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From: "Diane Davis" <ddd-AT-mail.utexas.edu>
Subject: RE: Avital Ronell
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 08:03:16 -0600


Hey, Eric. In that diacritics piece, which is also collected in Finitude's
Score, Ronell works the tension between Lyotard, Derrida, and
Lacoue-Labarthe over the "Heidegger affair." Lyotard, as we know, was
extremely critical of derrida and lacoue-labarthe because he felt they went
way too soft on Heidegger's Nazism, that Derridian deconstruction was too
"pious" to do the job, etc. And Ronell explores that différend in an
interesting way, questioning without dismissing lyotard's beef, and positing
the notion of an "affirmative différend." It's well worth the read. 

Ronell is finishing up a new book, btw, called Loser Sons, about half of
which is devoted to an extremely close reading of Lyotard's work on
childhood, and in particular on his essay “Mainmise.” It's a stunning text;
I'll letcha know when it's out. 

all best, ddd




> 
> Diane,
> 
> Nice to hear from you....
> 
> Apparently, Avital Ronell wrote an article for Diacritics 19, nos. 3-4
> entitled "The Differends of Man".
> 
> I haven't been able to locate and read this piece, but was wondering if
> you have. I am curious about her take on Lyotard.
> 
> eric
> 
> 
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