Khazar DANM250 A Fourth Preliminary Session Notes

Monday 02/27/2006 05:30:PM

DARNET prezo: Whadawewannado?

Paraphrasing Nici: Looking at classical landscape as a way humans map out their relation to nature, how can we think about the new transgenics as a way of mapping our relationship to nature? Transgenics can be included in the natural since natural is a construct at best. Every time we define nature we have an agenda for doing so. What do we do by identifying genetic modification as "unnatural"

For the prezo: Look at representations of nature in America in the 19th century. They saw nature as "sublime." Manifest Destiny played a key role. Perhaps we can see Technology as a kind of manifest destiny. 19th century landscape painters wanted to paint a new Eden/paradise.

We will create a Taxonomy of paintings. The transgenic sublime.

An example taxonomy:

Assignments:

Meeting Time for Next Quarter Proposed: Mondays, 5:30 - 7:30


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