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March 09, 2005

Certeau introduction: discussion Qs

  1. In light of your own historical project, reflect on what Certeau says at the bottom of xxvi about rejecting the "fiction of a linearity of time" in favor of emphasizing the situation in which he is writing; the constraints placed upon him by the field in which he is writing; and the methodological alternatives available to him.
  2. Take a look at the situation that Derek describes with regard to the $50,000 data-mining software that's intended for the U.S. Intelligence community. How reasonable would it be to describe this as an extension of the political function of the historian that Certeau describes on 7-8?
  3. I am electrified by Certeau's statement, "In the West, the group (or the individual) is legitimized by what it excludes . . ." (5). Let's think about the possible applications of this statement (in its textual context) to (a) composition history and (b) your projects.

Posted by senioritis at March 9, 2005 10:16 AM

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