Via Angela, I found edu-factory.org, which contains the following statement (more…)
February 23, 2007
… is edu-factory?
July 10, 2006
… is the structurally absent third?
A post at Charlotte Street reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to put down for a bit. (more…)
July 6, 2006
… did you do it that way for?
I just read a set of reviews of a book of Steve’s. I’ve not read the book yet, but I plan to as it sounds interesting. This is a bit of a tangent relative to the reviews and such, but I was quite struck by a comment in the beginning of the review by Kathleen Fitzpatrick. (more…)
June 14, 2006
… is class struggle at the level of ideology?
I don’t know Althusser’s work. I was uninterested in it for a long time - categories like ideology and structure don’t interest me very much. My impression was that his work was largely about the successful continued accomplishment of the reproduction of capital, which doesn’t strike me as of much use to articulating the breakdowns thereof. I’ve become more interested, while those concerns remain, in large part via exposure to folks I respect very much who have made use of Althusser (Angela and David are high on that list, as is Jason Read). (more…)
March 31, 2006
… are other intellectuals?
Marcos, excerpt 3. (more…)
… are intellectuals in the middle?
Marcos piece, excerpt 2. (more…)
March 21, 2006
… does Tronti mean by ‘intellectuals’?
The Tronti symposium has started at Long Sunday. Jon’s contribution has started a bit of discussion on what Tronti means by the term ‘intellectual’. That’s actually one of the terms I planned to use this blog to get my head clearer on when I initially set this thing up. Haven’t done so yet. (more…)
March 11, 2006
… is rate my professors?
It’s very disturbing, that’s for certain. And yet quite compelling.
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com