Diane is far more subtle and sensitive than I. My response was based
on my horror that someone would want to reduce Foucault to a couple
of sentances. I will endeavour to be more tactful in future (mea
culpa)
Michael
> Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 05:28:38 -0800
> From: Diane Davis <dddavis@xxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Old Dominion University
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ddd100f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Basic info on Foucault for reading Bob Goss
> Reply-to: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> M J R Gaffikin wrote:
> >
> > Change your course.
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 18:57:16 -0800
> > > From: Leslie Addison <laddison@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Basic info on Foucault for reading Bob Goss
> > > Reply-to: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > I am wondering if any of the folks on this list might be able
> > > to help me out with baisc info on Foucault, or
> > > deconstructionism. I am a grad student in theology, writing a
> > > thesis on queer Christology. One of the texts I am using is
> > > _Jeus Acted Up_ by Bob Goss. I think that one of Goss' s main
> > > interests in using deconstructionism is based on Foucault's
> > > sexuality, and plan to critque him on that, as well as use of
> > > what I believe to be a false binary system. However, I need to
> > > have a succeint way of explaining Foucault in like two
> > > sentences. Any suggestions, pointers, etc.?
> > >
> > > Leslie
> > > laddison@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Cheers
> > Michael
> >
> > Unhappiness
> >
> > Let no one till his death
> > Be called unhappy. Measure not the work
> > Until the day's out and the labour done.
> > Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
>
>
> Leslie:
>
> I'm not sure how to take Micheal's answer to you up there, so let me start with
> WOW! What a kul thesis you have going! I'm not familiar with any projects like
> queer christology, so I'd say GO FOR IT. It sounds intriguing.
>
> On the other hand, I don't think it's possible to deal with Foucault "in one or two
> sentences." It would be an enormous disservice to him for us to offer him up to
> you like that...and then another one for you to use the info like that. I do think
> Foucault would be of help to you in a big way, but not like that. Your project,
> even in your critique of Goss's "false binary system" already partakes of
> deconstruction. You are doing it. It's an intricate unhinging of the hinges we tend
> to (phal)logocentrically assume. Derrida discusses two types: negative
> deconstruction, which is basically a privilege-flipping--flipping the privilege
> from one side of the binary to the other (from male to female, white to black, good
> to evil, etc.). This is important b/c in the switching, the assumed and
> unquestioned privilege calls attention to itself and becomes unstable... From a
> negative deconstruction, one can move into an affirmative one. Affirmative
> deconstruction is a search for third subject positions, outside the binary
> altogether. Not Hegel's thirds, though...we're not talking about anything
> sequential or a simple synthesis. We're talking about a third outta the loop...a
> third that is totally Other. Foucault performs this beautifully in his work on the
> hermaphrodite...gods, I can't remember the name of that book...(Help me out here,
> foucault people).
>
> One of the laws of reason/logos is that one must be either male or female, never
> both and never neither, but the hermaphrodite is a border runner....one who
> indeed IS niether and/or both. If I were you, I'd get my hands on that book--if
> someone here will kindly come up with the title!! B/c there, you'll get Foucault by
> Foucault and you'll also get a taste of deconstruction in line with your project.
>
> CU. keep me informed, too. I'm interested.
>
> Cheers,
> DDD
>
> --
>
> DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
> D D
> D Diane Davis D
> D Rhetoric and Composition D
> D Old Dominion University D
> D Norfolk, VA 23925 D
> D e-ddress: dddavis@xxxxxxxx D
> D URL: http://www.odu.edu/0/gnusers/davis/ddd.htm D
> D D
> DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
>
Cheers
Michael
Unhappiness
Let no one till his death
Be called unhappy. Measure not the work
Until the day's out and the labour done.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
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on my horror that someone would want to reduce Foucault to a couple
of sentances. I will endeavour to be more tactful in future (mea
culpa)
Michael
> Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 05:28:38 -0800
> From: Diane Davis <dddavis@xxxxxxxx>
> Organization: Old Dominion University
> To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: ddd100f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Basic info on Foucault for reading Bob Goss
> Reply-to: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> M J R Gaffikin wrote:
> >
> > Change your course.
> >
> > > Date: Mon, 29 Jan 96 18:57:16 -0800
> > > From: Leslie Addison <laddison@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Basic info on Foucault for reading Bob Goss
> > > Reply-to: foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > > I am wondering if any of the folks on this list might be able
> > > to help me out with baisc info on Foucault, or
> > > deconstructionism. I am a grad student in theology, writing a
> > > thesis on queer Christology. One of the texts I am using is
> > > _Jeus Acted Up_ by Bob Goss. I think that one of Goss' s main
> > > interests in using deconstructionism is based on Foucault's
> > > sexuality, and plan to critque him on that, as well as use of
> > > what I believe to be a false binary system. However, I need to
> > > have a succeint way of explaining Foucault in like two
> > > sentences. Any suggestions, pointers, etc.?
> > >
> > > Leslie
> > > laddison@xxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Cheers
> > Michael
> >
> > Unhappiness
> >
> > Let no one till his death
> > Be called unhappy. Measure not the work
> > Until the day's out and the labour done.
> > Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
>
>
> Leslie:
>
> I'm not sure how to take Micheal's answer to you up there, so let me start with
> WOW! What a kul thesis you have going! I'm not familiar with any projects like
> queer christology, so I'd say GO FOR IT. It sounds intriguing.
>
> On the other hand, I don't think it's possible to deal with Foucault "in one or two
> sentences." It would be an enormous disservice to him for us to offer him up to
> you like that...and then another one for you to use the info like that. I do think
> Foucault would be of help to you in a big way, but not like that. Your project,
> even in your critique of Goss's "false binary system" already partakes of
> deconstruction. You are doing it. It's an intricate unhinging of the hinges we tend
> to (phal)logocentrically assume. Derrida discusses two types: negative
> deconstruction, which is basically a privilege-flipping--flipping the privilege
> from one side of the binary to the other (from male to female, white to black, good
> to evil, etc.). This is important b/c in the switching, the assumed and
> unquestioned privilege calls attention to itself and becomes unstable... From a
> negative deconstruction, one can move into an affirmative one. Affirmative
> deconstruction is a search for third subject positions, outside the binary
> altogether. Not Hegel's thirds, though...we're not talking about anything
> sequential or a simple synthesis. We're talking about a third outta the loop...a
> third that is totally Other. Foucault performs this beautifully in his work on the
> hermaphrodite...gods, I can't remember the name of that book...(Help me out here,
> foucault people).
>
> One of the laws of reason/logos is that one must be either male or female, never
> both and never neither, but the hermaphrodite is a border runner....one who
> indeed IS niether and/or both. If I were you, I'd get my hands on that book--if
> someone here will kindly come up with the title!! B/c there, you'll get Foucault by
> Foucault and you'll also get a taste of deconstruction in line with your project.
>
> CU. keep me informed, too. I'm interested.
>
> Cheers,
> DDD
>
> --
>
> DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
> D D
> D Diane Davis D
> D Rhetoric and Composition D
> D Old Dominion University D
> D Norfolk, VA 23925 D
> D e-ddress: dddavis@xxxxxxxx D
> D URL: http://www.odu.edu/0/gnusers/davis/ddd.htm D
> D D
> DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
>
Cheers
Michael
Unhappiness
Let no one till his death
Be called unhappy. Measure not the work
Until the day's out and the labour done.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
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