Discoursing in discourse
After two presentations on Judith Butler, I am now back on the blogging. I am again reconstructing a narrative self, an "I" outside of my I, which I ("I") present as a re-interative and re-constitutive process, and which you ("you") read with pleasure. See how I construct you? You are a friendly reader (and oh how you've been interpellated).
Okay, enough of that. I saw Mates of State last weekend and they were extremely fabulous! They were so good that I bought a t-shirt, and I have not danced so much at a show since I saw TMBG at Mayo Island in 1996. That might be an exaggeration, but it's pretty damn close to the truth.
And, They Might Be Giants are playing here!! Yes, friendly readers, the Twin Quasars of Rock will be performing at the Variety on May 3rd, and my little heart is pounding wildly with antici
pation at the idea of seeing them live again. It has been far too long, and my soul needs to be replenished at the musical fountain for which Ponce de Leon was born far too early to find.
Ah, linguistic games. I dub "I" Helene Cixous!
Clearly, reading large amounts of theory very quickly has a tendency to underscore/undermine one's ability to participate in language as a "normal" individual, and creates/enhances subversive tendencies.
And if you think this is a little ridiculous, just wait until the blogs I post while writing this semester's papers--in the meantime, I will be attempted to coerce several of you into joining a CD exchange program. Check your in-boxes for details in the near future.
posted by Vickie @ 7:25 PM
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I wanna exchange CDs. I've been in an exchange program with people in NYC recently. It's been fun!
Oh! You used that word.
Interpellated, which I have never heard or seen outside the context of Louis Althusser. I think it just a way to sound confusing. I've noticed as much as the brainy academecians(sp?) say they want every body to get along, and understand it one bog cozy fucked up world... words like 'Interpellate' just frustrate the hell out of people. There is no, NO, way to include it casual conversation. It will never end up on a word of the day list (unless it's a sociologist crit/theory list). This is the grat irony of structuralist and post-structuralist theory; IT HAS NO DAILY PRACTICAL USE, SOLUTIONS OR ANSWERS! I personally am plugging for a hybridity in theory. We need to find existential solutions to structuralist problems. I know existentialism and humanism are sort of passe bad words in contemporay academic circles... but contemporary has totally dismissed personal responsibility. Every post-structural theory leads to a world spinning out of our control.
yeah so 'Interpellate' is like my new cuss word. I'm going to make a tee-shirt that says "Interpellate this!" and see if gets any response.
Just a thought, I'm writing my 25p paper still. I've got like 4 pages on why this theorist is astupid dickhead, I've just got flesh it out and explain "exactly why" he's his head is up his ass. So I have a little angst pent up.
BTW-I'm so jelous of seeing TMBG.
-Shaka
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