>if you identify with Europe or in some way do something (positive) >with the idea of Europe you are a Eurocentric. It is that simple...
Geert, using an example of an anonymous Wikipedia editor to slam critics of Eurocentrism and lump them, all alike, into the realm of "Stasi" post-colonialists, is not intellectually defensible. Idiots of all flavors can be found on Wikipedia, but it's extreme to claim they constitute "language police." You've clearly got a bigger ax to grind here, and it's an argument that I'd be interested in hearing in its fullness, rather than watching you take swipes at strawmen. So why don't you talk, straight out, about the problems you've got with post-colonial criticism, the concept of the subaltern, etc.? The folks you call "language police" certainly don't rule nettime, and what would you care if you were called "Eurocentric" by wrong-headed critics? So how about a real conversation? As an African Americanist, I have my own problems with post-colonial criticism(s), so it might be an interesting exchange. Kali # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]
