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Reality Hunger: A Manifesto. Memory and Truth
When I first started reading the book: Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, I was so confused since I could not seem to see any structure in the narrative. I just could not see the whole picture or story that Reality Hunger is trying to show. After our class discussion on Tuesday, I realized that David Shields's book is a collection of quotes which now makes much more sense.
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not sure
... so what's "real" is emotion and reaction rather than a factual, researched piece of literature (assuming that a map is a form of nonfiction), and reality is defined by the individual and their experiences. I'm not sure if I find that notion refreshing or unsettling.
Course notes, 9/7/10
Example by action, not words?
Shields' 'work' is clearly designed to make its point not only through what it says, but how it says it. However, I do question if whether Shields went overboard in his experiment, going so far as to make his book unpalatable. His conceit lies in his rejection of traditional form with the 'cut and paste' method he used to assembling his work. He even goes so far as to suggest that we, his readers, remove those citations at the end of the novel that his lawyers insisted he include. But isn't this overkill? I would have preferred him to preserve his form and not hit us over the head with what he was trying to say. If his argument is valid, won't his form speak for itself?
Too Much Reality?
Reality Hunger is definitely a thought-provoking book about the nature of “reality.” I think that it accomplishes what it set out to do in creating an authentic snapshot of information in the modern world. However, since it is not the conventional way of organizing thought in literature, I found the book a bit hard to digest. I think that humans by nature like patters, and it was basically impossible to find any sort of pattern or coherence in Reality Hunger, simply because of what it set out to do. Also, I can understand why Shields takes offense to what he calls the “contrived feel” of popular novels, but I don’t think that most people read novels for the “reality” of them.
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Konferencja: Wiedza - władza!
Pozarządowe Centrum Dostępu do Informacji Publicznej zaprasza na konferencję „Wiedza - władza! Aktywne informowanie - doświadczenia i perspektywy”. Konferencja ta będzie podsumowaniem Tygodnia Informacji Publicznej 2010. Rzeczywiście: Termin konferencji zbiega się z pracami Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji dotyczącymi wdrożenia Dyrektywy o ponownym wykorzystaniu informacji publicznej, co znacząco wpłynie na kształt nowelizowanej ustawy o dostępie do informacji publicznej.
Iran stoning sentence suspension not enough
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's sentence of stoning to death has been temporarily suspended but authorities must overturn the death sentence against her entirely.
Amnesty International welcomes an Iranian official’s statement that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's sentence of stoning to death has been temporarily suspended but urged the authorities to overturn the death sentence against her entirely.
"This news does not go far enough," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Amnesty International.
"We hope this is not merely a cynical move by the authorities to deflect international criticism, as this temporary suspension by the Head of the Judiciary could be lifted at any time, leaving Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani at risk of execution, particularly if the current judicial review of her case results in a confirmation of her sentence.
“The Iranian authorities must immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that her death sentence is overturned once and for all."
On Wednesday 8 September, Iranian state-run Press TV reported that Ramin Mehmanparast, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, had said that Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's execution for adultery had been "stopped".
He also reiterated that her case was being reviewed, but said that "her sentencing for complicity in murder is in process".
Amnesty International is also concerned that the Iranian authorities may be preparing to bring what appear to be fresh charges against her in relation to the death of her husband, Ebrahim Qaderzadeh, although her state-appointed lawyer told the organization earlier that she had been acquitted of the murder.
The organization has been unable to obtain any court documents relating to the investigation of his death.
"In August 2010, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was forced to confess under duress on TV to adultery and involvement in her husband's death," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui. "If the judicial authorities now charge and sentence her on this basis, yet another layer of injustice would be added to the travesty of her case."
Otwartość i rozmyte prawo autorskie
Brain, Education, and Inquiry - Fall, 2010: Session 2
Session 2
Class is itself an experiment in a particular form of education: co-constructive inquiry
Learning by interacting, sharing observations and understandings to create, individually and collectively, new understandings and new questions that motivate new observations
