I just installed another 512 mgs of memory in my computer. I realized that I'm not going to be able to afford another computer for a while, so I may as well just make this one as workable and happy as possible. So, yay!
One of my primary revelations last night is:
We're in such a post-structuralist sort of world in which our tenets of reference have become totally shifted. With writers there are countless bases to which we can attribute their writings. Women are constantly perceived through a gendered lens. Nigerian writers through a national lens, etc --
Why can't we do drug-based critical theory?
I mean, obviously it's easy to say that "Freud's psychology is based on his cocaine use" but what about the basis of a lot of William James' writing as rooted in his nitrous use? There MUST be a sub-genre of English Romantic Opium poetry vs. without. 'Alice in Wonderland' can surely be dissected with an eye to the drug imagery and its influence on Carroll's choices.
Another thing I wish was that there were more prominent artists that had art firmly rooted in drug use. Of course, such art would likely be critically derided. But damn, I am waiting for the day when Cindy Sherman releases a series of prints based on her personal drug use...
One can easily say that drug use does not necessarily have bearing on one's artistic/academic production, but many of these people have clearly admitted to drug use (see: before the social stigma surrounding cocaine and its inclusion in many fieldnotes, the use of opium in certain literatures) and if in this post-structuralist era we're going to be constantly shifting perspectives, why can't we -- change our point of view, as it were?
What do you think, hos and cherrios?
p.s. Photo shoot went well. ALL RIGHT.
p.p.s. And as always, help me out with getting a free camera and ipod! cameras4free . Sign up with legitimate info, get a free camera and my wet adoration.
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In addition, I need ONE MORE REFERRAL for a free ipod. The suspense is killing me. AUGH.
One of my primary revelations last night is:
We're in such a post-structuralist sort of world in which our tenets of reference have become totally shifted. With writers there are countless bases to which we can attribute their writings. Women are constantly perceived through a gendered lens. Nigerian writers through a national lens, etc --
Why can't we do drug-based critical theory?
I mean, obviously it's easy to say that "Freud's psychology is based on his cocaine use" but what about the basis of a lot of William James' writing as rooted in his nitrous use? There MUST be a sub-genre of English Romantic Opium poetry vs. without. 'Alice in Wonderland' can surely be dissected with an eye to the drug imagery and its influence on Carroll's choices.
Another thing I wish was that there were more prominent artists that had art firmly rooted in drug use. Of course, such art would likely be critically derided. But damn, I am waiting for the day when Cindy Sherman releases a series of prints based on her personal drug use...
One can easily say that drug use does not necessarily have bearing on one's artistic/academic production, but many of these people have clearly admitted to drug use (see: before the social stigma surrounding cocaine and its inclusion in many fieldnotes, the use of opium in certain literatures) and if in this post-structuralist era we're going to be constantly shifting perspectives, why can't we -- change our point of view, as it were?
What do you think, hos and cherrios?
p.s. Photo shoot went well. ALL RIGHT.
p.p.s. And as always, help me out with getting a free camera and ipod! cameras4free . Sign up with legitimate info, get a free camera and my wet adoration.
Free photo ipods, also
In addition, I need ONE MORE REFERRAL for a free ipod. The suspense is killing me. AUGH.
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CTHYLLA
Grrrrrrrr.
...I *heart* the way you stomp