From: Lisa Shaw <lisabethshaw-AT-mac.com>
Subject: Re: group reading of seduction?
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:44:02 -0500


Sounds good to me.  I'll order the book today!  (It's been on that long 
list of books I've been meaning to read for a while now!)

Lisa
On Feb 12, 2004, at 8:15 AM, sherrin rieder wrote:

> Just wondering if anyone would like to engage in a group reading of 
> _Seduction_ using this list as a forum?  We could give folks a couple 
> of weeks to get the book, or dig it out and dust it off, and then take 
> a look at some specific concepts that B addresses.
>
> I'm interested in understanding B's meanings for several of the terms 
> he uses ("desire," "fascenation," and "debt," for example).  We can 
> explore these in relation to:
> --How these terms have(n't) evolved in his later, more popuplar or 
> newer works (Simulacra and Impossible Exchange, for example).
> --And/or how they're (mis)understood by many folks who know B only via 
> "The Matrix."
> --And/or how they relate to other folks like D&G.
> --And/or simply engage in a close reading of this specific text for 
> the time being.
> --And/or B's pessimism or optimism (and does it matter?)
> --I'm also on another list that has been discussing "affect," 
> specifically with relation to Brian Massumi.  If there's any crossover 
> on this list, perhaps we could talk about B's take on affect.
>
> If this appeals to you, please reply so I can gauge interest levels.  
> I'd like to kick things off the last week of February (around the 
> 26th-ish).
>
> Peripheral question:  has anyone here ever met or studied with B?  I'm 
> just wondering what he's like, live and in person?
>
> Thanks,
> s
>