Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 09:39:55 -0400 From: Stirling Newberry <allegro-AT-thecia.net> Subject: Re: PLC: Cultural studies At 3:48 AM -0500 12/31/97, Howard Hastings wrote: >A few questions for Paul: > >On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Paul Stone wrote: > >> The thing that worries me about 'cultural studies' is that the further >> delineation of cultures only goes to further the gaps between them. > >1. In your view, what sort of "gaps" exist between cultures if >"delineation" of cultures only further gaps between them? > > I don't >> think we will ever decide whether a melting pot or multiculturalism is what >> is better/best; but 'studying' cultures and summarizing each one into >> smaller and smaller subcultures certainly doesn't help anyone to assimilate. > >2. Can you think of any other reason why people might want to study >culture and subcultures, other than to to aid the assimilation >ofone culture >to another? > >> Perhaps the logical conclusion of cultural studies is 'individual' >> studies. Hey guess what: every individual is different. WOW!! I think I'll >> go write a thesis. > >3. We already have this sort of thing under the heading of "Liberal >studies", don't we? > >And I think we can agree that CS does not answer to the needs of liberal >studies. > >hh > > > > --- from list phillitcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- Of course not, just as Scientology does not meet the needs of Branch Davidians. Stirling Newberry business: openmarket.com personal: allegro-AT-thecia.net War and Romance: http://www.thecia.net/users/allegro/public_html --- from list phillitcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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