Gina, this is one hell of a plan for an "unorganized" person. I agree
with everything you have proposed, and will be happy to talk to you about
LAS MENINAS on Monday.
Dan Harrison, FSU SOCIOLOGY
>
> 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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with everything you have proposed, and will be happy to talk to you about
LAS MENINAS on Monday.
Dan Harrison, FSU SOCIOLOGY
>
> 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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