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Tribal Singularity (#1) (w/ Alexander Bard): Mapping Patriarchy and Matriarchy in the Internet Age


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The "map is not the territory" is a common mantra in the deconstructive post-modern age.  However, without maps, we lose all our capacity to orient and organize our social lives.  For example, the traditional world had clear maps of man, woman and their possible relations, which allowed for the development of civilization.  However, these maps were increasingly seen as oppressive and constraining in the 20th century world; out of touch with the present moment of our experience.  What would be needed to think again the nature of our social relations and the possible expressions of identity that are actually in touch with the present moment of our experience?  In short, is it possible to map sexual difference in the Global Brain, and how would this mapping project differ from our conventional notions of identity?



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