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Jim Andrews does http://vispo.com . He is a poet-programmer and audio guy. His work explores the new media possibilities of poetry, and seeks to synthesize the poetical with other arts and media.
Re: Marshall McLuhan, "actual destroyer of our civilization"
> " What idea of McLuhan's are you thinking of?"
>
> This one, which I cut from the text you sent yesterday morning.
>
> " Immediately, Marshall McLuhan's philosophies are brought into the
> discussion. They speak of McLuhan's theory that literature is finished. "
>
> Literature is not finished because of television or new medias
> and, the best
> way to read Literature up to now, are yet common books. Have you read the
> complete Eco's text and not only the two paragraphs of my
> yesterday morning
> email?
I had a quick read of it. Have you read 'Understanding Media' or any of
McLuhan's other books? Yet we know something about McLuhan, though most of
it is second-hand or via video or sound. In saying 'literature is finished',
he might have been thinking of how his own work was propagating. There are
his books, yes, and they are an important part of his oeuvre, but what most
people know about Marshall McLuhan is *not* his books. They've encountered
other people talking/writing about him, or have heard recordings or seen
video.
Literature--print literature--now shares the literary pie with other media.
Intense engagement with language is not limited to words on a page, as you
know. Serious, imaginative writing is not limited to literature (print).
Also, given the contemporary situation, can you imagine the most promising
young writers gravitating to print? I would think that intensest engagements
with language are to be had elsewhere.
ja
http://vispo.com
>
> This one, which I cut from the text you sent yesterday morning.
>
> " Immediately, Marshall McLuhan's philosophies are brought into the
> discussion. They speak of McLuhan's theory that literature is finished. "
>
> Literature is not finished because of television or new medias
> and, the best
> way to read Literature up to now, are yet common books. Have you read the
> complete Eco's text and not only the two paragraphs of my
> yesterday morning
> email?
I had a quick read of it. Have you read 'Understanding Media' or any of
McLuhan's other books? Yet we know something about McLuhan, though most of
it is second-hand or via video or sound. In saying 'literature is finished',
he might have been thinking of how his own work was propagating. There are
his books, yes, and they are an important part of his oeuvre, but what most
people know about Marshall McLuhan is *not* his books. They've encountered
other people talking/writing about him, or have heard recordings or seen
video.
Literature--print literature--now shares the literary pie with other media.
Intense engagement with language is not limited to words on a page, as you
know. Serious, imaginative writing is not limited to literature (print).
Also, given the contemporary situation, can you imagine the most promising
young writers gravitating to print? I would think that intensest engagements
with language are to be had elsewhere.
ja
http://vispo.com
Re: Marshall McLuhan, "actual destroyer of our civilization"
> To agree is not an obligation but I
> believe that it is good to confront his ideas with McLuhan ideas,
> do not you
> think so?
>
> Regina
What idea of McLuhan's are you thinking of?
ja
> believe that it is good to confront his ideas with McLuhan ideas,
> do not you
> think so?
>
> Regina
What idea of McLuhan's are you thinking of?
ja
Re: Marshall McLuhan, "actual destroyer of our civilization"
> But the written War and Peace does not confront us with the
> unlimited possibilities of Freedom, but with the severe law of
> Necessity. In
> order to be free persons we also need to learn this lesson about Life and
> Death, and only books can still provide us with such a wisdom. "
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves...
ja
> unlimited possibilities of Freedom, but with the severe law of
> Necessity. In
> order to be free persons we also need to learn this lesson about Life and
> Death, and only books can still provide us with such a wisdom. "
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,
But in ourselves...
ja
Marshall McLuhan, "actual destroyer of our civilization"
Marshall McLuhan, "actual destroyer of our civilization":
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-342-1820/life_society/mcluhan/clip6
ja
http://vispo.com
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-342-1820/life_society/mcluhan/clip6
ja
http://vispo.com
FW: New Issue of Word For/Word ( #9 )
Word For/Word #9 is online at
http://www.wordforword.info
with poetry and visuals by: Jim Andrews, Aaron Anstett, Cynthia Arrieu-King,
Thomas Basboll, Anne Blonstein, Tim Botta, Michael Broder, Adam Clay, Mark
Dow, Michael Tod Edgerton, Noah Eli Gordon, Michelle Greenblatt, Kate
Greenstreet, Nathan Hauke, W. Scott Howard, Geof Huth, Matthew Klane, Diana
Magallon, Justin Marks, Aaron McCollough, Maurice Oliver, Timothy David
Orme, Derek Pollard, Michael Rerick, Mark Stricker, Lynn Strongin, Steve
Timm, Andrew Topel, Della Watson, and David Wolf,
plus essays by Mike Chasar, Petra Backonja, Scott Wilkerson, and Adam
Fieled.
Best,
Jonathan Minton
http://www.wordforword.info
with poetry and visuals by: Jim Andrews, Aaron Anstett, Cynthia Arrieu-King,
Thomas Basboll, Anne Blonstein, Tim Botta, Michael Broder, Adam Clay, Mark
Dow, Michael Tod Edgerton, Noah Eli Gordon, Michelle Greenblatt, Kate
Greenstreet, Nathan Hauke, W. Scott Howard, Geof Huth, Matthew Klane, Diana
Magallon, Justin Marks, Aaron McCollough, Maurice Oliver, Timothy David
Orme, Derek Pollard, Michael Rerick, Mark Stricker, Lynn Strongin, Steve
Timm, Andrew Topel, Della Watson, and David Wolf,
plus essays by Mike Chasar, Petra Backonja, Scott Wilkerson, and Adam
Fieled.
Best,
Jonathan Minton