Selected Letters from Readers

           Postmodern Culture v.7 n.1 (September, 1996)
              pmc@jefferson.village.virginia.edu

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PMC Reader's Report on Theoretical Obsolescence:

     I enjoyed reading your post - I am an avid reader of DeLillo 
     (tried unsuccessfully to finish Pynchon's _Gravity's Rainbow_, 
     it seems like it's time for another shot) - I wholeheartedly 
     agree that DeLillo can be in no way considered a 
     postmodernist.  Postmodernism, "the corpulence, the lack of 
     pace, discernment, and energy"(_Mao II_) is precisely what he 
     is fighting.  His aim, I believe is to make the individual 
     theoretically obsolete, for it is only in the 
     "mohole-intense" realm of Reality, the shadow of Void-Core 
     rationality, that an individual can find life. Anyway, it 
     was thought provoking, and DeLillo deserves a lot of 
     attention.

     These comments are from: Joshua Jones
     The email address for Joshua Jones is: Twilligon@aol.com

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PMC Reader's Report on Cyborgs:

     I have an article soon to be published in the journal for 
     the American Academy of Religion that explores the history of 
     cyborg discourse, and examines some possible reasons for the 
     dearth of participation by traditional religious voices in
     it. The idea of a cyborg's bisexuality provides an 
     interesting nuance to the argument I've been making that I 
     would like to discuss w/your author. Given the very high 
     level of interest in the article I have written, I would 
     also be interested in helping to organize a 
     cross-disciplinary cyborg conference if you know of anyone 
     planning such an event.

     These comments are from: Brenda E. Brasher, PhD
     Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Mount Union 
     College, Alliance, Ohio
     The email address for Brenda E. Brasher is: BRENDA@NAUTICOM.NET

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