tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post5771814608721357607..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: AtavisticJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-62653668826216676182013-06-03T10:28:14.875-05:002013-06-03T10:28:14.875-05:00I've seen stores like that, but not in malls. ...I've seen stores like that, but not in malls. I need to buy a jar of anti-capitalist hand salve for my alienation. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-19282807180260575522013-06-02T17:18:45.253-05:002013-06-02T17:18:45.253-05:00One of the topics that came up in my culture cours...One of the topics that came up in my culture course in the spring was the fact that in malls you can now buy "authentic" and allegedly fair trade folk art that is both handmade and mass produced, and that it is marketed as something that can heal the alienation you feel in late capitalist modernity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-61267519173306919442013-05-31T16:56:45.214-05:002013-05-31T16:56:45.214-05:00Yes. I'm trying to argue that exceptionalism ...Yes. I'm trying to argue that exceptionalism is a discourse <i>of </i>modernity, even when it appeals to the past / the primitive, etc... I'm finding this true constantly. It makes sense when you think about it. Those kind of appeals only make sense in relation to modernity itself, if only the modernity of mall culture. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-79668811161767011252013-05-31T16:49:05.385-05:002013-05-31T16:49:05.385-05:00Yes, it's what it is said of Cajuns but look h...Yes, it's what it is said of Cajuns but look how non-unique the description is unless it is just presented as a contrast to mall culture.<br /><br />Related - modern is considered good but old-fashioned is as well. These movements like to say they are both. The nouveau Cajun movement says so. Oswald de Andrade said so or made fun of people who said so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-91136737306887004692013-05-31T16:43:19.566-05:002013-05-31T16:43:19.566-05:00Cajuns? but I'm guessing that partly becaus...Cajuns? but I'm guessing that partly because of who is asking the question. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-85763285625716606842013-05-31T16:40:54.485-05:002013-05-31T16:40:54.485-05:00"It is unique because it is about family and ..."It is unique because it is about family and cooking. It uses a minority language and it plays music, and it is festive and welcoming."<br /><br />What culture am I describing, or, what culture fits this description?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com