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,FRAGM5TS ,ON ,DOME/ICATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BA$AN 

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,9 ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S1 ! QUE/ION ( G5D] HAS BE5 TAK5 UP AGA9 & AGA9 BY ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,& /ILL FEW ATTEMPTS AM\NT TO MU* MORE ?AN A REHA%+ ( OLD IDEAS4 ,MO/ POSITIONS ON G5D] REMA9 )9 ! CON/RA9TS ( ONE OR MORE ( ! IDEOLOGIES ?AT HAVE FAIL$ US ALREADY1 MA9LY ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM1 A WAT]$ D[N ECO-FEM9ISM1 OR SOME SORT ( LIB]AL 0QUE] AN>*ISM40 ,PRES5T 9 ALL ( !SE >E ! SAME PROBLEMS WE'VE H[L$ AGA9/ ALREADY3 ID5TITY POLITICS1 REPRES5TATION1 G5D] ESS5TIALISM1 RE=MISM1 & REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM4 ,:ILE WE HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 (F]+ ANO!R IDEOLOGY 9 ?IS DISC\RSE1 WE IMAG9E ?AT AN ESCAPE R\TE C\LD BE *>T$ BY ASK+ ! QUE/ION ?AT FEW WILL ASK2 BY SETT+ A C\RSE /RAI<T TO ! SECRET C5T] ( G5D]$ LIFE :I* ALL ! IDEOLOGICAL ANSW]S TAKE = GRANT$4 ,WE >E SPEAK+1 ( C\RSE1 AB\T ,CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 

,SU* A PA? ( 9QUIRY IS NOT ONE EASILY TRAVEL$4 ,AT EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY1 /ORIES >E OBSCUR$ & FALSIFI$ BY CR$5TIAL$ DECEIV]S & REVOLUTION>Y C>E]I/S4 ,?OSE IDEAS PRES5T$ AS ,SCI5CE >E SEP>AT$ FROM ,MY? ONLY 9 ?AT !IR AU?ORS CLAIM TO ABOLI% MY?OLOGY4 ,AN?ROPOLOGY1 ,PSY*OANALYSIS1 ,HI/ORY1 ,ECONOMICS--EA* FACES US AS ANO!R $IFICE BUILT TO HIDE A VITAL SECRET4 ,AT EV]Y /EP1 WE F9D MORE QUE/IONS ?AN ANSW]S4 ,& YET ?IS %AD[Y J\RNEY FEELS ALL ! MORE NECESS>Y AT ! PRES5T MOM5T4 ,AT ! SAME TIME AS TE*NOLOGICAL ,CIVILIZATION IS UND]GO+ A R5EW$ ASSAULT ON ! V]Y EXP]I5CE ( LIV+ BE+S1 ! HORRORS ( G5D]$ LIFE CONT9UE TO BE 9EXTRICABLE FROM ?AT ASSAULT4 ,RAPE1 IMPRISONM5T1 BA%+S1 SEP>ATIONS1 DYSMORPHIA1 DISPLACEM5T1 ! LABORS ( SEXUALITY1 & ALL ! ANXIETIES ( TE*NIQUES ( ! SELF--!SE DAILY MIS]IES & PLAGUES >E ONLY \TPAC$ BY ! FALSE SOLUTIONS :I* /RIVE TO =ECLOSE ANY POSSIBILITY ( ESCAPE2 QUE] ECONOMIES1 CYB]NETIC COMMUNITIES1 LEGAL RE=MS1 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS1 AB/RACTION1 ACADEMIA1 ! UTOPIAS ( ACTIVI/ SOO?SAY]S1 & ! DIFFUSION ( C\NTLESS SUBCULTURES & NI*E ID5TITIES--SO MANY APP>ATUSES ( CAPTURE4 

,! FIR/ ISSUE ( ,BA$AN FEATURES A RA!R 9VOLV$ EXEGESIS ( ,LEE ,$ELMAN'S BOOK ,NO ,FUTURE4 ,9 IT1 WE ATTEMPT$ TO READ ,$ELMAN AGA9/ HIMSELF2 TO ELABORATE HIS CRITIQUE ( PROGRESS & FUTURITY \TSIDE ( ITS ACADEMIC TRAPP+S & BEYOND ! LIMITATIONS ( ITS =M4 ,TO DO SO1 WE EXPLOR$ ! TRADITIONS ( QUE] REVOLT TO :I* ,$ELMAN'S !ORY IS 9DEBT$1 P>TICUL>LY ! ?\<T ( ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM4 ,EXPLOR+ ,HOCQU5<EM /ILL PROVES P>TICUL>LY EXCIT+1 BECAUSE HIS WRIT+ REPRES5TS SOME ( ! E>LIE/ QUE] !ORY :I* EXPLICITLY REJECTS ,CIVILIZATION--AS WELL AS ! FAMILIES1 ECONOMIES1 METAPHYSICS1 SEXUALITIES & G5D]S :I* COMPOSE IT--:ILE ALSO IMAG9+ A QUE] DESIRE :I* IS ,CIVILIZATION'S UNDO+4 ,?AT EXPLORATION LEAD US TO EXPLORE ! BODILY & SPIRITUAL UND]P9N+S ( ,CIVILIZATION3 DOME/ICATION1 OR 0! PROCESS ( ! VICTORY ( \R FA!RS OV] \R LIVES2 ! WAY 9 :I* ! SOCIAL ORD] LAID D[N BY ! DEAD CONT9UES TO HAUNT ! LIV+444 ! RESIDUE ( ACCUMULAT$ MEMORIES1 CULTURE & RELATION%IPS :I* HAVE BE5 TRANSMITT$ TO US ?R\< ! L9E> PROGRESSION ( TIME & ! FANTASY ( ! ,*ILD444 ?IS 9VE/M5T ( ! HORRORS ( ! PA/ 9TO \R PRES5T LIVES :I* 5SURES ! P]PETUATION ( CIVILIZATION40.<#a.> ,\R PRES5T 9QUIRY BEG9S H]E4 

,TO EXPLORE ! CONFLICT ( ! WILDNESS ( QUE] DESIRE AGA9/ DOME/ICATION IS TO TAKE AIM AT AN 5EMY :O CONFRONTS US FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ,TIME ITSELF4 ,:ILE \R EF=TS 9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ?IS J\RNAL W]E A REFUSAL ( ! TELEOLOGY :I* SITUAT$ AN 5D TO G5D] AT ! CONCLUSION ( A L9E> PROGRESSION ( TIME1 WE'LL N[ ADDRESS ! QUE/IONS ( ORIG9S :I* H9T T[>D AN \TSIDE AT ! O!R 5D ( ?IS L9E4 ,AS WE'VE D5I$ \RSELVES ! FUTURE1 WE N[ TURN AGA9/ ! PA/4 ,9 ?IS1 WE AB&ON ANY PRET5SIONS ( C]TA9TY OR CLAIMS TO TRU?4 ,9/EAD WE HAVE ONLY ! EXP]I5CES ( ?OSE :O REVOLT AGA9/ ! G5D]$ EXI/5T1 AS WELL AS ! /ORIES ( ?OSE :OSE REVOLT WE'VE 9H]IT$4 ,9 ! SPIRIT ( ?IS REVOLT1 WE (F] !SE FRAGM5TS AGA9/ G5D] & DOME/ICATION4 

