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FIX THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
Herr Doktor Burwell, we still await the appearance of your manifesto, posted in all its glory as a neighborhood blog, with special sections allotted for the homeless, social drinkers, jaywalkers, and welfare queens of all ilk! It is cruel and unusual punishment to continue to tease your expectant pupils by publishing your wisdom in fragmented comments across this site. Please, Herr Doktor, please post "Burwell's Blurts" soon, so that we may begin our education in earnest.— November 9, 2009 5:27 p.m.
A Fear of Cold and Dark
"By paternalism, I can only assume that GF's reference is from a more feminist definition of the term, sort of in the context of male superiority." It goes much deeper than this, refried. The kind of paternalism GF would be referencing would have to do not specifically with a critical feminist p.o.v., but with a history of imperialism and colonialism, whereby the oppressor is paternally authoritative toward the oppressed, in a manner similar to say, a Kim Jong-il, a dictator as paternal leader, or 'father' of his people. It is a common discourse at the foundation of literary cultural studies and the social sciences, and one that is very important to understanding some of the major tactics used by colonialists to keep the colonized in line. A typical tool of paternalism would be the inculcation of Christianity, wherein the figure of Christ and god the father are identified with the ruling colonizer, who is white, male, and usually British.— November 9, 2009 5:09 p.m.
A Fear of Cold and Dark
Well, if you are really interested, gringo, Goat3fish gives his/her link info here: "The Goatttfish Show page on wordpress.com and read my latest entry 11/03/09 "Is Stephen "King of Terror" King guilty of White Paternalism and Subliminal Racism in "the Shining?"" I do not have a copy of any King book in my home library, but have no doubt that GF has performed an explication pitting opposites in King's work against one another to create tensions and contradictions that reveal what s/he would like to prove. It is very easy to find a general paternalism in anyone's writing, and "subliminal" racism is just plain old subtextual racism, I imagine.— November 9, 2009 4 p.m.
The Sordid, Grisly Details
Back away from the Fish pond, Puppy! You did NOT stay in the corner a full TEN!— November 9, 2009 3:37 p.m.
A Fear of Cold and Dark
Poissondeux? Goatcuddles?— November 9, 2009 3:26 p.m.
A Fear of Cold and Dark
re:#11: That is so hilarious on so many levels. Goat3Fish: Instead of preaching to the choir, why not preach to the nonchoir? Here is a conversation you might like to join on definitions of the N word. I look forward to your commentary: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/normal-heig…— November 9, 2009 3:20 p.m.
Employment Numbers Worse Than Reported, but Main Street's Pain Is Wall Street's Gain
re:#29: I'll buy and read your book, Mr. Bauder, if you'll expand your urban lexicon along with me here. I learned about teabags from John Waters films, but am afraid to say that the first time I heard Fred "Humungous" Williams's reference a "pearl necklace," I innocently asked if he would be stopping by Cartier's ;) re:#30: As usual, the Puppy is overactive in imagination, and must be sent to the corner for ten minutes. Those ten minutes start--NOW.— November 9, 2009 2:55 p.m.
A Fear of Cold and Dark
Goatttfish, clearly you are an undergraduate of cultural studies--there is no need to trot out this week's lecture notes on the great chain, atavism, craniometry, etc.--though you might want to sort out your notes and fill them in a bit further, you are at least beginning to think of subtext and to some extent, metanarrative. If I seem to be lecturing you as one of my students, it is because you sound exactly like one of them--a sophomore, in fact; touchingly fervent, but also too willing to follow a single ideological path, at the danger of becoming the village (idiot) voice for someone. Example: "smugly missing the point as many often do because they dont "question" these "details" in a piece but maybe you think the many external evidences of Poe's virulent racism is ok because he is a "great white" writer, huh SDaniels? I dont know Im just asking." No serious scholar of any branch of cultural studies would judge a text in such facile, moralistic manner, --but it isn't office hours, so you won't be getting a lecture on Poe from me today. The reason I use the "worn out phrase" witch hunt is because while your anger is sharp, your thesis is quite worn, and I can't imagine why you think someone's exposition of "subtle racism" in literature, based on dichotomies of black/white, to be "new." I also refer to your quest as a witch hunt because signs of "subtle racism" seem to be all you are capable of seeing at the moment, in any text you read. If you are pursuing literary study as a career, I strongly advise that you do not limit yourself to this methodological mode; you will need to study all the "old dead white guys"--including the philosophers-- as well as the exciting young and new Carribean writers. To be an analyst of literature, and a good reader and thinker, you need to be able to contextualize from a variety of directions and sources. Btw, I am not a "Mr" SDaniels--time to own your own "subtle" biases, eh? ;) I'll leave you with one piece of advice: Don't assume at any given moment that you 'understand' allegory or allegorical narrative, not at the least till you've explored Benjamin, and a few others. Take as much theory as you can, and do not settle for a one-sided conversation--ever again.— November 9, 2009 2:16 p.m.
What'll You Think Of Next?
Pike, heard about this one? Sounds wonderful--if you have any amount of muscle mass :) http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/nov/07/tr…— November 9, 2009 1:10 p.m.
What'll You Think Of Next?
Don't forget to axe AG about protein ;)— November 9, 2009 12:58 p.m.