Dear all
There are times when I am reminded why this list is important to me.
I love both Larry's and Rosie's responses - thank you both for intelligent
dialogue - this is where its at. And for what its worth: I've never liked
Landrovers ;) !!
much appreciated
Dan
--> A "sad fella who should stop reading his email at 11.34pm!" amongst other
things ....... (this is not an invite to add your own sad labels for me!!)
and finally:
"We know that as an intellectual stratum we are continuously seduced into the
obscurity of language by the very nature of academic work and the structure of
university discourses … But we are also aware that the discourse of textual
production goes beyond the issue of accessibility, and brushes up against the
current assault today on the efficacy of theory in the process of political
struggle. There are occasions, we believe, when new social conditions invite
and sometimes demand new and difficult vocabularies of meaning. Whilst as
academics we are aware of the dangers associated with an uncritical allegiance
to grand theories and master narratives, we also feel that critical social
theory can enable the specificity of human suffering to be addressed in both
global and local contexts in important ways"
(McLaren and Leanord, 1999, pp6-7)
McLaren, P. and Leanord, P. (1999). Editors’ Introduction – Absent discourses:
PauloFriere and the dangerous memories of liberation. In P. McLaren and P.
Leanord (Eds). Paulo Friere: A critical encounter. New York: Routledge.
Quoting Larry Arnold <[log in to unmask]>:
> Well to be honest I do get tied up in linguistical knots cos basically I do
> not trust language as an expression of my ideation, thought, intent nor
> philosophy, all language is essentially metaphorical, but some is more
> metaphorical than others.
>
> Having been in a medical based hospital situation today having to decide on
> some body mechanics whether I want to let nature take its course or let some
> knife merchant keep my hands funtioning as I wish them to, notwithstanding
> the design fault does not allow that.
>
> Yeah this is perhaps the point of sell out, I want my Landrover to keep on
> going, and my hands to continue to have the capacity to deal with it never
> mind Boyle and Thermodynamics. However philosophically speaking when my
> Landie waits on the side of the road devoid of a spark, it is not impaired,
> it is still what it is, and if you were to decapitate me tommorow,
> philosophically speaking I would just be funtioning in a different way :)
> Providing food for worms perhaps?
>
> It can be hard living according to ones philosophy, but it underlies my
> construction of this world and I don't miss the things I never had, only
> fear those which I am in danger of losing and therein lies an interesting
> discourse.
>
> Larry
> A failure as a businessman, an asocialite, a worker by force of what I
> believe in (is that voluntary?) Artist, Musician and Poet on an ever
> changing trajectory of physical, mental and moral interface with my own and
> others percieved realities.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Rosaleen
> > Moriarty-Simmonds
> > Sent: 20 March 2006 15:12
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: *New Release* 'Defiant Birth: Women Who Resist Medical
> > Eugenics' Melinda Tankard Reist
> >
> >
> > Hi Larry,
> >
> > I understand the point you make.
> >
> > However, generally when referring to my 'Impairment' (Social Model speak
> > rather than Medical Model) or medical condition I would say - "My
> > impairment
> > was caused by the drug thalidomide" - which is (in my view) only
> > marginally
> > shorter and a little less confusing, than describing my impairment as
> > being - "Four limbed phocomelia caused by the drug thalidomide".
> > [Phocomelia: seal like].
> >
> > When I am busy or in a hurry, I type "thalidomide impaired".
> >
> > Further, you would have me say - "I was relatively speaking screwed up by
> > the pharmaceutical industry". All of the people whom I know that have
> > impairments caused by the drug thalidomide, would agree with you,
> > in so far
> > as 'we were screwed by the pharmaceutical industry'. But I
> > personally, am
> > not "... screwed up ..." by the whole situation.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Rosie -- a 45 year-old 'Disabled Woman', a 'Happy Wife', an
> > 'Adoring Mum',
> > a 'Successful Businesswoman', a 'School Governor', a 'Voluntary
> > Worker', an
> > 'Artist', an 'Auther' and a 'Socialite'. I also happen to have an
> > Impairment caused by ... ;-)
> >
>
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