tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post8429094575256503997..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: Revised Project ProposalAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-23360683612747068182008-11-20T13:10:00.000-05:002008-11-20T13:10:00.000-05:00Nice proposal. Two interesting things about doing...Nice proposal. Two interesting things about doing it on video are, first, that I need to listen to the whole thing before responding to any of it (which is neither good nor bad - just different) and, second, that your enthusiasm is readily apparent.<BR/><BR/>I fully endorse the project in the abstract. The difficulty, of course, is one of scale - regardless of how crazy and isolated you get, you're not going to, I think, produce a *full* response to the book in the next couple weeks - your level of the narrative can't fully rival Johny or Zampano's, at least not in completeness.<BR/><BR/>So my main response was going to be: "you need to find a single aspect of the book as it stands which you want to focus on at first, then build out from there as you are able to do."<BR/><BR/>So I was excited by your idea of zeroing in on the Middle East. As you probably recall, the actual Navidson Record is being filmed in parallel with the *first* Iraq War. This would be a great way for you to open up your own narrative. The Middle East and Islam also comes up from time to time; for instance, the passage from Don Quixote on page 42 (which we're discussing on our last class) is, in context, about the history of Islamic-Christian warfare in Spain.<BR/><BR/>So my big advice is to try to do something focused first, and that the Iraq/Middle East theme (in relationship to the minotaur) should be a great starting point.<BR/><BR/>One other thing I can't help commenting on. Your fantastic line "It will have amassed itself into a manuscript," reminds me of something Martin Heidegger (who is, recall, quoted at length early in HOL) about his philosophy: "it thinks in me." Just had to say that...<BR/><BR/>Good work.Adam Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588769281227456640noreply@blogger.com