Hi David
Thanks
I don't think the debate and dissent was labelled as 'authoritarian' but
rather some of the comments within it, perhaps the same ones that you found
to be 'harsh' and 'less' helpful.
Vigour (or passion) is one thing, aggression is another (less helpful)
thing. If we want knowledge to work (and if you want the forum to work) we
need to be careful how we say things and how we treat each other('s
positions).
Cheers
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-----Original Message-----
From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of D F J Wood
Sent: 07 February 2007 15:04
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Subject: Re: Alan Badiou and Human Geography
Can somebody explain to me what is 'authoritarian' about dissent and
debate, however vigorous? If anything has convinced me of the worth, no,
the necessity, of the Badiou session (if I needed to be convinced...),
it is that it has aroused passionate enagagement here. People have
expressed all kinds of opinions here, some harsh, some funny, some
helpful and some less so, and there has been an interesting debate -
which certainly beats the usual quiescence on this list of over a 1000
(yes! that many...) critical and questioning academics... if half the
same energy goes into the papers and discussion at RGS-IBG, it's going
to be a good one...
David.
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