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Ravachol - 17th March 2010 02:22 View Conversation

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Bakhtin explains that carnival, in Rabelais' work and age, is associated with the collectivity; for those attending a carnival do not merely constitute a crowd; rather the people are seen as a whole, organized in a way that defies socioeconomic and political organization (Clark and Holquist 302). According to Bakhtin, â€œ[A]ll were considered equal during carnival. Here, in the town square, a special form of free and familiar contact reigned among people who were usually divided by the barriers of caste, property, profession, and ageâ€ (Bakhtin 10). At carnival time, the unique sense of time and space causes the individual to feel he is a part of the collectivity, at which point he ceases to be himself. It is at this point that, through costume and mask, an individual exchanges bodies and is renewed. At the same time there arises a heightened awareness of oneâ€™s sensual, material, bodily unity and community
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I can see why you like it
How did you discover Rabelais?
Ravachol - 17th March 2010 01:40 View Conversation

What is your avatar from, it reminds me of Theodor Kittelsen and I love his work.
Bud Struggle - 14th March 2010 22:34 View Conversation

You should be in OI Gulag, Comrade! Your posts not acceptable to further Stalinist Party line to inform the Communist youth of tommorrow, and is a pity.

Seriously: it's guys like klad that make Communism into a joke.
which doctor - 12th March 2010 18:04 View Conversation

I like to comparison of the radical left to Wild E. Coyote. We ran off the cliff decades ago, but our legs keep running. What happens when we finally look down?
9 - 12th March 2010 13:09

No doubt, bayocystis and cyanesens, every October-November
I've just only ever heard "foraging" used in the context of... you know... woodland creatures. I'd nab it, but I already stole "conrade" from somebody on this site, and I have a one-word term-theft limit.
9 - 12th March 2010 11:50

Haha, someone who "forages" (there's a word you don't hear outside of PBS nature shows)!
which doctor - 9th March 2010 02:44 View Conversation

nonetheless, I think politicization is on the upswing, though not so quickly as I'd like to see happen.
which doctor - 9th March 2010 02:43 View Conversation

meh

The SEIU played a huge role in organizing a campus march, and they were great in terms of providing logistical and organizational support, but there wasn't a whole lot of support from the undergrads. In total, the march was probably about 200 people, but there was definitely a problem in terms of publicity for the event. Also, one of the leaders of the SEIU workers at UIC is a crazy maoist. But apparently the SEIU local is considering striking soon. And it's looking evermore likely that the grad students will go on strike. I've made contacts with them and will be trying to organize some sort of undergraduate solidarity campaign soon. And also our university faculty are in the midst of organizing a union right now, though I don't know as much about their situation as I'd like to.

what it's been coming down to is educating the undergrads as to what's going on and why they should get involved.
9 - 8th March 2010 08:53

Very nice, hopefully it stays that way.
9 - 3rd March 2010 08:44

Indeed, and obviously it isn't fun working, but at least you were able to find something.