On Tuesday 12 June 2001 08:25, you wrote:
> > Her critique on the Internet while being
> > humorous is also expressed very practically. She uses performance
> > artists to express her critiques and masks are employed to depict
> > concepts. To wit: For the face of the "person" on the other side of
> > the Internet interface she provides a mask without features somewhat
> > like a gas mask, or a mummy's. No gender i.d.
> >
> > N O P E R S O N A L I T Y.
Robin
I found this quote very interesting. To risk being crude, too many post
modernist ideals make a crude and mistaken claim that there is no identity,
which extends to saying oppositional identitarian politics including
feminism, race identity and sexual identity are all wrong and a waste of
time. Something I have great difficulty accepting to the point of being in
militant opposition to these received "wisdoms".
It is interesting to see this discussion of cyberidentity since the
Internet is claimed as an (ontological, although this will be denied) proof
of this so called fallacy of identity.
I don't know what to think other then to look more closely and try to follow
the various elisions from thinkers such as Foucault, who some who argue this
non-identity thing claim to follow. (Do they actually read F?) As I say, I
don't know. . . comments welcomed.
Chris Jones.
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