‘So Jakobsen treats Saussure’s dichotomous formulations dialectically, right?’ says Balderstone. ‘He insists on the close relationship between form and meaning within a state of dynamic synchrony.’ ‘What are “dichotomous formulations”?’ asks Miles. Ren briefly raises his sleepy head from the … Continue reading →
2000-01 Semester 1 Week 6 Tuesday Ren and Miles are having a coffee at the cafeteria when a haughty-looking man with a beaked face, who looks to be in his mid-to-late thirties, sits down next to them. ‘Hello Miles,’ … Continue reading →
2000-01 Semester 1 Week 5 Tuesday Later Ren goes to see Compton to find out if he has heard anything more about George’s condition. He hasn’t. ‘I notice,’ Ren says, ‘that Robot is always talking about doing what’s best … Continue reading →
2000-01 Semester 1 Week 5 Tuesday Lunch consists of unpleasant triangular sandwiches. The bread tastes like no bread he’s ever eaten before, not even cheap supermarket bread. Some sort of hardened industrial foam, perhaps, that’s been sprayed with a … Continue reading →
2000-01 Semester 1 Week 5 Tuesday Last in is Simon Pastygill, a young Senior Lecturer, a publishing success, and a rising analytic star. Or, as Ren thinks of him, a spotty and pale weed with a creepy, lopsided smile, … Continue reading →
2000-01 Semester 1 Week 5 Tuesday The dawn creeps over the top of the houses on Ren’s street like a burglar jumping from roof to roof, looking for a weak spot. Has he left the upstairs bathroom window open … Continue reading →
