Re: Canon

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I have no response to the Elephant poem other than that I intend on =
reading it thoroughly a few times more so that I can absorb all of it. I =
personally think it's wonderful--the metaphors seem almost =
inexhaustible--an excellent topic of discussion indeed. Thanks for the =
great post :)

Also--somebody post some cites! See below:

>i would suggest delving into ethnographic literature. You find the =
themes=20
>of those such as Foucault, Deleuze, etc but in a very applied method.

>Also,=20
>why not read things that were not necessary intended to locate =
themselves=20
>anywhere, such as medical records or police documentation or some more=20
>obscure political philosophy or even student/worker writings from the =
May=20
>'68 event?

I especially like the 1968 and ethnography ideas. I think everyone would =
be really grateful if someone could post some 5/68 cites!

> Then the discussion group could investigate new ways of reading=20
>those texts.

An excellent idea as well :) I don't know that the members of the group =
would be particularly interested, but I know I would.

> Remember: Foucault never intended on being canonicized (word?)=20
>necessarily. His research was very specific and directed. Leave the=20
>comfort of the canon to Derrida, who finds genealogy not in specific=20
>research like foucault, but in Aristotle, Nietzsche and Plato. :)

I think Foucault is being canonized. People like Taylor are trying to =
distill his philosophy down to a set of concepts and sort of inscribe =
him in the discipline (and also criticize him). I (while I am embarassed =
to say this) find obscure meditations on consciousness often more =
interesting than "post-structuralism's seminal work."

Thanks for a WONDERFUL post!

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have no response to the Elephant poem =
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that I intend on reading it thoroughly a few times more so that I can =
absorb all=20
of it.&nbsp;I personally think it's wonderful--the&nbsp;metaphors=20
seem&nbsp;almost inexhaustible--an excellent&nbsp;topic of discussion =
indeed.=20
Thanks&nbsp;for the great post :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>Also--somebody post some cites! =
See=20
below:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3>&gt;i would suggest delving into =
ethnographic=20
literature.</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D3>&nbsp;You =
find the themes=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;of those such as Foucault, Deleuze, etc but =
in a very=20
applied method.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;Also, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;why not read things that were not necessary =
intended=20
to locate themselves </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;anywhere, such as medical records or police=20
documentation or some more </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;obscure political philosophy or even =
student/worker=20
writings from the May </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;'68 event?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I especially like the 1968 and ethnography =
ideas. I think=20
everyone would be really grateful if someone could post some 5/68=20
cites!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;&nbsp;Then the discussion group could =
investigate new=20
ways of reading </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;those texts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>An excellent idea as well :) I don't know that =
the members=20
of the group would be particularly interested, but I know I =
would.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;&nbsp;Remember: Foucault never intended on =
being=20
canonicized (word?) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;necessarily. His research was very specific =
and=20
directed. Leave the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;comfort of the canon to Derrida, who finds =
genealogy=20
not in specific </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>&gt;research like foucault, but in Aristotle, =
Nietzsche=20
and Plato. :)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I think Foucault is being canonized. People like =
Taylor=20
are trying to distill his philosophy down to a set of concepts and sort =
of=20
inscribe him in the discipline (and also criticize him). I (while I am=20
embarassed to say this) find obscure meditations on consciousness often =
more=20
interesting than "post-structuralism's seminal work."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thanks for a WONDERFUL =
post!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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