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Subject: The Postmodern Condition:  A Report on Knowledge
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 20:52:17 -0500


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This is how I think it would be best to do the reading of The Postmodern Condtion:

Week One (Oct 26-Oct 31):         Appendix:  Answering the Question: What is Postmodernism
                                                 ages 71 to 82)

Week 2   Nov 1-3                        Introduction       
                                                  (xiii-xxv)

                   Nov 4                            1. The Field:  Knowledge in Computerized Socities
                                                   (p.3-6)

Week 3:  Nov 8                            2. The Problem: Legitimation
                                                   (p.6-9)

               Nov 11                          3. The Method: Language Games
                                                    (p.9-11)

Week 4: Nov 15                            4.The Nature of the Social Bond:  The Modern Alternative
                                                     (p. 11-14)

              Nov 18                            5. The Nature of the Social Bond:  The Postmodern Alternative
                                                      (p.14-18)

Week 5:  Nov 22                            6. The Pragmatics of Narrative Knowledge
                                                      (p.18-23)

              Nov 25                            7.  The Pragmaitics of Scientific Knowledge
                                                           (p. 23-27)

Week 6:  Nov 29                            8. The Narrative Function and the Legitimation of Knowledge
                                                       (27-31)

              Dec 2                             9.  Narratives of the Legitimation of Knowledge
                                                       (31-37)

Week 7:  Dec 5                            10. Delegitimation
                                                       (37-41)
           
              Dec 9                            11. Research and Its Legitimation through Performity
                                                       (41-47)

Week 8:  Dec 12                          12.  Education and Its Legitimation through Performity
                                                         (47-53)

              Dec 16                          13. Postmodern Science as the Search for Instabilities
                                                        (53-60)

Week 9:  Dec 19                          14. Legitimation by Paralogy
                                                        (60-70)

              Dec 23                           Jameson's Forward

          
Week 10:  Dec 26-                        Other responses and debriefing of the process of our discussions.



Responses can be made anytime following the date that discussion is scheduled to begin.  I put the appendix first is it seemed more appropriate to discuss this section first, and Jameson's forward last as a review of the entire work. Please share your opinions as we are starting Monday Oct. 26. If their is disagreement, their is no reason it cannot be done differently. This is a little rough, but I will clean it up for the website.

       
                                                      

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Sorry I could not get back as planned. ISP has had difficulties.
 
This is how I think it would be best to do the reading of The Postmodern Condtion:
 
Week One (Oct 26-Oct 31):         Appendix:  Answering the Question: What is Postmodernism
                                                 ages 71 to 82)
 
Week 2   Nov 1-3                        Introduction       
                                                  (xiii-xxv)
 
                   Nov 4                            1. The Field:  Knowledge in Computerized Socities
                                                   (p.3-6)
 
Week 3:  Nov 8                            2. The Problem: Legitimation
                                                   (p.6-9)
 
               Nov 11                          3. The Method: Language Games
                                                    (p.9-11)
 
Week 4: Nov 15                            4.The Nature of the Social Bond:  The Modern Alternative
                                                     (p. 11-14)
 
              Nov 18                            5. The Nature of the Social Bond:  The Postmodern Alternative
                                                      (p.14-18)
 
Week 5:  Nov 22                            6. The Pragmatics of Narrative Knowledge
                                                      (p.18-23)
 
              Nov 25                            7.  The Pragmaitics of Scientific Knowledge
                                                           (p. 23-27)
 
Week 6:  Nov 29                            8. The Narrative Function and the Legitimation of Knowledge
                                                       (27-31)
 
              Dec 2                             9.  Narratives of the Legitimation of Knowledge
                                                       (31-37)
 
Week 7:  Dec 5                            10. Delegitimation
                                                       (37-41)
           
              Dec 9                            11. Research and Its Legitimation through Performity
                                                       (41-47)
 
Week 8:  Dec 12                          12.  Education and Its Legitimation through Performity
                                                         (47-53)
 
              Dec 16                          13. Postmodern Science as the Search for Instabilities
                                                        (53-60)
 
Week 9:  Dec 19                          14. Legitimation by Paralogy
                                                        (60-70)
 
              Dec 23                           Jameson's Forward
 
           
Week 10:  Dec 26-                        Other responses and debriefing of the process of our discussions.
 
 
 
Responses can be made anytime following the date that discussion is scheduled to begin.  I put the appendix first is it seemed more appropriate to discuss this section first, and Jameson's forward last as a review of the entire work. Please share your opinions as we are starting Monday Oct. 26. If their is disagreement, their is no reason it cannot be done differently. This is a little rough, but I will clean it up for the website.
 
       
                                                      

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