Acts of Becoming: Autobiography, Frankenstein, and the Postmodern Body

June 10, 2001 12:40 PM

Acts of Becoming: Autobiography, Frankenstein, and the Postmodern Body
"an authentic, developed "disabled perspective" of culture" by Mark Mossman.
posted by riley370 (7 comments total)

I can't say anything either... though I am waiting for the first "pomo drivel" comment.
posted by tranquileye at 7:23 PM on June 10, 2001

Funny how a comment about "pomo drivel" is neither an aspersion on the text in question (as it is intended, however seriously) or a reflection of the person commentating, but a deeper reflection of the dilemma of our times.

But I enjoyed this - sent it to a friend who teaches a course in autobiography.
posted by mitchel at 7:46 PM on June 10, 2001

I found "My body is a postmodern text" at dle, my daily source for all things Budda.
posted by riley370 at 8:57 PM on June 10, 2001

I have been misunderstood; I never said the text was "pomo drivel," simply that I expected someone to say it, and no one has. I am preparing a serious critique of the text which I hope to post tomorrow or Tuesday.
posted by tranquileye at 9:06 PM on June 10, 2001

I enjoyed this very much. I think the ideas presented here will become more and more relevant to us individually, and as a whole as technology gets smaller and more invasive, and we extend our lives by becoming more and more "artificial."
posted by dong_resin at 9:29 PM on June 10, 2001

This is pomo drivel.
posted by norm at 9:33 PM on June 11, 2001

This is CNN.
posted by kindall at 9:35 PM on June 11, 2001