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,DOME/ICATION1 ! 9TEGRATION ( LIV+ BE+S 9TO ! CIVILIZ$ ORD]1 MU/ ALSO BE ! 9TEGRATION ( LIFE 9TO ! DUALISM & SEP>ATION :I* WE EXP]I5CE AS G5D]4 ,! CONCEPT IS ?R[N AB\T 9 A V>IETY ( CONTEXTS & UND] V>I\S NAMES1 & YET V]Y FEW HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO ?OR\<LY DEF9E IT4 ,IT IS US$ COLLOQUIALLY TO DISCUSS ! VA/ GULF :I* EXI/S BETWE5 WILD CREATURES & ?OSE TAM$ & CLAWLESS ONES :OSE EXI/5CE HAS BE5 R$UC$ TO ECONOMIC NECESSITIES4 ,IT IS L+UI/ICALLY TI$ TO ! REALM ( ! ,DOME/IC1 & BY EXT5SION TO ! ,ECONOMIC ?R\< ! MANAGEM5T ( ! HOME1 OIKONOMIA4 ,IT IS ! VIOL5CE IMPLI$ 9 ! CONCEPT ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION1 ! FIR/ 7BUT ALSO ! ORIG9>Y7 TE>+ ( A BE+ AWAY FROM ITS SELF & ITS SUBSEQU5T IMPRISONM5T 9 CLASS SOCIETY4 ,IT IS FUR!R IMPLI$ 9 ALL ! !ORIES ( SUBJECTIFICATION1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ALL ! ID5TITIES & ROLES :I* POPULATE ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,BE+ SO C5TRAL TO ! WORLD WE 9HABIT & ! SUBJECTS WE HAVE BECOME1 ! CONCEPT W>RANTS A MORE PRECISE & CONSI/5T DEF9ITION4 

,9 \R PREVI\S 5GAGEM5T ) DOME/ICATION1 WE PRIM>ILY LOOK$ AT ! WRIT+S ( ,JACQUES ,CAMATTE4 ,HE COMES TO HIS !ORY ( DOME/ICATION ?R\< AN EXPLORATION ( ! WAYS ?AT ,CAPITAL EMPTIES1 TRANS=MS & COLONIZES HUMAN BE+S2 9 HIS WORDS1 ,CAPITAL'S AN?ROPOMORPHISM4 ,CAPITAL DISSECTS & ANALYZES ! HUMAN BE+1 RUPTURES ! M9D FROM ! BODY1 & RECON/RUCTS ! HUMAN AS A WILLFUL SUBJECT ( ! SOCIAL ORD]4 ,! CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS RUPTUR+ & SUTUR+ ( LIFE IS ! RECUP]ATION ( ! VA/ RANGE ( HUMANI/ MEANS ( RESI/ANCE2 COMMUNITIES BECOME COMMUNITIES ( CAPITAL1 & 9DIVIDUALS BECOME LITTLE MORE ?AN CONSUM]S4 ,SEP>ATION EVOLVES 9TO AN IMAGE ( :OL5ESS :I* REPLACES ! UNITY IT ABOLI%$4 ,DOME/ICATION1 :I* LIMITS ! POSSIBILITIES ( :AT WE CAN BECOME1 PROMISES A FUTURE )\T LIMITS1 BECAUSE IT TIES \R FUTURE TO AN UNDEAD & ALL-DEV\R+ SY/EM4 ,WE >E EVACUAT$ ( \R DESIRES & 9/9CTS1 & ! VACU\S SPACE LEFT )9 US IS FILL$ ) ALL ! REPRES5TATIONS ( :AT WAS TAK54 ,9/EAD ( A VA/ MULTITUDE ( POT5TIALS & WAYS ( RELAT+ TO ! WORLD1 \R LIVES >E R$UC$ TO A MICROCOSM ( ! L9E> PROGRESSION ( SOCIETY4 ,DOME/ICATION DOES MORE ?AN 5?RALL$ US TO ! SOCIAL ORD]'S FUTURE1 IT CREATES WILLFUL SLAVES4 ,AS 9DIVIDUAL LIV+ BE+S >E R$UC$ TO SPECTATORS & FUNCTIONS ( DEAD ?+S1 ! NON-LIV+ ITSELF BECOMES AUTONOM\S4 ,ALL ! SCI5TIFIC DISCIPL9ES1 ! L+UI/S ( ?IS AUTONOM\S NON-LIV+ ?+1 PROCLAIM ALONGSIDE ! FASCI/S3 LONG LIVE DEA?6 ,!SE DISCIPLES ( ,CAPITAL USE !IR ME?ODOLOGY TO PROVE ?AT ?IS IS ! WAY ?+S ALWAYS W]E1 !Y NATURALIZE ,CAPITAL & DEMON/RATE ITS 9EVITABILITY4 ,WE >E SPLIT & DOM9AT$ 9 ! SAME WAY AS PHYSICI/S SPLIT & DOM9ATE ! ATOM2 MANAG$ 9 ! SAME WAY CYB]NETICIANS MANAGE !IR NETWORKS & FE$BACK LOOPS2 AS ABOVE1 SO BEL[4 ,?US = ,CAMATTE1 ,CAPITAL CONQU]S \R IMAG9ATION BO? ) REG>D TO \R FUTURE1 & ALSO \R PA/4 

,CAPITAL HAS R$UC$ NATURE & HUMAN BE+S TO A /ATE ( DOME/ICATION4 ,! IMAG9ATION & ! LIBIDO HAVE BE5 5CLOS$ AS SURELY AS ! =E/S1 OCEANS1 & COMMON L&S4 

,! PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION IS SOMETIMES BR\<T AB\T VIOL5TLY1 AS HAPP5S ) PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION2 MORE (T5 IT PROCE$S 9SIDI\SLY BECAUSE REVOLUTION>IES CONT9UE TO ?9K ACCORD+ TO ASSUMPTIONS :I* >E IMPLICIT 9 CAPITAL & ! DEVELOPM5T ( PRODUCTIVE =CES1 & ALL ( !M %>E 9 EXALT+ ! ONE DIV9ITY1 SCI5CE4 ,H5CE DOME/ICATION & REPRESSIVE CONSCI\SNESS HAVE LEFT \R M9DS FOSSILIZ$ MORE OR LESS TO ! PO9T ( S5ILITY2 \R ACTIONS HAVE BECOME RIGIDIFI$ & \R ?\<TS /]EOTYP$4 ,WE HAVE BE5 ! S\LLESS FROZ5 MASSES FIXAT$ ON ! PO/1 BELIEV+ ALL ! TIME ?AT WE W]E GAZ+ AHEAD 9TO ! FUTURE4 

