From: kellner-AT-ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:39:33 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: science fiction


Lieber Alan
Du kannst mir 'Douglas' nennen, 'Doug,' or was du willst....
In jeder Fall, I agree with Joshua on the science fiction angle that good
SF and pataphysical ST like JB can illuminate contemporary realities, (or
the hyper thereof), a situation being dramatically transformed at every
moment by new technologies-- which is why it is stupid to Forget
Baudrillard. Because he is very useful in illuminating this situation. I
am less sure what the use value is of "fatal theory," which is why I posed
the 'defi' to you to articulate what you meant or understood by a 'fatal
strategy', what one does with them, their use value, effects, etc. This is
me is one of the most problematic aspects of JB...
Best regards,

Douglas Kellner, Dept of Philosophy, Univ of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
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