Tag Archives: theory

Glissant and Opacity (2): Relation

Posted on 10/11/2012 by kunzelman

This post, like a great many (all?) of the posts on this blog, is about my trying to figure something out for myself. What follows is the rambling that I need to do in order to work my way through … Continue reading →

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McCloskey on Rhetoric

Posted on 10/02/2012 by kunzelman

The trick of claiming certitude as a way of avoiding serious persuasion is Plato’s Trope. I hold in my hand a proof, such as they have in mathematics–not the wretched opinions they trade in the courts of law–that kings should … Continue reading →

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On Rhythm and Comics

Posted on 08/07/2012 by kunzelman

Elizabeth Grosz writes in Chaos, Territory, Art that The first artist, for Deleuze, is the architect, the one who distinguishes inside from outside, who draws a boundary, as we have discussed previously. This boundary is not self-protective but erotico-proprietorial: it defines a … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Face

Posted on 08/06/2012 by kunzelman

I. What does it mean for a computer to understand my face? What does it mean for it to interpret me; what do I look like to a computer? II. I look at my computer. A black box, but not … Continue reading →

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On Crogan’s Gameplay Mode: War, Simulation, and Technoculture

Posted on 06/20/2012 by kunzelman

Patrick Crogan is concerned with the future. First and foremost, he is concerned with how the future is created, and more importantly, he is concerned about the myriad ways that high tech society has developed to control the future. Gameplay Mode is … Continue reading →

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Is the Aura the Same as Affect? A Response to a Lingering Question

Posted on 04/24/2012 by kunzelman

I have a friend who has been asking Benjamin scholars, for a few years now, if affect and the aura are the same thing. It is a fair question, and there isn’t a hard answer to it, but I am … Continue reading →

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Bifo’s Ironic Ethics

Posted on 04/10/2012 by kunzelman

I am an unabashed fan of Franco “Bifo” Berardi, especially when he is at the peak of his “grumpy older Italian man” kind of writing where he denigrates all technology in the name of a long-forgotten past. Ironic Ethics came to me … Continue reading →

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James Stanescu in Hypatia

Posted on 03/19/2012 by kunzelman

This is really just a short bit to say that James “Scu” Stanescu has a new article out in Hypatia named “Species Trouble: Judith Butler, Mourning, and the Precarious Lives of Animals.” It appears to be behind a pay wall if you … Continue reading →

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On Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Posted on 03/14/2012 by kunzelman

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION  I am late to the party with Deus Ex: Human Revolution. If you want to read a comprehensive review of the game, I suggest this RPS article. I echo most of their sentiments about the … Continue reading →

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On Dear Esther (again)

Posted on 02/27/2012 by kunzelman

I played through Dear Esther again. In my initial post, I made some assumptions and arguments about the storyline that was going on in the game. I have to tell you right now, at the top of this post, that I was … Continue reading →

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