,?IS MOM5T ( ,CAMATTE'S ?\<T IS 9T]E/+ BECAUSE IT M>KS HIS P]SONAL %IFT AWAY FROM ,M>XISM & T[>D A CRITIQUE ( CIVILIZATION 7A %IFT :I* W\LD BE SIGNIFICANT = A :OLE G5]ATION ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION ?9K]S74 ,UN=TUNATELY ?\<1 IT IS PRECISELY ITS SITUATION 9 ?AT %IFT 7AN OBSESSION ) ONE P>TICUL> MODE ( PRODUCTION7 :I* CREATES ! LIMIT ( HIS DEF9ITION ( DOME/ICATION4 ,= HIM1 ! AUTONOM\S NON-LIFE :I* DOME/ICATES LIFE IS ,CAPITAL1 & HE SITUATES ?IS PROCESS 9 A SPECIFIC MOM5T ( CAPITALISM :]E ,CAPITAL 0ESCAPES0 & =MS ITS [N COMMUNITY4 ,?IS IS TI$ UP 9 HIS ESOT]IC1 7& 9 ITS [N WAY1 EXEGETICAL7 READ+ ( ,M>X4 ,HE LOCATES DOME/ICATION AT ! PO9T AT :I* CAPITALISM HAS DEVELOP$ 9TO A REPRES5TATION & IS ?R[N 9TO CRISIS4 ,HE CALLS ,CAPITAL AN 5DPO9T ( ! PROCESSES ( DEMOCRATIZATION1 9DIVIDUATION1 & MASSIFICATION4 ,HE SPEAKS ( !SE PROCESSES AS PRESUPPOSITIONS TO ,CAPITAL :I* MAY GO AS F> BACK AS ! ,GREEK ,POLIS & ITS REPRES5TATIONAL BREAK ( HUMANS FROM ! RE/ ( WILD LIFE1 & TO ! 0DOM9ATION ( M5 OV] WOM540 ,& SO IF WE CAN LOCATE ,CAPITAL AT ! 5DPO9T ( ?IS ANCI5T *A9 ( SEP>ATIONS1 H[ CAN DOME/ICATION 7SEP>ATION ITSELF7 BEG9 ) ,CAPITAL8 ,MOREOV]1 IF G5D]$ DOM9ATION PR$ATES DOME/ICATION BY MILL5NIA1 H[ CAN HIS V]SION ( DOME/ICATION ACC\NT = ! SEP>ATION & COLONIZATION ( LIFE = :I* G5D] IS A EUPHEMISM8 ,HIS ORIG9 MY? FAILS AT ! PO9T :]E IT BEG9S4 ,HIS /ORY IS NOT 5\< = US1 BECAUSE WE KN[ ?IS COLONIZATION ( \R V]Y EXI/5CE DID NOT BEG9 9 ! LA/ C5TURY1 OR EV5 ! ONE BE=E IT4 ,WE CAN /ILL HE> ! DI/ANT CRIES ( ?OSE :O'VE RESI/$ S9CE LONG BE=E4 ,CLE>LY1 WE MU/ LEAVE ,CAMATTE BEH9D IF WE WANT TO COMPREH5D DOME/ICATION 9 ITS TOTALITY4 

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,CAMATTE'S CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION IS MO/ CLE>LY >TICULAT$ 9 HIS ESSAY ,! ,W&]+ ( ,HUMANITY1 :I* WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,5GLI% 9 #aige BY ,BLACK & ,R$ ( ,DETROIT4 ,AT ! TIME1 ! PRESS WAS RUN BY ,LORRA9E ,P]LMAN & H] HUSB& ,FR$Y4 ,!Y SELF-PUBLI%$ ! TEXT 9 A BEAUTIFUL PAMPHLET AFT] ,FR$Y COMPLET$ ITS FIR/ ,5GLI% TRANSLATION4 ,9 READ+ ,P]LMAN'S [N WRIT+1 ! 9FLU5CE ( ! TEXT IS READILY APP>5T4 ,P]LMAN HIMSELF W\LD GO ON TO 9CORPORATE !SE IDEAS 9TO A SCA?+ CRITIQUE ( ,CIVILIZATION :I* /ILL 9SPIRES MU* ( ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION P]SPECTIVE )9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU4 ,HIS EF=TS W\LD L>GELY BE MOTIVAT$ BY SEIZ+ UPON ! PRECISE LIMIT WE'VE ID5TIFI$ 9 ,CAMATTE'S /ORY3 ?AT ( ORIG9S4 

,9 H] BIOGRAPHY ( ,FR$Y1 ,HAV+ ,LITTLE1 ,BE+ ,MU*1 ,LORRA9E N>RATES ! WAY ?AT HE SP5T ! FOLL[+ SEV5 YE>S ALMO/ S+LE-M9D$LY FOCUS$ ON EXPLOR+ ! HI/ORY ( ! DOME/ICAT+ MON/]4 ,9 P>TICUL> HE SP5T ?OSE YE>S TE>+ ?R\< ACC\NTS ( ! ,EUROPEAN COLONIZATION ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 & ! DOME/ICATION PROCESS :I* !Y UNLEA%$ UPON ALL ( ! LIV+ 9HABITANTS ( ?IS CONT95T4 ,HE /OLE FROM ,HOBBES 9 NAM+ ?IS MON/] ,LEVIA?AN1 & UND]TOOK ! MONUM5TAL TASK ( TELL+ ! TALE ( ?OSE :O'VE RESI/$ IT4 ,HE SELF-PUBLI%$ HIS F9D+S 9 #aihc 9 A WOND]FUL & TRAGIC BOOK1 RELEAS$ AMONG FRI5DS AT A P>TY AT HIS & ,LORRA9E'S H\SE 9 ,DETROIT4 ,! BOOK WAS TITL$ ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN6 

,ASS]T+ ?AT 0RESI/ANCE IS ! ONLY HUMAN COMPON5T ( ! 5TIRE ,HIS-/ORY10 ,FR$Y SUSP5D$ HIS 9-DEP? /UDY ( RESI/ANCE TO ,LEVIA?ANIC 9CURSIONS 9 ! WOODL&S >\ND ! ,GREAT ,LAKES TO EXAM9E ! 0B>B>IANS0 & UNTAM$ TRIBES :O1 9 E>LI] TIMES1 UNEQUIVOCALLY REFUS$ ! BONDAGE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,:]E ,HIS-/ORY EXULTS 9 CIVIC & MILIT>Y A*IEVEM5TS1 CALL+ !M ,PROGRESS1 ,FR$Y'S /ORY VIEWS EA* CONSOLIDATION ( /ATE P[] AS AN 5CROA*M5T ON ! HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,HE ADDRESSES ! READ] AS ONE 9DIVIDUAL SPEAK+ TO ANO!R & MAKES NO CLAIM TO FOLL[ S*OL>LY RULES3 0,I TAKE IT = GRANT$ ?AT RESI/ANCE IS ! NATURAL HUMAN RESPONSE TO DEHUMANIZATION &1 !RE=E1 DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXPLA9$ OR JU/IFI$40 ,! RESI/ANCE /ORY FOLL[S ! *RONOLOGY ( ,LEVIA?AN'S DE/RUCTIVE M>*1 BUT AVOIDS US+ ,HIS-/ORIANS' CONV5TIONS ( DAT+ ! EV5TS4 ,?IS1 AS WELL AS ! POETIC VISION>Y LANGUAGE1 GIVES ! WORK AN EPIC QUALITY4 

,FR$Y BEG9S HIS N>RATIVE BY ATTEMPT+ TO ISOLATE ! WAY ?AT O!R AVAILABLE IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONS FAIL TO GRASP ! 5EMY 9 ITS FULLNESS4 ,HIS ME?OD IS 9/RUCTIVE 9 ?AT HE PO9TS TO H[ EA* IDEOLOGY IS TOO N>R[1 & CAN ONLY (F] 9CR$IBLY SUP]FICIAL SOLUTIONS TO ! PROBLEM ( DOME/ICATION4 ,9 ! FIR/ *APT]1 HE WRITES3 

,M>XI/S PO9T AT ! ,CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION1 SOMETIMES ONLY AT ! ,CAPITALI/ CLASS4 ,AN>*I/S PO9T AT ! ,/ATE4 ,CAMATTE PO9TS AT ,CAPITAL4 ,NEW ,RANT]S PO9T AT ,TE*NOLOGY OR ,CIVILIZATION OR BO?444 

