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Words to Ponder #7

14 Oct Words to Ponder #7

Posted at 19:40h in Culture, I Like This, What's New, Words to Ponder by

“Some people would say that we need a ground from which to act. We need a shared collective ground for collective action. I think we need to pursue the moments of degrounding, when we’re standing in two different places at once; or we don’t know exactly where we’re standing; or when we’ve produced an aesthetic practice that shakes the ground. That’s where resistance to recuperation happens. It’s like a breaking through to a new set of paradigms.”

Judith Butler  

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  • loisholzman
    Posted at 22:36h, 14 October

    Lovely, Melissa—”yes, anding” Butler!

  • loisholzman
    Posted at 22:35h, 14 October

    Richard, did you mean to write something else?

  • Melissa Meyer
    Posted at 20:27h, 14 October

    Lois, I love this. When thinking about therapy it’s a winner. Not enough credence is given to the breakdown, and that it’s a developmental period. When thinking about conversation — suddenly there is a conversation! When thinking about life, it’s giving space for us to live fully in all our contradictory thoughts and inconsistencies. I love loyalty. I love friendship. Just as long as we are open to a good de-grounding once in awhile. Thank you for your constant inspiration.

  • Richard Patik
    Posted at 19:59h, 14 October

    “Some people would say that we need a ground from which to act. We need a shared collective ground for collective action. I think we need to pursue the moments of degrounding, when we’re standing in two different places at once; or we don’t know exactly where we’re standing; or when we’ve produced an aesthetic practice that shakes the ground. That’s where resistance to recuperation happens. It’s like a breaking through to a new set of paradigms.”

    Judith Butler

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