andy sez
>Diane, of the actions you mention I note a couple of commonalities
>(1) All were actions around an ideal or "object" (unfortunate word!), but
>did *not* involve a common *theory*, i.e. unity in aciton but not theory,
>(2) Despite perceptions, I believe all were highly *mediated*, i.e., they
>were not actions by lots of *individuals* but individuals through the
>mediation of all sorts of organisations, networks and so on, generally
>diverse, but real.
of course, the appearance of spontaneous collectivity belies the efforts
of individual organization,
but it does seem that having a personal stake in the outcomes makes a
difference - and the examples i culled all represent totalitarian regimes,
tyrannies that press upon the 'public' to the point of revolt, where there
is nothing - materially or ideally - left to lose.
diane
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:point where everything listens.
and i slow down, learning how to
enter - implicate and unspoken (still) heart-of-the-world.
(Daphne Marlatt, "Coming to you")
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diane celia hodges
university of british columbia, centre for the study of curriculum and
instruction
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university of colorado, denver, school of education
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