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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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“[Melancholic] prediction does not revolve around verifiable facts. It simply tells us: things are not what they seem to be…”
“[Melancholic] prediction does not revolve around verifiable facts. It simply tells us: things are not what they seem to be. This is a proposition that does not run the risk of ever being refuted. Melancholy feeds on its own impotence.” … Continue reading
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“This is the logic of the stultifying pedagogue, the logic of straight, uniform transmission: there is something…”
“This is the logic of the stultifying pedagogue, the logic of straight, uniform transmission: there is something — a form of knowledge, a capacity, an energy in a body or a mind — on one side, and it must pass … Continue reading
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“According to the Brechtian paradigm, theatrical mediation makes [spectators] conscious of the social situation…”
“According to the Brechtian paradigm, theatrical mediation makes [spectators] conscious of the social situation that gives rise to it and desirous of acting in order to transform it. According to Artaud’s logic, it makes them abandon their position as spectators: … Continue reading
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Tagged antonin artaud, bertolt brecht, jacques ranciere, spectatorship
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