(David Eng - English)  I propose a discussion along two lines.  First, attention to the presence of immigrants as well as "illegal immigration" (Mexican and Vietnamese communities, for example) in New Orleans would help to open up a broader conversation about Black/White relations as well as a discussion of global capitalism (NAFTA) and its relation to U.S. Empire (from the Vietnam War to the occupation of Iraq.)   Second, a geographical perspective (perhaps beyond the scope of this paper) would offer another vista on New Orleans and Katrina.  The aerial pictures of Katrina are, in Kracauer's words, the "mass ornament" of our times.  This is a different perspective of the myths and expanses of American frontier mythology, and I think that Katrina here connects with other things like the aerial perspectives of Rodney King and the Los Angeles rebellion.