>
> I have left the entire msg above as stephen's para 1 seems to me to be
> contradicted by his para 2. Oh well... I agree with part of what stephen
> says - That we should create the community we want but...
I really need to proof read better. I don't think you can change the
system from within, but I do think you can hobble it, and make it less
horrible. I think that we need to hobble it, and so sometimes have to
work from within the system, in the courts, in the legislature, etc.
But as I don't think that will ever bring about real change, I think
we need to also work to create the communities in which we want to
live.
Stephen
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 25 12:13:18 1996
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 11:13:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jennifer Gilden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Planets
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> But - really, folks. This guy does sound like a total nut. What does
> he have against photography? Very few of us can afford a decent
> telescope to view the planets - and, of course, NOTHING can even
> compete with the space probes' photos! Indeed, what WOULD we do
> without them!
I've enjoyed reading all your comments on the planet article, and I think
I should explain some of the author's points. (I don't have the book
here, unfortunately)...I think he was saying that using the earth image in
advertising cheapens it, and that having a graphic representation of the
earth reduces it to a simple icon that we can manipulate as we please. He
recalled that one of the astronauts blotted out the image of the earth
with his thumb, and he saw this as an example of human domination over
the planet. (However, if you read the quote that went along with the
astronaut's story, you see it in a completely different way.
Unfortunately I don't have that book with me either). Anyway, the author
sees our ability to visualize the entire earth at once as a way to
disconnect ourselves from it, a way to make it the "other." Since the
photographs are taken from space, we have already managed to physically
disconnect ourselves from the planet, and we cheapen the image by using
it as a mere icon in advertising, etc. When I see Sprint or a pizza
company using the earth image to sell their products, I begin to understand
his argument.
I'm afraid this wasn't very well thought out (I wish I had those
books with me), but hopefully I've made my points.
Jennifer Gilden
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 25 13:45:25 1996
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:45:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Arlene Plevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Women Travel Writers
In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear list readers:
I'm interested in any contemporary women travel writers whose use of
nature in their writings people find interesting. Please reply to me:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Arlene Plevin
