Always. Historically. Associated.
October 12th, 2010 § 2 Comments
Dear Person I am watching on youtube:
I am glad you are a public intellectual. I am happy you are doing necessary work.
Kill the sloppy sentences.
Something cannot be “always historically associated.” “Always” and “historically” cancel each other out.
Concerned Viewer
tee hee. I can guess who.
On the other hand, if time is cyclical, yes something can be “always historical”–it circles back out of reach.
I was watching someone else, not who you think.
I am not a fan of the linear vs. cyclical model that some people argue marks the distinction between European and non-European time. I think it’s handy and overly-simplistic, simply because the experience of time, as I mention in the following post, defies and embraces both of these models.
I was struck by the clumsiness of saying “always” while claiming to historicize. One can try to be careful. Even as one fails. Spivak has really destroyed my sentences. I will need a few weeks to recover coherence.