It is one thing to point out that Western newspapers
and politicians often try
to suggest that the rest of the world is where ethnic
cleansing is going on in
order to resecure its own identity and sense of
superiority even more.
Where?
Oh, the poor fools, how can they claim they are
superior. There can be only one, who is superior: The
West! How they dare to try to be superiour!
--- newidder <N.E.Widder@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >===== Original Message From
> foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
> >> If you can't see how biopower relates to
> >> nationalism, I don't know what to
> >> tell you.
> >>
> >neither do i, sorry. I cant see such thing,
> honestly.
> >The nationalism was a question foucault never cared
> >about. But my research showed me that "ethnic
> >cleansing, nationalism, bla, bla, bla" is on the
> first
> >page of every western newspapper and magazin. And i
> >say to myself : wow!! whats wrong with these guys?
> >Than i figure out a paradox: the world, for which
> the
> >national borders doesnt exist anymore, and in which
> >everyone is nomore of his own race, this world has
> as
> >a main issue the nationalism and ethnic cleansing -
> >this western world is forcing, through the help of
> the
> >weapon, the other world to confest that he, the
> >biggest part of the world, is a Nazi and he is
> doing
> >the ethnic cleansing, when in fact most of the
> world
> >doesnt know what that means. Isnt that crazy?
>
> It is one thing to point out that Western newspapers
> and politicians often try
> to suggest that the rest of the world is where
> ethnic cleansing is going on in
> order to resecure its own identity and sense of
> superiority even more. It is
> another to say that the phenomenon of ethnic
> cleansing is not a worthy topic
> of debate on the Foucault list. Most of the more
> intelligent commentators in
> the West have already pointed out the hypocrisy of
> suggesting that genocides
> could only occur elsewhere in some alien place.
> Many of these people use
> Foucault in making that point.
>
> Stuart Elden has already pointed out where
> nationalism is a concern to
> Foucault.
>
> >
> >Assertion of rights and authorship? How
> Foucauldian
> >> is this?
> >How?
>
> It isn't Foucauldian. That was my point. Asserting
> these the way you did
> imply that you either don't know your Foucault very
> well, or don't seem
> interested to apply the themes of the death of the
> author to yourself.
>
> >
> >Regards!
> >Jivko
>
> Nathan
>
> Dr. Nathan Widder
> Lecturer in Political Theory
> University of Exeter
> Department of Politics
> Amory Building
> Rennes Drive
> Exeter EX4 4RJ
> United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 (0)1392 263 183
> Fax: +44 (0)1392 263 305
> http://www.ex.ac.uk/shipss/politics/staff/widder/
>
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and politicians often try
to suggest that the rest of the world is where ethnic
cleansing is going on in
order to resecure its own identity and sense of
superiority even more.
Where?
Oh, the poor fools, how can they claim they are
superior. There can be only one, who is superior: The
West! How they dare to try to be superiour!
--- newidder <N.E.Widder@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >===== Original Message From
> foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
> >> If you can't see how biopower relates to
> >> nationalism, I don't know what to
> >> tell you.
> >>
> >neither do i, sorry. I cant see such thing,
> honestly.
> >The nationalism was a question foucault never cared
> >about. But my research showed me that "ethnic
> >cleansing, nationalism, bla, bla, bla" is on the
> first
> >page of every western newspapper and magazin. And i
> >say to myself : wow!! whats wrong with these guys?
> >Than i figure out a paradox: the world, for which
> the
> >national borders doesnt exist anymore, and in which
> >everyone is nomore of his own race, this world has
> as
> >a main issue the nationalism and ethnic cleansing -
> >this western world is forcing, through the help of
> the
> >weapon, the other world to confest that he, the
> >biggest part of the world, is a Nazi and he is
> doing
> >the ethnic cleansing, when in fact most of the
> world
> >doesnt know what that means. Isnt that crazy?
>
> It is one thing to point out that Western newspapers
> and politicians often try
> to suggest that the rest of the world is where
> ethnic cleansing is going on in
> order to resecure its own identity and sense of
> superiority even more. It is
> another to say that the phenomenon of ethnic
> cleansing is not a worthy topic
> of debate on the Foucault list. Most of the more
> intelligent commentators in
> the West have already pointed out the hypocrisy of
> suggesting that genocides
> could only occur elsewhere in some alien place.
> Many of these people use
> Foucault in making that point.
>
> Stuart Elden has already pointed out where
> nationalism is a concern to
> Foucault.
>
> >
> >Assertion of rights and authorship? How
> Foucauldian
> >> is this?
> >How?
>
> It isn't Foucauldian. That was my point. Asserting
> these the way you did
> imply that you either don't know your Foucault very
> well, or don't seem
> interested to apply the themes of the death of the
> author to yourself.
>
> >
> >Regards!
> >Jivko
>
> Nathan
>
> Dr. Nathan Widder
> Lecturer in Political Theory
> University of Exeter
> Department of Politics
> Amory Building
> Rennes Drive
> Exeter EX4 4RJ
> United Kingdom
> Tel: +44 (0)1392 263 183
> Fax: +44 (0)1392 263 305
> http://www.ex.ac.uk/shipss/politics/staff/widder/
>
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