On 15/3/05 11:36 PM, "Dominic Fox" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Incidentally, where does this idea that the poetic articulation of
> erotic longing will help to construct a more mutually respectful
> social milieu come from? It seems like wishful thinking at best to me.
> I don't find in my sexual makeup a great deal that would be of use in
> making a better society.
Hi Dominic
Did you read the essay (from which I distorted that quote in order to write
a chatty intro)? It says precisely where ideas similar to that (but not
quite what you're saying here) comes from, in some contemporary indigenous
writings; and it's an idea that absolutely embraces conflicted selves. "Not
despite, but because of, a bloody and oppressed history, Indigenous writers
speak up/from their sexuality, determined to bring pleasure into the
political arena and beyond. Even mourning for the crimes of racism and
homophobia, these writers remind us of the sensual physical world that those
who commit these crimes fear. "
Best
A
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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