[Deleuze-Guattari] waffling, again...

[Wouter Kusters]

Hi Ruth and James,

I would also be interested in further study of Deleuze's (&Guattari) work. I
see a good chance to develop such study, by study of that archive with those
e-mails from Budapest, mentioned here recently. Is there really a big
computer, sending mails? When found out, I have here a grammar-and
lexicon-learning book, bought years & years ago, in Magyarorszag, called
"Ungarisch fur Auslander". Well, actually, it is not a
grammar-and-lexicon-learning book, but a teaching book.

Anyway...

have a nice day

wku


> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: deleuze-guattari-bounces at lists.driftline.org
> [mailto:deleuze-guattari-bounces at lists.driftline.org]Namens Super Dragon
> Verzonden: zaterdag 8 september 2007 14:51
> Aan: deleuze-guattari at lists.driftline.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Deleuze-Guattari] waffling, again...
>
>
> hi james, yes it has been a bit noisy for a while. clamouring for
> the name of the dead father, now there's a thought. i too wish
> some of the clever minds would participate. in a philsophy of the
> future, the potential 'remains'. it is still quite interesting to
> observe the 'non-sense' threshold before someone feels compelled
> to speak 'sensibly' and there's still some really good post in
> the archives if no one wants to say anything that interests you.
> maybe you could bring some back from the future!
>
> looking forward to hearing what you have to say
> ruth.c
>
> Sloughing one's skin.-The snake that cannot slough its skin
> perishes. Likewise spirits which are prevented from changing
> their opinions; they cease to be spirits (Nietzsche: Daybreak:V:573)
>
>
> --- spatium at gmail.com wrote:
>
> From: james <spatium at gmail.com>
> To: deleuze-guattari at lists.driftline.org
> Subject: [Deleuze-Guattari] waffling, again...
> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:12:04 -0400
>
> 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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