Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 11:06:13 -0500
Subject: Re: Alternative to this list -- 'H-Postcolonial' (proposed)
From: Stephanie Stean <cerebral_rose-AT-mac.com>


Hello Anthony and others:

Why doesn't someone start some scholarly talk?  Could someone tell me what a
Postcolonial listserv should discuss.

I subscribed to this listserv to get a better idea of what Postcolonial
theory is about, from the perspectives of those involved in the research.
Could anyone give me some guidance here?

I'd love to hear from anyone!
Thanks

Stephanie


On 5/14/02 10:21 AM, "Anthony McCann" <mccannat-AT-si.edu> wrote:

> For me it's not a question of isolating from 'the masses'. I am on a lot of
> lists and there is a distinct dominance of Israeli/Palestine discussion, which
> is fine, but I am already subscribed to lists that provide me with such
> discussions and I didn't subscribe to this one to get inundated with the same.
> There is also a high proportion of flaming here compared to other lists I have
> been on, and if I were in a room with such interaction I would soon walk out.
> 
> In my view, the researchers
> and scholars (and other professionally minded people in postcolonialism-
> whatever that means) have a duty to be on lists like this to temper, ignite,
> orient and rectify the flows of argument.>
> 
> Honestly, I couldn't be bothered. It takes about 10 years for a person's mind
> to change, so I'm not going to engage in to and fro argument for the sake of
> it. Neither am I interested in making other people think like me. I am
> interested in engaging with colleagues in ways that help me bring my thinking
> to new places, not in doubling back on myself all the time to engage in claim
> and counterclaim argumentation. Internet lists can easily get caught up in the
> politics of rhetoric for rhetoric's sake, and I'm not interested in that.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Anthony McCann
> 
> 
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