RE: [Leica] RE: meaningless photography and...

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Oh, again, don't get me wrong, I find her very insightful and
provocative...I am bothered by having the sense that she has probably never
even held a camera, and thus in vast areas really doesn't know what the H
she's talking about...On the other hand, she is constantly challenging my
assumptions - or givens - and making me rethink things and see them in
different ways. BUT...the fact that her pompous, pedantic prose are no
different from any number of academic critics doesn't make them any better
or any better...:-)

B. D.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 12:40 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: meaningless photography and...
>
>
> >Yes, but what I am referring to is her writing style, not her real or
> >imagined importance.
>
> imo, her style is fairly typical for the genre (critical theory),
> and is no
> more pompous than that of the hordes of academic critics working in the
> same field.
>
> where she differs from the pack, i'd say, is in the originality of her
> insights and in her provocative rhetorical stance; she forces you
> to take a
> position (as opposed to most who are content to merely 'prove' that they
> are right - after all, they've got to teach the unenlightened dullards).
>
> for me, this makes her a little more interesting and thought
> provoking. not
> unlike barthes, for example.
>
> my proverbial .02.
>
> guy
>
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
> Guy Bennett
> >> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 1:28 PM
> >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: meaningless photography and...
> >>
> >>
> >> >Don't want to know! ;-) But then it's no secret that I consider Sontag
> >> >extremely bright and also extremely insightful - and also
> >> incredibly pompus
> >> >and self-important...:-)
> >> >'
> >> >B. D.
> >>
> >>
> >> in addition to herself, she seems to be important to a great
> deal of the
> >> rest of the world.
> >>
> >> guy
> >>
>
>