,! ,M>XI/S SEE ONLY ! MOTE 9 ! 5EMY'S EYE4 ,!Y SUPPLANT !IR VILLA9 ) A H]O1 ! ,ANTI-CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION1 ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,E/ABLI%M5T4 ,!Y FAIL TO SEE ?AT !IR H]O IS ! V]Y SAME 0%APE ) LION BODY & ! HEAD ( A MAN1 A GAZE BLANK & PITILESS AS ! SUN40 ,!Y FAIL TO SEE ?AT ! ,ANTI-CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION WANTS ONLY TO \TRUN ITS BRO!R 9 WRECK+ ! ,BIOSPH]E4 

,AN>*I/S >E AS V>I$ AS ,MANK9D4 ,!RE >E GOV]NM5TAL & COMM]CIAL ,AN>*I/S AS WELL AS A FEW = HIRE4 ,SOME ,AN>*I/S DIFF] FROM ,M>XI/S ONLY 9 BE+ LESS 9=M$4 ,!Y W\LD SUPPLANT ! /ATE ) A NETWORK ( COMPUT] C5T]S1 FACTORIES & M9ES COORD9AT$ 0BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES0 OR BY AN ,AN>*I/ UNION4 ,!Y W\LD NOT CALL ?IS >RANGEM5T A ,/ATE4 ,! NAME-*ANGE W\LD EXORCIZE ! BEA/4 

,CAMATTE1 ! ,NEW ,RANT]S & ,TURN] TREAT ! VILLA9S ( ! ,M>XI/S & ,AN>*I/S AS M]E ATTRIBUTES ( ! REAL PROTAGONI/4 ,CAMATTE GIVES ! MON/] A BODY2 HE NAMES ! MON/] ,CAPITAL1 BORR[+ ! T]M FROM ,M>X BUT GIV+ IT A NEW CONT5T4 ,HE PROMISES TO DESCRIBE ! MON/]'S ORIG9 & TRAJECTORY BUT HAS NOT YET DONE SO444 

,! PROBLEMS ?AT HE DRAWS \T AB\T ,AN>*I/ & ,M>XI/ POLITICS RESONATE AS MU* TODAY AS !Y DID 9 #a#i#h#c1 & ?OSE :O'VE DRAWN O!R CONCLUSIONS L>GELY HAVE ,FR$Y TO ?ANK = HELP+ TO REJUV5ATE AN AN>*Y )\T AN ATTA*M5T TO 9DU/RIALISM1 TE*NOLOGY OR O!R FETI%ES ( PRODUCTION4 ,IT IS FROM ?IS LA/ PO9T1 ! FAILURE ( ,CAMATTE TO SKET* ! ORIG9 & TRAJECTORY ( ! MON/]1 ?AT HE SKET*ES HIS [N4 ,HE DRAWS ON ! WRIT+S ( ,FR$]ICK ,TURN] TO >TICULATE ! SPIRIT ( ! MON/]1 BUT CRITICIZES ,TURN] = HIS 9ABILITY TO SPEAK ( ! MON/]'S BODY2 ! CADAV]\S BODY :I* TE>S AP>T WILD ?+S & 9CORPORATES !M 9TO ITSELF4 ,FR$Y'S N>RATIVE /RIKES \T AGA9/ ?IS BODY4 

,FR$Y'S PROJECT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE1 BECAUSE IT PU%ES ! CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION BEYOND ! COM=TABLE ANSW]S4 ,HE 9T]ROGATES ! BEA/'S MA*9ATIONS BE=E LATE CAPITALISM1 BE=E ! COLONIZATION ( ! 'NEW WORLD1' BE=E ! RISE ( CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,:AT HE ACCOMPLI%$ WAS TO WRITE A /ORY AB\T ! RISE ( EV]Y ,CIVILIZATION S9CE ! FIR/ 9 ,SUM]IA1 & ?US ALSO ( ,CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 HE TOLD ?IS TALE :ILE 9DICT+ ! HI/ORIANS1 AN?ROPOLOGI/S & ECONOMI/S :O JU/IFY ! RISE ( ,LEVIA?AN4 ,9/EAD HE TOLD ! /ORY FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( ?OSE :O RESI/$ DOME/ICATION AT EV]Y JUNCTURE4 ,?IS IS ONE ( ! MANY /YLI/IC & E?ICAL REASONS ?AT MAKE ! BOOK SO G5U9ELY BEAUTIFUL TO READ4 ,:]EAS ,I CAN'T 9 GOOD FAI? RECOMM5D ?AT ONE READS ! T$I\S WORKS ( ,$ELMAN OR ,CAMATTE1 ,I'D HAPPILY GIFT ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY TO ANY ( MY DE>E/ FRI5DS4 ,?IS IS ALSO ! REASON ?AT IT DOESN'T MAKE A GREAT DEAL ( S5SE TO ATTEMPT A COMPREH5SIVE P>APHRAS+4 ,TRY+ TO CAPTURE ! MAGIC ( ,FR$Y'S /ORYTELL+ W\LD BE DIFFICULT1 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE4 ,RA!R ,I'D SUGGE/ ?AT ANYONE :O WANTS TO EXP]I5CE ! DEP? & WEI<T ( ! BOOK'S CRITIQUE %\LD SIMPLY READ IT !MSELVES4 ,?AT BE+ SAID1 WE'LL ID5TIFY A FEW !MES )9 ! /ORY :I* WILL HELP US 9 \R [N4 ,!SE UND]/&+S WILL BE USEFUL 9 MOV+ FUR!R ) AN EXPLORATION ( ,DOME/ICATION4 

,9 NO P>TICUL> ORD]1 SOME USEFUL !MES AB\T DOME/ICATION :I* EM]GE ?R\< ! TEXT3 

,! LANGUAGE ( ! DOME/ICAT$ ALWAYS S]VES TO HIDE WIDELY ACCEPT$ LIES1 IF B>ELY4 ,CLE>LY ONLY ?OSE \TSIDE ( ! MON/] >E FREE1 & YET ! CIVILIZ$ WILL USE ?IS WORD TO DESCRIBE !MSELVES4 ,EV5 ! DICTION>Y CONTA9S ?IS CONTRADICTION3 IT DESCRIBES 'FRE$OM' AS BELONG+ TO 'CITIZ5S1' YET !N SAYS ?AT SOME?+ IS FREE IF NOT CON/RA9$ BY ANY?+ O!R ?AN ITS [N BE+4 ,!RE ISN'T ANY WAY TO RECONCILE ?IS CONTRADICTION4 ,WILD BIRDS & TREES & 9SECTS :I* >E ONLY DET]M9$ BY !IR [N POT5TIAL & WI%ES >E FREE4 ,CITIZ5S >E CON/RA9$ BY AN 9F9ITY ( UN-FRE$OM4 ,! DOME/ICAT$ WILL REF] TO ?OSE HUMANS :O >E /ILL FREE AS 'B>B>IANS' OR 'SAVAGES1' & YET !SE T]MS DESIGNATE ?OSE V]Y PEOPLE AS LEGITIMATE PREY = ! MO/ B>B>IC ATROCITIES AT ! H&S ( ! 'CIVILIZ$4' ,?IS MEAN+LESSNESS & DECEPTION 9H]5T TO LANGUAGE IS TRUE ( ALMO/ EV]Y WORD ?AT ! DOME/ICAT$ WILL USE TO DESCRIBE !MSELVES3 ?AT :I* DE/ROYS COMMUNITIES IS NAM$ A ,COMMUNITY1 ?AT :I* HAS A ?IR/ = HUMAN BLOOD BEYOND ANY REASON IS CALL$ ,HUMANISM & ,REASON4 ,?IS IS IMPORTANT :5 FAC$ ) ! WRIT+S ( ?OSE :O AIM1 ?R\< WORDS1 TO JU/IFY DOME/ICATION4 

