Bit of a neglected garden, this blog. Eventually I shall post notes on several good books I’ve read recently, like Jean Boydston’s history of housework and Amy Dru-Stanley’s book on contract and freedom and labor and gender. For now, I want to rant a moment about goddamn theory. (more…)
October 16, 2007
… is the problem with you theory people?!
October 1, 2007
… did people do to procrastinate before the internet?
Music is one of the things that really means the most to me. Like I think if I had to I would give up books before music (and believe you me, I love books), even though I spend a lot more of my time reading than listening to music. The ratio of tremendously important music related experiences I’ve had to the ratio of tremendously important book related experience is definitely tilted in the direction of music. (more…)
… is going on with Lukacs?
That’s a question I hope to post on soon-ish. I’m reading his History and Class Consciousness with some friends. I have apparently read the prefaces and the first few essays (those are my notes written there, in my hand) but fucked if I can remember it. I can remember things I’ve heard people say about Lukacs, but not Lukacs. How odd. I’ve only just started this reading and so will take a while (particularly because I think I’m catching another goddamn cold, probly from a wobbly since I spent all weekend in a training, thanks a lot you bunch of jerks).
In the meantime, NP over at Rough Theory has a series of posts on Marx that folk should check out. When I get time I’m going to try and write a post here replying, and I should start posting on Marx anyways since I’m reading v1 again (I’m teaching it). But no time…! As it happens, NP is also writing on Lukacs now as well, with a post on Lukacs on Marx. (Note to self: comment on the passage in the preface about ontology and materialism, it relates to the discussion on counterfactuals and history here.)
Now I have to go back to work, a burden lightened slightly by the lovely mix of Chicago rock I assembled recently, on which I shall also post later. (Current track = “Dayjob” by Oblivion, chorus = “you’ve forgotten how to smile since you got a day job”)