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The Burble of Blurbs

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Francois Lachance

Lynne Huffer, Mad for Foucault: Rethinking the Foundations of Queer Theory Enchanted I composed a Google Books review (more of a blurb) Tackles the misconception that Foucault endorses a linear time line from acts to identities. Does so with brilliance. … Continue reading →

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traversée du texte traversé de textes

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Francois Lachance

In the Robarts Library copy of Louis Marin Utopiques : Jeux d’spaces (page 182) marginal note in pencil by a previous reader Picture Theory de Brossard Next to this marginal note, this is what is underlined: Ces espaces blancs de … Continue reading →

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Flagging

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Francois Lachance

From Humanist 32.138 Fish’ing and the words in front of us Re: 32.135 Fish’ing and the words in front of us Willard I know you as one to problematize “words”. I too want to set aside for the time being … Continue reading →

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Jeux et Joutes

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Francois Lachance

I have been given gifts. Twice. A little piece I wrote about Huizinga’s Homo Ludens caught the attention of Dr. Herbert Wender who has kindly kept me abreast of the developments in the reception of a forward by Umberto Eco: … Continue reading →

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Body as Technology

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Francois Lachance

Quill Christie-Peters in a posting at Tea and Bannock posits a decolonizing relationship with the body that taps into connection with ancestors. She likens the body to a technology. My body, you have always been the ceremony to transform pain … Continue reading →

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