,LEVIA?AN TAKES ! =M ( >TIFICIAL LIFE2 IT HAS NO LIFE ( ITS [N1 & ?US CAN ONLY FUNCTION BY CAPTUR+ LIV+ BE+S )9 ITSELF4 ,FOLL[+ ,HOBBES1 ,LEVIA?AN 7OR ,COMMONWEAL? OR ,/ATE OR ,CIVITAS7 IS AN >TIFICIAL MAN4 ,A BLOND1 MASCUL9E1 CR[N$ MAN BE>+ A SWORD & A SCEPT]4 ,?IS >TIFICIAL MAN IS COMPOS$ ( C\NTLESS FACELESS HUMAN BE+S1 TASK$ ) MOV+ ! SPR+S & :EELS & LEV]S :I* MAKE ! >TIFICIAL BEA/ MOVE4 ,HOBBES1 9 TURN1 W\LD SEE !SE 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S AS NO?+ MORE ?AN A COMPOSITE ( /R+S & :EELS & SPR+S4 ,FR$Y IMAG9ES ?AT ! BEA/ MI<T NOT BE AN >TIFICIAL HUMAN BUT RA!R A GIANT WORM1 NOT A LIV+ WORM BUT A C>CASS ( A WORM1 A MON/R\S CADAV]1 ITS BODY CONSI/+ ( NUM]\S SEGM5TS1 ITS SK9 PIMPL$ ) SPE>S & :EELS & O!R TE*NOLOGICAL IMPLEM5TS4 ,HE KN[S FROM HIS [N EXP]I5CE ?AT ! 5TIRE C>CASS IS BR\<T TO >TIFICIAL LIFE BY ! MOTIONS ( ! HUMAN BE+S TRAPP$ 9SIDE444 :O OP]ATE ! SPR+S & :EEL444 ,HUMAN BE+S REGRESS :ILE ! WORM PROGRESSES4 ,! WORM'S GREATE/ ACCOMPLI%M5T IS TO REMAKE ! PEOPLE )9 IT 9TO 9DIVIDUAL ME*ANIZ$ UNITS4 ,!SE HUMAN MA*9ES >E ULTIMATELY REPLAC$ BY 5TIRELY AUTOMAT$ MA*9ES1 MORE AM5ABLE TO EXI/5CE )9 ! LABOR CAMPS ( LEVIA?AN4 ,?IS IS A HAUNT+ PROPOSITION BECAUSE IT IMPLICATES US AS COMPLICIT 9 ! MA*9]Y ( \R [N NI<TM>E3 BO? AS ! LIV+ =CE :I* ANIMATES ! MON/]1 BUT ALSO AS HAV+ 9T]NALIZ$ ?AT ANIMATION4 

,LEVIA?AN CON/ITUTES ITSELF ?R\< 9/ITUTIONS ( DOME/ICATION2 !SE 9/ITUTIONS >E IMP]SONAL & IMMORTAL4 ,IMMORTALITY IS F\ND AMONG NO LIV+ CREATURE ON ! E>?4 ,9 BE+ IMMORTAL1 !SE 9/ITUTIONS >E A P>T ( DEA?1 & DEA? CANNOT DIE4 ,WORK]S1 PRISON]S & SOLDI]S DIE2 & YET FACTORIES1 PRISONS & >MIES LIVE ON4 ,AS CIVILIZATION GR[S1 ! DOMA9 ( DEA? GR[S :ILE ! 9DIVIDUALS LIV+ )9 IT DIE4 ,NO RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T HAS YET BE5 ABLE TO DEAL ) ?IS CONTRADICTION4 ,MONA/]IES W]E AN E>LY 9NOVATION 9 !SE IMMORTAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 !SE E/ABLI%M5TS1 :I* >E NO?+ BUT E>LY S*OOLS1 HUMAN BE+S >E SY/EMATICALLY BROK51 ! WAY HORSES OR OX5 >E BROK51 TO BE> WEI<TS & PULL LOADS4 ,!Y >E SEP>AT$ FROM !IR [N HUMANITY1 FROM ALL NATURAL ACTIVITIES & SEQU5CES1 & TAU<T TO P]=M >TIFICIAL ACTIVITIES & ID5TIFY ) ,LEVIA?ANIC SEQU5CES4 ,!Y BECOME DISCIPL9$ SPR+S & :EELS 5GAG$ 9 A R\T9E ?AT HAS NO RELATION TO HUMAN DESIRES OR NATURAL CYCLES4 ,! CLOCK WILL BE 9V5T$ BY MONA/IC BE+S BECAUSE ! CLOCK IS NO?+ BUT A M9IATURE MONA/]Y :OSE SPR+S & :EELS >E MADE ( METAL 9/EAD ( FLE% & BLOOD4 ,NO AM\NT ( 9/ITUTIONAL RE=M HAS EXORCIZ$ ?IS MON/R\S ASPECT ( 9/ITUTIONS4 

,DOME/ICAT$ HUMANS >E DEF9$ BY !IR ADORNM5T ) MASKS OV] !IR FACES & >MOR OV] !IR BODIES4 ,!SE MASKS & >MORS >E ! WAYS 9 :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL 9T]NALIZES ! CON/RA9T ( ,LEVIA?AN & ACCLIMATES !MSELVES TO LIFE )9 IT4 ,!SE >E NECESS>Y = SURVIV+ ! EV]YDAY DOM9ATION & HUMILIATION :I* IS LIFE 9 ?IS SOCIETY4 ,!Y PROTECT 9DIVIDUALS FROM !IR [N EMOTIONS1 P]CEPTION & E/RANGEM5T FROM BE+4 ,! >MOR WRAPS >\ND ! 9DIVIDUAL & 9VADES !IR BODY JU/ AS ALL EC/ATIC LIFE & FRE$OM IS EVACUAT$ FROM ! BODY1 SAVE = A POT5TIAL4 ,ALL ?AT'S LEFT IS ! >MOR4 ,?IS CAN ALSO BE UND]/OOD AS ! =MATION ( CIVILIZ$ ID5TITIES4 

