GINA M. CAMODECA wrote:
>
> Alright already! Before we all read a couple dozen more
> "Okay--let's do it" messages, let's assume that there is
> enough isolation and overwork out here, each to our own
> molecule, yet our bodies arranged apropos to screens, to
> warrant many of us commencing this reading group--and, thus,
> let's commence.
>
> I'm terrible at organizing, but I propose the following by
> way of getting us started.
>
> 1. Mondays each week is a good check point, I think. It
> gives us all the weekend to catch up on our reading, etc.
>
> 2. Let's decide on a subject heading for posts to the
> reading group--nothing flashy, just "discussion--week #" or
> something, so that everyone on the Foucault list can either
> keep track of the discussion, or delete those messages b/c
> they're not interested.
>
> 3. How about we aim for 20-30? pages a week and designate
> these pages by the subject/# heading of the table of
> contents--in my copy, that would look like: The prose of the
> world, iv-v for instance. Is that fairly consistent w/
> what others' copies look like?
>
> I'm loathe to suggest we keep the discussion in English, but
> I fear the discussion breaking off into unrelated threads if
> we don't assume some commonality--so why don't we say that
> if a participant is more comfortable writing in French, then
> the rejoinder to that message, if at all possible, should be
> in English so that the high-school-Frenched among us can
> keep up, asking for clarification when necessary.
>
> Sooo, how about Las Meninas for Monday?
>
> (I'm not going even pretend to want to suggest a rule for
> how we start discussion each week. Someone *else* have a
> plan?)
>
> Gina @ SUNY
Ok by me.
Andrew Herman
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>
> Alright already! Before we all read a couple dozen more
> "Okay--let's do it" messages, let's assume that there is
> enough isolation and overwork out here, each to our own
> molecule, yet our bodies arranged apropos to screens, to
> warrant many of us commencing this reading group--and, thus,
> let's commence.
>
> I'm terrible at organizing, but I propose the following by
> way of getting us started.
>
> 1. Mondays each week is a good check point, I think. It
> gives us all the weekend to catch up on our reading, etc.
>
> 2. Let's decide on a subject heading for posts to the
> reading group--nothing flashy, just "discussion--week #" or
> something, so that everyone on the Foucault list can either
> keep track of the discussion, or delete those messages b/c
> they're not interested.
>
> 3. How about we aim for 20-30? pages a week and designate
> these pages by the subject/# heading of the table of
> contents--in my copy, that would look like: The prose of the
> world, iv-v for instance. Is that fairly consistent w/
> what others' copies look like?
>
> I'm loathe to suggest we keep the discussion in English, but
> I fear the discussion breaking off into unrelated threads if
> we don't assume some commonality--so why don't we say that
> if a participant is more comfortable writing in French, then
> the rejoinder to that message, if at all possible, should be
> in English so that the high-school-Frenched among us can
> keep up, asking for clarification when necessary.
>
> Sooo, how about Las Meninas for Monday?
>
> (I'm not going even pretend to want to suggest a rule for
> how we start discussion each week. Someone *else* have a
> plan?)
>
> Gina @ SUNY
Ok by me.
Andrew Herman
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