Subject: Re: after PMC Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 22:01:07 -0600 -----Original Message----- From: Eric Salstrand <eric_and_mary-AT-email.msn.com> To: lyotard-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu <lyotard-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu> Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 8:30 PM Subject: Re: after PMC > > >>I would agree that we are not following the book in the planned order. >>There is/was a schedule set up to follow regarding the order of the book. I >>had hoped we would include in our posts the headings of each section as we >>moved along. But then, there is some merit in our "stream of consciousness" >>approach we seem to be taking. >> >This is what I thought would happen as well when the online discussion of >TPC was first mentioned. I personally think it is important to have some >kind of marker to indicate where we are in the text and to have someone >facilitate that discussion. > >I made the decision to give out summaries afterwards as a response to the >prolonged inactivity in discussing TPC. That is why we are now somewhat out >of sync with the original calendar. > >As I see it, the discussion would be merely one thread for this group. It >would be benefical to have distinct markers for the archives to identify >what posting relate to discussions of the text, but there could also be >other postings on random topics as well. A On-line Chaosmos. > >>If you would like to share your summaries of the sections as we move along, >>I think that would be beneficial! Form and chaos both have their merits and >>I am sure we can handle varying types of narratives here. >> >>Your process questions are appropirate imo, and I think we should continue >>to contemplate them as we move through to our conclusion and into our next >>event. >> >This is something I definitely would like to discuss in greater detail. TPC >is shorter and the arguments are less complex, more sociological. I think >it would prove far more difficult to follow the same approach in The >Differend. > >Here, maybe just a short overview of each section might be more appropriate. >The question is this. How do we keep it structured enough so there is some >progression through the book and open enough to encourage the greatest >amount of interest and participation? > >Another issue is whether people would be willing to sign-on to do a segment >of the text. This would help make it more of a team project and not just >one person's thing. > >So: > >1) Is there someone who would step forward to create an outline of The >Differend and coordinate the signing on of volunteers? > >2) Who would be willing to sign-on as a facilitator for a section or time >period? (Maybe you have a particular topic that interests you. This is your >chance to discuss it more fully.) > >3) Let's continue to have more discussion on what individuals would find >valuable in terms of this presentation. (Maybe we could even try to >experiment with the various sections.) Eric, I agree with all your comments and suggestions. I dont feel competent enough with The Differend to fill the roles you suggested, but I will help any way I can. I did make an error on a previous post regarding the schedule for PMC. It is at: http://www.geocities.com/athens/forum/8540/postmodern.html not /lyotard.html as I suggested earlier. Also, there is a nice discussion/summary of PMC at: http://www.drury.edu/faculty/ess/HNRS/Lyotard.html This summary goes over this work section by section (save sections 9-12).
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