,DOME/ICATION IS P]PETUAT$ ?R\< A CIVILIZ$ SPIRITUALITY :I* EMPHASIZES DOM9ION OV] ALL LIV+ ?+S1 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY1 SELF-MANAGEM5T & SELF-DOM9ATION4 ,ALL MONO!I/IC RELIGIONS HOLD 9 COMMON ?AT MAN MU/ HAVE DOM9ION OV] ! FI% & F\L & ALL LIV+ ?+S4 ,! ,CA?OLIC *UR* 9 P>TICUL> HAS 5=C$ ?IS DECREE BY DECL>+ W> AGA9/ ALL LIV+ ?+S2 ! SAME LIV+ ?+S :I* CON/ITUTE ! AUTONOMY & 9DEP5D5CE ( FREE PEOPLE4 ,! *UR* 9NOVAT$ UPON ?IS DOCTR9E ?R\< ! CONCEPT ( S94 ,9 RESPONSE TO S91 PEOPLE >E COMPELL$ TO DO TO !MSELVES :AT ,GOD DOES TO ALL LIV+ ?+S & :AT ! NOBLES DO TO ! PEASANTS4 ,!Y TURN VIOL5CE AGA9/ !IR [N URGES & DESIRES1 ABOVE ALL ! DESIRE = FRE$OM & ESCAPE4 ,! W> AGA9/ ALL LIFE CONT9UES AS A W> AGA9/ ONE'S SELF4 ,NO PREVI\S LEVIA?AN HAD SO ?OR\<LY DEGRAD$ ITS HUMAN CONT5TS4 ,NOT ONLY DO HUMANS DOME/ICAT$ 9TO ! ,*RI/IAN CIVILIZATION SUFF]1 !Y SUFF] A SELF 9FLICT$ VIOL5CE AT !IR [N H&S & FROM !IR [N M9DS4 ,!Y 5=CE A SL[ TORTU\S MURD] UPON !MSELVES4 ,?IS W> ON ! SELF W\LD BE EXT]NALIZ$ AS ! ,HOLY ,W> :I* ! ,*UR* W\LD LAT] WAGE AGA9/ 9FIDELS1 BO? DOME/IC & ABROAD4 ,SU* CONQUE/ IS DEMOCRATIZ$ ?R\< ! DECREE ?AT EV]Y MAN %\LD BE AN EMP]OR 9 HIS [N HOME3 PEASANTS & NOBILITY ALIKE >E JO9$ 9 ?IS FR5ZY ( VIOL5CE & CONTROL OV] !IR SUBJECTS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 EV5 ! MO/ SECUL> CIVILIZ$ SOCIETY HAS BE5 5TR5*$ 9 ?IS SELF-CON/RA9T = SO MANY G5]ATIONS ?AT SU* A SPIRITUAL =M ( DOM9ATION APPE>S ALSO AS SECUL> & NATURAL4 

,:ILE SOME ,LEVIA?ANS C\LD BE SE5 AS WORMS1 O!RS APPE> MORE AS OCTOPUSES C>RY+ \T A PILLAG+ ( ! E>? MORE 9T5SE & WIDESPREAD ?AN EV] BE=E2 ?IS EXPANSION IS NECESS>Y TO ,LEVIA?ANS' SURVIVAL1 BUT NO LIV+ BE+ WILLFULLY SUBMITS TO ACCUMULATION 9TO !SE MON/]S4 ,ECONOMI/S & ,HI/ORIANS WILL DESCRIBE A NATURAL MAT]IAL DIALECTIC BY :I* PEOPLE WILLFULLY 5T] !SE BEA/S1 BECAUSE ( !IR SUPPOS$LY SUP]IOR AM5ITIES4 ,& YET AT EV]Y TURN1 VIOL5CE MU/ BE US$ TO =CE PEOPLE TO ACCEPT !SE AM5ITIES4 ,!RE IS NO 'DEM&' UNTIL PEOPLE HAVE BE5 BROK5 FROM ! WILD WORLD & FROM !IR [N ABILITIES TO C>E = !MSELVES4 ,EUROPEAN CLO!S >E ONLY WORN BY ?OSE :O HAVE LO/ !IR [N4 ,!SE COMMUNITIES ( FREE PEOPLES >E ATTACK$ BY AN UNPREC$5T$ *EMICAL & BIOLOGICAL W>F>E :I* EXI/S NO:]E \TSIDE ( ,CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,ALL ?AT EXI/S \TSIDE ( ,CIVILIZATION IS VIEW$ AS RAW MAT]IALS TO BE ACCUMULAT$4 ,?IS \TSIDE IS (T5 CON/RUCT$ ?R\< A RACIALIZ$ & G5D]$ CATEGORIES4 ,?IS ACCUMULATION DOES NOT HAPP5 AT ! H&S ( ECONOMI/S1 BUT BY LYN* MOBS1 MILIT>IES1 >MIES1 & ALL ! RE/ ( ,LEVIA?AN'S POLICE4 ,! G5OCIDE C>RI$ \T BY ,EUROPEANS AGA9/ NATIVE PEOPLES & ANIMALS & L& BASES ON ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95TS AM\NTS TO ! MO/ UNPREC$5T$ ( !SE ACCUMULATIONS4 ,?R\< ! ACTIVITY ( GRAVE DIGG]S 7KN[N AS >*AEOLOGI/S71 EV5 ! DEAD BECOME COMMODITIES4 ,ALL ( ?IS VIOL5CE IS NECESS>Y = ,LEVIA?AN'S GR[?1 ! DEAD COMMODITIES BECOME ! SE$S ( ! NEXT WAVE ( ACCUMULATION4 

,?OSE :OSE COMMUNITIES HAVE LONG S9CE BE5 DEFEAT$ WILL C>RY ! BANN] ( !IR LO/ COMMUNITY 9 AN ATTEMPT TO REGA9 ?AT LO/ FRE$OM BY BATTL+ AN IMAG9$ 5EMY4 ,! CIVILIZ$ HUMANS WE> ! MASK ( SOME?+ !Y NO LONG] >E OR NEV] W]E1 ALL 9 AN ATTEMPT TO HIDE :AT !Y'VE BECOME4 ,IT AM\NTS TO A FR5ZI$ RU% AWAY FROM ONES SELF4 ,*RI/IANITY1 ! ,RE=MATION1 ,M>XISM & ,NAZIISM >E BUT A FEW EXAMPLES ( MOVEM5TS :I* BEG9 BY PROJECT+ AN IMAGE ( REJECT+ ! 9DU/RIAL HELL1 BUT 9 FACT ONLY REPRODUCE 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION4 ,9 FACT1 MO/ NEW ,LEVIA?ANS BEG9 AS RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS4 

0,BY UND]GO+ :AT WILL BE CALL$ ,9DU/RIAL & ,TE*NOLOGICAL ,REVOLUTIONS1 ! ,GREAT ,>TIFICE BREA*ES ALL WALLS1 /ORMS VICTORI\SLY ?R\< EV]Y NATURAL & HUMAN B>RI]1 9CREAS+ ITS VELOCITY AT EV]Y TURN4 ,BUT BY ! TIME ! BEA/ REALLY GETS GO+ LIKE A W+$ ROD5T \T ( ,9F]NO1 ITS [N SOO?SAY]S WILL BE SAY+ AN OBJECT :I* APPROA*ES ! SPE$ ( LI<T LOSES ITS BODY & TURNS TO SMOKE4 ,SU* OBJECT'S VICTORIES >E1 9 ! LONG RUN ,PYRRHIC40 ,CIVILIZATION IS M>K$ BY OV]-EXT5SION1 RAPID GR[?1 & A MOVEM5T T[>D 9F9ITY4 ,?IS MOVEM5T IS ULTIMATELY SELF-DE/RUCTIVE1 PRODUC+ CONTRADICTIONS & BREAK-D[NS :I* ?REAT5 ! MA*9E ITSELF4 ,ALL ( HI/ORY IS LITT]$ ) ! C>NAGE & WRECKAGE ( ?IS HUBRIS4 ,?IS IS A COMPLEX PO9T AB\T DECOMPOSITION :I* W>RANTS MORE ATT5TION4 ,WE WILL RETURN TO IT LAT]4 

,!SE PO9TS B>ELY SCRAT* ! SURFACE ( ELOQU5T >GUM5TATION 9 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 BUT !Y >E WOR? DRAW+ \T BECAUSE !Y HELP US TO UND]/& & ELUCIDATE A FUNCTION+ DEF9ITION ( ,DOME/ICATION BEG9N+ ) ! FIR/ ,CIVILIZATIONS4 ,DECEPTION1 CAPTURE1 DOM9ATION1 ACCUMULATION1 ANNIHILATION1 DECL9E2 WE WILL SEE !SE !MES REPEAT+ 9 ALL ! /ORIES :I* FOLL[ \R 9QUIRY4 

