This doesn't really have anything to do with my thesis...but I don't want to forget it.
Cats and Engineers. Funny. Quite funny.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
A Polite Conversation Between Burke, Locke, and Hume.
Stephen sent me this link a few weeks ago. It's an animated conversation between Burke, Locke, and Hume. My first thoughts on my thesis were inspired by Burke's "Prologue in Heaven" - the epilogue to Rhetoric of Religion - in which Satan and The Lord discuss (in dramatic form) the giving of language to humans. I thought how interesting it would be to see it performed, and from there emerged the idea of bringing theorists together at a round table discussion, a la Meeting Of Minds. But, as is apparent from this video, the possibility of tediousness is high unless one already has a very deep understanding of the theories these men are known for. Hmmm....what next?
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Baby Steps...
Alrighty then. Just wrote something really great. And I lost it.
One of the things I was writing about was my technophobia, and sure 'nuff, erased the whole damn thing! Lesson learned.
First, want to share this video about the Young At Heart Chorus. Came across it online and it struck a chord (no pun intended, really). I think this says a lot about creativity, embodied knowledge, and language ideologies. It's late for me, so I can't explain. But I hope to come back to it soon.
In the erased post, I also brought up my conversation this afternoon with Brion re: my thesis. Embodied knowledges, privileged forms in academia, and how to present a thesis in a non-traditional way while still being able to make an argument for its authenticity. A performance of my knowledge is not "real" science (ahem, according to whom? and what about the question of whether science is an art...). In any case, he suggested looking at emerging technologies as a way to acheive this. My technophobic self had already had that thought, but I'd just as quickly disposed of it since it would require me to do a LOT of learning between now and next year. But in fact, that's exactly what I'm here to do - learn. The process of getting to this thesis is, I think, not only as important as the thesis itself (and is part and parcel of the 'final' product), but it also informs what happens after and through the thesis - and beyond.
So, here I am back at the blog. My first baby steps into the techno world. How will this inform me? What steps do I need to take next? Who knows, I will lead me where I go... (yes, that's not a typo: I will lead me where I go...)
"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end." Ursula K. LeGuin.
Brilliant. Simple.
One of the things I was writing about was my technophobia, and sure 'nuff, erased the whole damn thing! Lesson learned.
First, want to share this video about the Young At Heart Chorus. Came across it online and it struck a chord (no pun intended, really). I think this says a lot about creativity, embodied knowledge, and language ideologies. It's late for me, so I can't explain. But I hope to come back to it soon.
In the erased post, I also brought up my conversation this afternoon with Brion re: my thesis. Embodied knowledges, privileged forms in academia, and how to present a thesis in a non-traditional way while still being able to make an argument for its authenticity. A performance of my knowledge is not "real" science (ahem, according to whom? and what about the question of whether science is an art...). In any case, he suggested looking at emerging technologies as a way to acheive this. My technophobic self had already had that thought, but I'd just as quickly disposed of it since it would require me to do a LOT of learning between now and next year. But in fact, that's exactly what I'm here to do - learn. The process of getting to this thesis is, I think, not only as important as the thesis itself (and is part and parcel of the 'final' product), but it also informs what happens after and through the thesis - and beyond.
So, here I am back at the blog. My first baby steps into the techno world. How will this inform me? What steps do I need to take next? Who knows, I will lead me where I go... (yes, that's not a typo: I will lead me where I go...)
"It is good to have an end to journey toward, but it is the journey that matters in the end." Ursula K. LeGuin.
Brilliant. Simple.
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