File spoon-archives/baudrillard.archive/baudrillard_2002/baudrillard.0212, message 9


From: "P. A. Harris" <P.A.Harris-AT-kingston.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:15:42 +0000
Subject: Re: spirit of terrorism


I've got the Zizek one (basically I ordered "SOT" and "WTTDOTR" 
together and they both arrived today).  Generally, I find Virilio a lot 
more interesting than Baudrillard.

You're probably right about the 'themes' of "SOT" but once again the 
idea that terrorists cancel all bets by being willing to die and that the 
concentration of global power makes attacks on 'glocal' targets 
globally significant is hardly not only not 'unthought' but also far from 
already 'unsaid' - yes, Kenneth Rufo, if one chooses to make an 
intervention some attempt to 'make it new' is a virtue.

Phil

Date sent:      	Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:11:44 +0000
Subject:        	spirit of terrorism
From:           	Anne Drogyness <anne-AT-artnotart.com>
To:             	baudrillard-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
Send reply to:  	baudrillard-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu

> on 12/20/02 3:49 PM, P. A. Harris at P.A.Harris-AT-kingston.ac.uk wrote:
> 
> > the idea that conventional warfare is a staged pseudo-
> > event in the battle 'against' terrorism - the 'continuation of the
> > absence of politics by other means' is, indeed, the case but simply
> > too obviously so.
> 
> I didn't see that as the primary topic in the text though
> 
> I thought it was more about globalisation & death
> 
> btw i also enjoyed the zizek book in the same series
> (haven't finished the virilio one yet)
> 
> -- 
> Anne Drogyness (dnae)
> 



   

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