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,9 ! YE>S S9CE ,FR$Y PUBLI%$ ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 ! TOPIC ( DOME/ICATION HAS BE5 TAK5 UP BY A :OLE RANGE ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION AN>*I/S & PROJECTS4 ,9 MO/ ( ! WRIT+S EM]G+ FROM ?IS MILIEU1 DOME/ICATION IS NE>LY TAUTOLOGICAL ) CIVILIZATION4 7,CIVILIZATION IS UND]/OOD AS ! WEB ( P[] BETWE5 ! 9/ITUTIONS1 IDEOLOGIES1 & PHYSICAL APP>ATUSES :I* P]=M DOME/ICATION & CONTROL2 :ILE ,DOME/ICATION IS UND]/OOD AS ! PROCESS BY :I* LIV+ BE+S >E TRAPP$ )9 ! NETWORK ?AT IS ,CIVILIZATION47 ,?IS TAUTOLOGY IS 9/RUCTIVE1 AS IT PO9TS TO ! AUTONOM\S EXI/5CE ( A MON/] :I* HAS ! SOLE PURPOSE ( P]PETUAT+ ITSELF BY BR++ ALL LIFE 9SIDE4 ,FR$Y W\LD CALL SU* A MON/] A WORLD-DE/ROY]4 ,:ILE DIFF]5T T5D5CIES ( ANTI-CIVILIZATION ?\<T T5D TO UND]/& DOME/ICATION FROM DIFF]5T ANGLES1.<#b.> IT REMA9S C5TRAL TO ! ?\<T & PRACTICE ( ?OSE :O BELIEVE CIVILIZATION MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 

,CONTEMPOR>Y ANTI-CIVILIZATION WRIT]S 7MANY ANONYM\S OR PSEUDONYM\S7 HAVE ELABORAT$ ! CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION 9TO DAILY LIFE1 9DICT+ C\NTLESS SMALL OP]ATIONS :I* S]VE TO DOME/ICATE LIFE4 

,DOME/ICATION IS ! PROCESS ?AT CIVILIZATION USES TO 9DOCTR9ATE & CONTROL LIFE ACCORD+ TO ITS LOGIC4 ,!SE TIME-TE/$ ME*ANISMS ( SUBORD9ATION 9CLUDE3 TAM+1 BRE$+1 G5ETICALLY MODIFY+1 S*OOL+1 CAG+1 9TIMIDAT+1 CO]C+1 EXTORT+1 PROMIS+1 GOV]N+1 5SLAV+1 T]RORIZ+1 MURD]+444! LI/ GOES ON TO 9CLUDE ALMO/ EV]Y CIVILIZ$ SOCIAL 9T]ACTION4 ,!IR MOVEM5T & EFFECTS CAN BE EXAM9$ & FELT ?R\<\T SOCIETY1 5=C$ ?R\< V>I\S 9/ITUTIONS1 RITUALS1 & CU/OMS4.<#c.> 

,O!RS HAVE DEVOT$ !IR EXPLORATIONS TO ! CONDITIONS & EV5TS :I* LEAD TO ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AGRICULTURE & SYMBOLIC ?\<T T5 ?\S& YE>S AGO1 TRY+ TO =CE ! F> PA/ TO GIVE UP ITS SECRETS4 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 ?AT ORIG9>Y MOM5T ( DOME/ICATION 9AUGURAT$ MILL5NIA ( W>1 SLAV]Y1 ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION1 & ! ANNIHILATION ( FREE CREATURES4 

,ALL ( !SE ELABORATIONS >E USEFUL 9 ?AT !Y EXPLA9 :AT DOME/ICATION MEANS 9 V>I\S 9/ANCES & PH5OM5A1 BUT IT IS /ILL R>E TO F9D A CONCISE & FUNCTION+ DEF9ITION ( :AT IT MEANS ALL TOGE!R4 ,IF WE NE$ TO DO SO1 WE C\LD SAY RA!R SIMPLY ?AT DOME/ICATION IS CAPTURE4 ,FUR!R1 IT IS ! CAPTURE ( LIV+ BE+S BY A DEAD ?+1 & ! 9TEGRATION ( ?OSE BE+S 9TO ALL ! ROLES & 9/ITUTIONS :I* COMPRISE ! DEAD ?+4 ,FUR!RMORE IT IS ALL ! PRACTICES :I* =CE ?OSE BE+S TO SPIRITUALLY ACC$E TO !IR CAPTURE4 ,& LA/LY IT IS ! DISC\RSE & IDEOLOGY :I* JU/IFIES ?AT CAPTURE4 ,?IS CAPTURE IS UN5D+1 & ! DEAD ?+ CAN ONLY CONT9UE ITS IMMORTAL REIGN IF IT CONT9UES TO BR+ NEW LIV+ BE+S & COMMODITIES )9 ITSELF4 

,FIR/ ,MY?OS3 ,5KIDU & ,%AMHAT 

,FR$Y BEG9S HIS ACC\NT ( ! FIR/ CIVILIZATION EM]G+ 9 ,SUM]IA4 ,HE DESCRIBES ! RISE ( ! FIR/ K+1 ! ,LUGAL1 & FROM IT ALL SUBSEQU5T WORM MON/]S4 ,SUM]IA IS 9T]E/+ TO \R 9QUIRY BECAUSE IT IS ! BIR? ( CIVILIZATION1 BUT ALSO ( ! WRITT5 WORD4 ,FROM ?IS ANCI5T CIVILIZATION1 ! OLDE/ WRITT5 /ORY1 ?AT ( ! ,SUM]IAN K+ ,GILGAME%1 WAS ET*$ 9TO TABLETS ( LAPIS LAZULI4 ,AS ITS H]O1 ,GILGAME% IS RESPONSIBLE = 9/ITUT+ ! ULTIMATE DOM9ATION ( ! ,SUM]IAN ,LEVIA?AN OV] ! WILD WORLD4 ,HE DOES ?IS BECAUSE HE3 

444LEAVES NO SON TO HIS FA!R 

,DAY & NI<T 

5DLESSLY 

,GILGAME% 

,! %EPH]D ( ,URUK 

,! %EPH]D ( ! PEOPLE 

,LEAVES NO DAU<T] TO H] MO!R 

,NO ,W>RIOR'S DAU<T] 

    NO Y\NG MAN'S SP\SE 

,NO BRIDE TO H] GROOM 

,9 HIS 5DLESS MOBILIZATION ( HUMAN BE+S1 ,GILGAME% BUILT A HUMAN MA*9]Y :I* WAG$ W> AGA9/ ! WILD E>?4 ,9 RESPONSE TO ,GILGAME% & HIS IMPOSITION ( ORD]1 ! ,GODS CREAT$ AN EQUAL :O C\LD OPPOSE HIM4 ,HIS NAME WAS 

,5KIDU 

        ,PRIMEVAL 

    9 ! WILD 

,BORN ( SIL5CE 

    KNIT BY ,N9URTA 

        W> 

,HIS BODY COV]$ ) HAIR 

,ON HIS HEAD AS ON A WOMAN'S 

    ?ICK AS ,NISSABA 

        GRA9 

,KN[+ NEI!R PEOPLE NOR PLACE 

,DRESS$ AS ,SAKKAN COMM&S 

    AS ! GOD ( ANIMALS COMM&S 

        AS ANIMALS DO 

,HE F$ ON ! GRASS ) GAZELLES 

,HE DRANK AT SPR+S ) ANIMALS 

,SATISFI$ HIS ?IR/ ) ! H]D 

,BUT ! HUNT]S & %EPH]DS W]E ANGRY & T]RIFI$ ( ,5KIDU1 :O SABOTAG$ !IR TRAPS & RELEAS$ !IR ANIMALS4 ,!Y W5T TO ,GILGAME% & ASK$ = HIS HELP4 ,HE DEVIS$ A PLAN 9VOLV+ ,%AMHAT1 ONE ( ! SACR$ PRO/ITUTES ( ! TEMPLE4 ,HE SAID3 

