Slow Leaner Intro (was

[Dave Monroe]

But while we're giving thanks ...

--- jbor <jbor at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> http://www2.unl.ac.uk/~rpb001/pynchon1.htm

... again, tahnks for reminding us of this.  Whether
or not it treats that "Introduction" at any length,
right in line with recent threads nonetheless ...

"A disturbing feature about cultural products and
movements is their susceptibility to appropriation by,
assimilation into, a mainstream, to be used in fact to
perpetuate the needs of this mainstream - the
‘alternative', in effect, becomes a part of the
‘system.' ..."

Again, cf., e.g., Thomas Frank, The Culture of Cool. 
Also, a much appreciated reference that I wasn't aware
of reagrding another pet project of mine ...

"Christopher Brookeman, in a useful account of
Twentieth Century American culture and society, argues
for example that the early post-war ‘abstract
expressionist' experiments of artists such as Jackson
Pollock, actually became something of a weapon in the
Cold War propaganda machine - part of an inventory of
examples used to promote America as guardian of
personal ‘liberty' and ‘freedom of expression'."

Cf., e.g., Serge Guilbaut, How New York Stole the Idea
of Modern Art.  Again, making use of whatever crosses
my path.  From a bricoleur to an engineer, thanks ...

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