Comments on: Textual Reorientation Training http://comprhession.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/hello-world/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bjbailie http://comprhession.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/hello-world/#comment-4 bjbailie Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:02:24 +0000 #comment-4 I find myself drawn to your honest description of the enterprise with your final paragraph, the idea that we will always orientate ourselves to certain text out of appreciation, comfort, or custom. Even better than that recognition is your positive framing of this issue--that through writing social histories we can re-orientate ourselves. Writing becomes a transformative act, an act that can make us better people and help in forging a better society. I find myself drawn to your honest description of the enterprise with your final paragraph, the idea that we will always orientate ourselves to certain text out of appreciation, comfort, or custom. Even better than that recognition is your positive framing of this issue–that through writing social histories we can re-orientate ourselves. Writing becomes a transformative act, an act that can make us better people and help in forging a better society.

]]> By: Eileen E. Schell http://comprhession.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/hello-world/#comment-3 Eileen E. Schell Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:57:57 +0000 #comment-3 J, you have spoken quite eloquently for the value of social histories. History plays a role in crafting a carefully orchestrated national mythology, and, as you point out, sexual slavery did not fit into the mythology of Japanese culture and history. I think we need to keep thinking of examples like this one where the presence and voices of a group of people (in this case women who were forced into sexual slavery in the name of militarization and "patriotic duty" and narratives of race superiority) can be brought to the fore. Eloquently stated. J, you have spoken quite eloquently for the value of social histories. History plays a role in crafting a carefully orchestrated national mythology, and, as you point out, sexual slavery did not fit into the mythology of Japanese culture and history. I think we need to keep thinking of examples like this one where the presence and voices of a group of people (in this case women who were forced into sexual slavery in the name of militarization and “patriotic duty” and narratives of race superiority) can be brought to the fore.

Eloquently stated.

]]> By: tanyakrod http://comprhession.wordpress.com/2007/08/29/hello-world/#comment-2 tanyakrod Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:08:35 +0000 #comment-2 Welcome to the blogosphere! Welcome to the blogosphere!

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