Call Dis Kris/ Feb 2019 John Cage, Levi Strauss and Krauss
1.Krauss seems to assume a pseudo-Structuralist line in the mere fact that she is talking about the ‘discourse of originality’ (157; cf. 161, 168) concerning the Avant-Garde, and the ‘grid’. And then, perhaps there is an almost Cage-ian sense of ‘silence’ (as not being utter silence) in her discussion of the visual ‘grid’ or ‘grid-scored […]
Essay Exam Feb. 17 19 Levi-Strauss, Cage, Krauss, Foucault, Agamben
Context Our readings have focused on how structures (more than personal agency and consciousness) operate in the formation of meaning, subjectivity and agency, cultural practices, social systems, art, and power. We’ve looked at things like myth/kinship, language, silence, grid, originality, sexuality, and power. A common theme for the authors (in varying degrees) is the way […]
