Hi All,
[READING BELOW--MARX--PLUS SCHEDULE FOR SAT, AND REMINDER: CLASS ON SAT IS IN THE SAME ROOM, C2109, and STARTS 4PM]
I have excerpts of 2 poems that I’ll hand out for us to workshop in-class with the Marx short excerpt below. In addition we’ll do some creative writing (text arts) for the first time this quarter on Saturday. I also hope to begin to get to know one-another during this “language lab” day–so a busy day. One major thing is to at least begin to discuss Marx’s Capital via this small excerpt (continuing with Marx–and the poems–in lecture/discussion on Weds eve). So, please remember to have read this very short excerpt of Marx’s Capital, Section 4 on “Commodity Fetishism,” by the time class begins on Saturday:
Remember that only this week will we have readings to do FOR Saturday (due for Sat). Usually any assigned readings will be due for lecture-discussions on Weds and writing/experimenting with texts (language lab) reserved for Saturdays. This week since we are just starting out, having not made any text arts of our own yet, will be the exception. So, this reading is VERY short–since we’ll also come back to Marx when we have more context under our belts.
Enjoy this. Take note of questions, observations, critique–whatever interests or puzzles you.
Last, remember, for those who did get the chance to write a paragraph on what “reclaiming public space” means for you and what text arts and aesthetic production generally may or may not have to do with reclaiming public space–remember to bring these paragraph responses with you to class.
See you then!
In Solidarity,
david