theme – trinket – introduction
repetition of theme – short version, long version, large and small
relation to whole
specificity
transitions, incidental
development – fate – of theme as it changes
repetitions – in different registers
rhythm, tempo, volume, intensity
reversal, dynamic, relation of components, inversion of same
further development of the whole, structure as anagram of specificity
differential overall structures and framing
being able to locate each element in the overall context
asymmetry, exceptions, incommensurables
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A new satellite service from the people who brought you ‘Captive Camera (Gitmo)’, ‘America’s Funniest NSA Surveillance Videos’, the YouTube viral sensation ‘LiveScream direct from the heart of Bhagram’ prison, and ‘The Hanging Channel™’ (the one with the ‘real’ – accept no substitutes – Saddam Hussein billion dollar drop – hosted by Devilish McCall).
Must see screen moments on this new service include (live links to be provided later):
- George Bush snr golfing
- George W reading stories to children when the TT were hit
- Obama watching the snuff film from Abbottabad with Hilary
- Hilary saying ‘wow’ to her blackberry when Gaddafi was killed
and other gems. Do not miss this. Parental misguidance recommended.
(essay on the Hanging channel see here)
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More notes not written up, not fit for filing ‘cept in the rapt that is WordPress.

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All welcome. A day of revolutionary dawdling, pints, and ending up awash somewhere on Tottenham Court Rd… The annual Marx trot this year will be on July 7. Lal Salaam!
We will again be leaving from Archway tube 2:30 pm, then to Highgate Cemetery Marx’s Grave about 3pm – heading across the Heath to the Lord Southhampton pub which was the old man’s local on Grafton Terrace – then onwards to Engels’ house, then to the pub where the Manifesto was adopted by the Communist League, – now a crappy cocktail bar – and more… All welcome (kids could surely come for the first couple of hours – but warning, its a longish walk across the heath between Highgate and the Grafton Terrace HouseBYO libations for the first part.
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The much missed J.G.Ballard wrote back years ago after we asked him to speak at a CCS workshop on Cultural Fictions:

Thank you for the invitation, but I’m afraid that age and the pressures of work mean that I have to decline.
But I wish you all the best – I’m not sure whether you see me as inside or outside s-f, and either way a victim of its overreaching success. In fact I think you’re rather stretching definitions if you include recent novels like Super-Cannes and Millennium People as s-f. But calling something s-f is a traditional way of defusing the threat, and academia, especially the Eng Lit departments, has a lot to feel threatened by – its beloved mainstream is now a parched riverbed – no great novel has been written in English since – Catch 22? – more than 40 years ago. I wonder why?
Sincerely,
JG Ballard
(transcription SF, thanks)
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Continue reading by clicking on the screenshot or here: adornomarcuse_germannewleft
The essay Resignation should also be read alongside this: adorno_resignation1969
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From SpiegelOnLine – by Dirk Kurbjuweit:
In German politics, this pathos [found in Heidegger, Schiller] ceased to be possible after Hitler, in contrast to the United States or France. Germans can still relish in the music of Wagner, as long as they take the position that the music is innocent or that they don’t care about the political context of art. Then it becomes an innocent pathos. This is one of the aspects of Germans’ enjoyment of Wagner.
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John Barker, involved many years ago with the Angry Brigade, is working with PM press and trying to publish his novel, Futures, in English.
Although set in 1987, the financial markets it describes bare striking resemblance to the present financial crisis and might be interesting to some of you.
They are trying to raise the money, by asking for people to commit money upfront in exchange for a copy of the published book. If you want to know more here is a link to the crowd source website:
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Notes on the coming disturbance…


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A TV report on the Brazil conference 22.5.2013 Centre for Cultural Studies Goldsmiths
A cultura brasileira no exterior vídeo do… by Sputnyk10 A cultura brasileira no exterior vídeo do seminário Panoram Brasil em Movimento organizado pela pesquisadora brasileira Rosana Martins na Goldsmiths University de Londres – Video Dailymotion.
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This is on page 26. Cop killer Cregan getting roughed up in the back of the prison van. Article appeared on the same day we have detailed reports on page one of Drummer Lee Ryan’s killers being approached by MI5 to work for them. Just busy traffic I guess. Hmmm.
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‘Wagner became involved in revolutionary activities against the royal family of Saxony. On Oct. 5, 1848 he was dismissed from the Dresden Hoftheater and he was imprisoned May 7-8, 1849 after taking part in an insurrection on the market square in Dresden that contained the Hotel Saxe (where Liszt stayed and performed) and the Frauenkirche.
When Wagner was able to escape Dresden, he went into exile for many years…’ From here.
Much else to say I am sure, but this is the highlight for me.
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SAVE OUR FIRE STATIONS
Here is a list of public consultation meetings across London to discuss the proposed fire station closures, and the subsequent job loses. Please try to attend your local meeting to make sure your concerns are heard.
Tuesday May 21st – Merton and SuttonWednesday May 22nd – Lewisham
Thursday May 23rd – Bexley, Bromley and Croydon
Tuesday May 28th – Islington
Wednesday May 29th – Greenwich
Thursday May 30th – Camden
Monday June 3rd – Havering and Redbridge
Tuesday June 4th – Kingston and Richmond
Monday June 10th – Kensington and Chelsea
Tuesday June 11th – Westminster
For a full list of details please visit
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LSP5-public-meetings.asp
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