackleton

Hard Rock From the Middle East, Devil’s Anvil

Raks Raks Raks, Various Artists

Against the Day, Land of Kush

Waiting for You, King Midas Sound

The Seduction of Silence, Intrusion

Television/Film/DVD

Dead Snow, directed by Tommy Wirkola

Arab Labor: The Complete First Season, created by Sayed Kashua (DVD release)

District 9, directed by Neill Blomkamp

The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow

Inglourious Basterds, directed by Quentin Tarantino

Defamation, directed by Yoav Shamir

A History of Israeli Cinema, directed by Raphaël Nadjari

Brüno, directed by Larry Charles

Capitalism: A Love Story, directed by Michael Moore

In the Loop, directed by Armando Iannucci

Il Divo, directed by Paolo Sorrentino (DVD release)

My Year in Consumption

Joel Schalit

Arts and Culture