Date: 2008-08-21 09:50 pm (UTC)
I'm rather perplexed - I recently read that article in the context of Darnton's book The Kiss of Lamourette and found it quite interesting, harsh, but I didn't really find anything so objectionable about it. I don't know if it was because it was preceded by an essay on the significance of history in contemporary Poland (from which I gather that he did spend some time in Poland around the time all this was going on) and/or I was put at ease by his "open letter to a tv producer" which actually had me giggling aloud. Or general good will because I was in Paris. Well, I don't particularly have a clear opinion on any of it (I persist in thinking Danton is a fantastic film, if not a fantastic history, but I do find it fascinating to see how various people have reacted to it) - I just honestly don't find it so 'insulting' - perhaps because to me it seems broad enough that I'm not sure who it's insulting toward. Although I sort of see the "hmm, that's interesting!" point mentioned by [livejournal.com profile] victoriavandal below, and maybe that's where the problem lies - I won't try to pretend I'm not rather naïve myself.
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