[Deleuze-Guattari] waffling, again...

[martin hardie]

I'm reviewing a book at the moment, a nice little volume by Ronald Bogue
"Deleuze's Way, Essays in Transverse Ethics and Aesthetics.
The last essay in the book opens as such:

"There are two basic types of commentators on Deleuze and Guattari: those
who seek to extend the experimental conceptual movement of D&G's thought.
adopting the author's language and intensifying its tendencies; and those
who try to frame D&G's thoughtin less esoteric terms, utilizing a more
orthodox, academic terminology and testing the practical limits,
implications and consequences of their thought ...."

although it is fun to write prose that tries to make language stammer with
the constant barrage things just get lost n the haze ...... so i think
sometimes that given this list is dominated by people of the first type it
is hard for those of the second type to feel like they can get a word in or
even a response  ......

that's all, just a thought

Martin

On 07/09/07, james <spatium at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> All
>
> Since I have joined this list, there have been many complaints about
> "waffling" (see one of the recent threads).  Some of which have
> started long tirades, and others which have simply fizzled out.  Since
> it has been brought up again, I feel compelled to make a few points:
>
> - this is, as far as I can tell, an English language mailing list;
> now this isn't to say that other languages are not useful here, but my
> feeeling is that the overall understanding should be provided in
> English; so, if other languages are to be used, including the ever
> more  frequent strains of gibberish, they should be accompanied by
> some kind of translation
>
> - there is a sense, put forward by several list members, that they are
> D&G experts; now, I have no idea what this might mean, but it comes
> across as "D&G would sugggest...", or "D&G intended...", or "what D&G
> mean by this is..."; for my part, I have been studying the writings of
> Deleuze and Guattari for many years now, and in no way do I consider
> myself capable of speaking as a "Deleuzoguatarrian" (or whatever), or
> even elevating their writings to a level where a statement like
> "according to D&G..." has any inherent weight at all; what I  am
> saying here is: is this not a venue for discovery and elaboration,
> rather than banter and point-proving?
>
> - finally, I know that there are (or, at least, were) some great minds
> lurking in the shadows of this list, and while I am sure they are busy
> (and quite frankly, bored by the list), it would be ever so helpful if
> and when a question or statement (or...) arises that they have the
> courage to step forward and put in two or three cents worth; hey,
> maybe some of you might even want to try to stimulate some of the
> other lurkers into some new discussions, just like the good ol' days
> (I mean, the field can't be saturated yet can it?  or is there now a
> fear of exposing research in a world that tends to promote only highly
> competitive academic relations?)
>
> Anyway, sorry for jumping in again, but I would dearly love to see and
> read a post on this list that would have me anticipating my next
> logon...
>
> james
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