On 3 Feb 2009, at 10:52, Simon Biggs wrote:
It is clear to me and I have no problems with the language.
The section that states “the potential of translocally networked
spatial practices”
translocational potential of networked spacial practices ?
this strain raises an interesting opportunity to discuss the nature
of mail groups. is this a space for announcements ? from my reading
so far, net behaviour does not seem like an announcement list, rather
an experiment. informal lists are vital threshing grounds for the
development of ideas, but also for personal development within
disciplines which an individual may be dislocated from, if even in an
extreme level of profoundity.
making a comparison between blogging, website publication, online
text archives and the group mailing list, it seems that the nature of
the group mailing list is far better suited to development rather
than announcement - it's just as easy to access a personal, creative,
organisational or events website which - even if it is an undeveloped
blog by means of aesthetic - holds an equal capacity to relay more
refined "publishable" materials.
could have been more simply written, however it is clear in what it
says – that the research is engaging
the potential of networked practices by practitioners who are
interested in spaces that transcend the local (the way it was
originally written was better). The next section, which states
“urban network processes, spaces of geocultural crises, and forms
of cultural participation and self-determination” is equally clear.
Urban network processes are events that occur in urban environments
within the network infrastructures of which such environments are
composed (communications and transport are examples). Geocultural
crises are crises that are caused by geocultural issues. This is
shorthand for the post-colonial politics around access to land
based resources by different cultural groups (Gaza is an example
here, as is Darfur). I do not see what the problem is with the sub-
phrase “cultural participation and self-determination”. It seems
clear as it seeks to conflate the individuation of self (the
forging of self) with participation in social activities (that is,
the self depends on others to come into being). Sites of
“alternative urban engagement” simply refers to places where non-
normalised social activities can be pursued and social groupings
can form that facilitate those who do not conform to dominant
social norms (eg: raves, biker cafes, hardcore clubs, etc). The
last three words are, I agree, a little confusing. What is the
object of the phrase “emerging architectural cultures”. Does this
refer to cultures composed of architects or to cultures that are
shaped by architecture? I would assume the latter, but the grammar
employed here is, I agree, not very clear.
Overall the text is clear and in its linguistic form usefully
suggests what its cultural origins are (left intellectual
academic). The text as a whole clearly states that its concern is
with who gains access to and rights of definition of social and
economic infrastructure in culturally contested urban spaces and
what the implications are for the communities and individuals
involved.
Where is there a problem with that?
Regards
Simon
On 3/2/09 10:23, "bob catchpole" <bobcatchp...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Mez,
Does it mean something?
Bob
From: mez breeze <netwur...@gmail.com>
To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity
<netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org>
Sent: Monday, 2 February, 2009 23:26:34
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Does it mean something?
hi bob [+ assorted netbehaviouralists]..
bob, i'm curious as 2 by u're assuming that the text ur quoting is
muddy in terms of comprehension/meaning? do u think the
terminology is
inappropriate or unclear?
chunks,
mez
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:33 AM, bob catchpole
<bobcatchp...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Yann,
>
> The other day someone posted on this list about a project that
was a
> "research platform... on the potential of translocally networked
spatial
> practices." The project, it was claimed, investigates "urban
network
> processes, spaces of geocultural crises, and forms of cultural
participation
> and self-determination" in which "sites of alternative urban
engagement are
> collected on a database" as research into "emerging
architectural cultures."
Simon Biggs
Research Professor
edinburgh college of art
s.bi...@eca.ac.uk
www.eca.ac.uk
www.eca.ac.uk/circle/
si...@littlepig.org.uk
www.littlepig.org.uk
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Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland,
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