Welcome to issue eight of The Attention Span Newsletter by me, Canan “Ja’anan” Marasligil. I’m a writer, a literary translator, an artist and a curator of cultural programmes based in Amsterdam. Every other week, I take the time to reflect and offer a glimpse of how I see and feel the world through the lens of culture, art, translation, poetry and literature. Each issue has a short essay or reflection, a nerdy look at translation, a page from one of my notebooks, a list of things to read, watch or listen to, and a highlight from my archives. If you prefer an audio experience, you can listen to me reading the newsletter to you. You can also support my work via Patreon. Thank you for your presence and attention!EPISODE 8 SHOW NOTESThe song “özledim” by Candan Erçetin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDHnvtc3BKMReading/Watching/Listening toRead/ The British Library in London celebrated its 50th anniversary on 1 July 2023 (I honestly thought it was a centuries-old institution). This report exploring the British Library’s history, mission and work takes us behind the scenes. I find it fascinating! https://londonist.com/london/features/british-library-50-years-tour-secrets   Watch/ a 4-minute-long documentary on 93-year-old artist Dorothea Rockburne in her New York studio. This short film is part of a documentary series by Limelight that follows the lives of different New Yorkers. I came across it via an Instagram ad (one of those moments when you regain faith in the “social” of social media). The channel is the creation of 24-year-old documentary filmmaker, Josh Charow. All films are made by Josh and a small crew of friends willing to lend a hand on the projects. I was very inspired by the video and discovering an artist I didn’t know, and now I’ll follow the channel too.https://www.instagram.com/limelightdocs/ https://youtu.be/N_FgE-lVs8s Listen/ This one is for those of you who can understand French. I always love listening to the radio, and France Culture is one of my go-to, especially when I want to listen to documentary series or interviews. One of the programmes I love is à voix nue which focuses on a new figure every week, interviewed all week long (5 episodes) with each episode highlighting a period of their lives. A recent focus was on artist Niki de Saint Phalle. You can start listening here: https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/a-voix-nue/l-experience-du-rire-1900743  

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