Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 11:54:33 -0500
From: Qadri Ismail <ismai004-AT-umn.edu>
Subject: Re: Alternative to this list: why it's a good idea





one of the things poco theory teaches us, andrew, as i understand it, is to
listen to the voice of the other. that, also, is why there is a "conflict,"
as you put it, in palestine/israel. because israel/the us/ and the west
writ large, including the canadian state, refuses to listen to the voice of
the other. in my humble opinion, there you have the connection, in a
nutshell, between theory and politics. 
i could say more about palestine and washing one's hands off terrible
situations because they continue to be terrible and seemingly unresolvable
(like the mess in my country, sri lanka) but i would like to end with
reminding those on this list of something che guevara once said (and this
is not an exact quote): whoever is oppressed in this world is my comrade. 
sincerely,
qadri ismail



At 11:30 AM 5/14/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Hello all
>
>While Jaclyn raises some pertinent questions, this list has become (for me0
>little more than a battleground to rehash the politics of the current
situation
>in the middle east.  While such world events are important, there have
been no
>attempts to link the political discussion to PoCo lit and theory, which
are the
>two reasons why I came here in the first place, ie, to avail myself of
exchanges
>of ideas and resources about PoCo lit and theory.  I can keep abreast of
world
>events via other media.  And as a scholar, I simply don't have time to wade
>through the stuff getting posted here.  Yes, I can press the delete
button, and
>I do, but there isn't much here anymore, regardless.
>
>And dare I say this?  The Palestinian/Israeli conflict bores me silly.  It's
>endless, as is the pro & con tit-for-tat discussion surrounding it.  It
reminds
>me a great deal of the separation debate here in Canada re: Quebec.  It
simply
>goes on and on with the result that the debate has become largely sterile and
>repetitious.
>
>Andrew
>
>On Tue, 14 May 2002, Jaclyn Rosebrook-Collignon wrote:
>
>> Just a couple of questions about the new list proposal.
>> Why can't a scholarly discourse take place here in the pit along with all
>> the other voices?  Must it be segretated too?  Isn't this part of our
>> failures as scholars and researchers?  When the din of the masses conflicts
>> with our purposes, we cloister ourselves?  Why are you afraid of
*anonymous*
>> & masked voices? And how can one be interested in postcolonialism without
>> being interested in the geopolitical situation?  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.
>> Don't be sectarian, don't leave the chaos of the masses. Don't we work
>> enough in *silence*?
>> Jaclyn
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: saeed urrehman <think-AT-riseup.net>
>> To: <postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: Alternative to this list -- 'H-Postcolonial' (proposed)
>> 
>> 
>> > i think any list that does not talk about the "daily grind" of Israel and
>> > Palestine is not worthy of subscription.
>> >
>> > saeed
>> >
>> 
>> 
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