You wrote:
>If formality serves as a barrier to human connectedness and free
>discussions; if "expertise" becomes a hurdle to more open participation
>from more participants from every corner of the world, whatever social
>positions they are in, I will certainly vote for violating the formality
>constraints... though i would also agree that in some situations,
>formality constraints cannot be violated without some expensive
>consequences! (e.g., in a job interview)
>
Would you allow that formality (the authoritative word) also
serves as a "push" to the "ideological becoming" you invoke
when you refer to our capacity for transformation.
(".... to treat ourselves and others as humans who are
always capable of "becoming", of
transformation... ")
- Judy
Judy Diamondstone
diamonju who-is-at rci.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University
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