Sophie von Stumm: Goldsmiths University of London, Department of Psychology

November 2008

Waking up from the American Dream?

At present America is fighting various battles – some on the outside, some inside the country. For one, American militaries are operating in Afghanistan and Iraq, in Somalia, Georgia and Lebanon; further troops are stationed in Turkey, Kenya and South Korea. For the other, the United States quarrel with a presidential election, the credit crunch, gas prices, and decisions on abortion, gun laws and same-sex marriages.

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Staging history
Thatcher on stage, London International Mime Festival and war photography by Don McCullin
27 January 2012

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