GRGR(19) - Pynchonian Pornography

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, David Morris wrote:

> Now I think we're up against a questioning of this
> terminology:  Does all "representation" by nature thus
> become "pornography?"  All representation of
> experience requires "Analysis" (another big GR word),
> which involves abstraction and dissection (an
> evil-sounding word, like vivisection). Wouldn't
> "pornography" speak more about the INTENTION of the
> representation, ie. an inversion(reversal as you
> say)/perversion/Frankenstein-recombination of the
> analyzed life?  To argue that analysis is antithetical
> to life seem too blunt.


Yes, but when that graduate seminar paper due date looms on the horizon
it's any port in the storm.

				P.