0,GO 

,TAKE ,%AMHAT ) Y\ 

,:5 ! BEA/ COMES TO ! SPR+ 

,LET H] /RIP (F H] CLO?+ 

        REVEAL H] *>MS 

,HE WILL SEE H] & APPROA* 

,& ! BEA/S WILL REJECT HIM0 

,& SO ,%AMHAT & ! HUNT] SET \T 9 SE>* ( ,5KIDU4 ,! HUNT] SAID3 

    0,%AMHAT 

,OP5 Y\R >MS 

,OP5 Y\R LEGS 

    LET HIM TAKE Y\R *>MS 

,DON'T BE AFRAID 

    ,TAKE HIS BREA? AWAY 

,HE WILL SEE Y\ & APPROA* 

,OP5 Y\R CLO!S 

    ,LET HIM LIE UPON Y\ 

,DO A WOMAN'S WORK = ! MAN 

,C>ESS & EMBRACE HIM 

,AS HE EMBRACES Y\ 

,& ! BEA/S WILL REJECT HIM0 

,%AMHAT OP5$ H] CLO!S 

,OP5$ H] LEGS 

,HE SAW H] *>MS 

,%E WAS NOT AFRAID 

,& HE LAY D[N ON H] 

,%E DID A WOMAN'S WORK = ! MAN 

,SIX DAYS 

    SEV5 NI<TS 

,5KIDU C\PL$ ) ,%AMHAT 

    BREA?LESS 

,:5 HE HAD SATISFI$ HIS DESIRE 

,HE FAC$ ! WILD]NESS 

    ,! GAZELLES %UNN$ HIM & MOV$ AWAY 

 ,EXHAU/$ 

    ,5KIDU'S LEGS W\LD NOT MOVE 

,AS ! BEA/S MOV$ AWAY 

,HE C\LD NOT RUN AS HE HAD BE=E 

,BUT HE HAD REASON & BROAD UND]/&+ 

,HE TURN$ & SAT AT ,%AMHAT'S FEET 

,LOOK$ AT H] FACE 

    AS %E LOOK$ AT HIS 

,HE LI/5$ TO H] SPEAK 

0,Y\ >E H&SOME 

    ,5KIDU 

        LIKE A GOD 

,:Y W&] ! WILD 

    ) ! BEA/S8 

,COME 

    LET ME LEAD Y\ TO ,URUK-!-,%EEPFOLD 

,TO ! TEMPLE 

    HOME ( ,ANU & ,I%T>0 

,5KIDU AGRE$1 BUT = ! POSSIBILITY ( *ALL5G+ ! MI<TY ,GILGAME%1 BUT ,%AMHAT CONV9C$ HIM O!RWISE4 ,GILGAME% HAD ALREADY DREAM$ ( ,5KIDU'S COM+1 & ! K+ W\LD TAKE ! WILD ONE AS A DE>E/ FRI5D1 W\LD TREAT HIM AS A WIFE4 ,HE W\LD DOME/ICATE ,5KIDU4 

 ,%AMHAT DISROB$ & DRESS$ HIM 

    9 ONE ( H] ROBES444 

,! %EPH]DS SET BREAD & BE] BE=E HIM 

,SUCKL$ ON ! MILK 

    ( ! WILD 

,5KIDU LOOK$ 

    SQU9T$ 

    />$ 

,HE KNEW NO?+ 

    ( FOOD 

 ,%AMHAT SPOKE TO ,5KIDU3 

0,EAT ! BREAD 

    /AFF ( LIFE 

,DR9K ! BE] 

    DE/9Y ( ! L&0 

 ,5KIDU ATE ( ! BREAD UNTIL SAT$ 

,HE DRANK ( ! BE] UNTIL SAT$ 

            SEV5 MUGS 

,HE BECAME A MANIFE/ATION 

    DRESS$ 9 ROBES 

,A W>RIOR 

    :O TOOK UP HIS WEAPONS 

        TO FI<T LIONS 

! %EPH]DS RE/$ AT NI<T 

,5KIDU F\<T (F WOLVES 

        & LIONS 

,! ELD] %EPH]DS SLEPT 

,5KIDU /AY$ 

    AWAKE4 

,! /ORY ( ,5KIDU & ,%AMHAT IS A /ORY ( DOME/ICATION FROM )9 ! MY?OLOGY ( ! FIR/ CIVILIZATION4 ,IT %[S ( ! TAM+ ( ,5KIDU ?R\< ! IMPOSITION ( SEX ROLES1 ! WE>+ ( CLO!S1 ! DR9K+ ( ALCOHOL1 & HIS SEP>ATION FROM ! WILD BEA/S4 ,%AMHAT IS A SACR$ PRO/ITUTE ( ! ,SUM]IAN TEMPLES1 A SPIRITUAL PRACTITION] ( ! OLDE/ PR(ESSION4 ,%E S]VES ! GODDESS ,I%T> ?R\< ! RITE ( HI]OS GAMOS1 ! SACR$ M>RIAGE BETWE5 ! K+ & ! GODDESS ( ! CITY4 ,I%T> IS ! GODDESS ( NATURE1 YES1 BUT ( NATURE )9 ! CITY4 ,HEIROS GAMOS1 ! SACR$ PRO/ITUTION1 IS A RITUALI/IC SUBMISSION ( NATURE TO ! P[] ( ! K+2 ! BR++ ( ! WILD )9 ! WALLS ( ! CITY4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! NATURE GODDESS WAS ALSO ! GODDESS ( >TS ( CIVILIZATION4 ,!SE >TS 9CLUD$ ! PRACTICES ( GOV]NM5T & RELIGION1 W> & PEACE1 CRAFTS1 PR(ESSION1 EAT+1 DR9K+1 CLO?+1 BODILY ADORNM5TS1 >T1 MUSIC1 SEX & PRO/ITUTION4 ,!IRS >E ! >TS ( LIV+ APPLICABLE TO EV]Y ASPECT ( CIVILIZ$ LIFE4 ,! GODDESS RULES NATURE )9 ! CITY1 SO H] >S VIV5DI >E ! RULES ( CIVILIZATION1 ( DOME/ICATION4 ,& SO IT WAS ?R\< !SE RULES ?AT ,%AMHAT1 A PRIE/ESS ( ,I%T>1 MADE ,5KIDU 9TO A MAN4 ,AFT] HE IS TORN FROM HIS WORLD1 ,5KIDU BECOMES A VIRILE & BLOOD?IR/Y DE/ROY] ( ! WILD4 ,! IMPOSITION ( G5D] UNLEA%ES A CONT9UUM ( SEP>ATION :I* 5DLESSLY SEP>ATES ! CITY FROM ! =E/1 HUMANITY FROM ! RE/ ( WILD LIFE1 & SPLITS HUMANS 9TO G5D]S4 

,CONTEMPOR>Y READ+S WILL ( C\RSE ILLU/RATE A DEGREE ( MISOGYNY >\ND ,%AMHAT1 IMPLY+ ?AT WOM5 TAM$ ! WILD M54 ,BUT ?IS IS 9CORRECT & ONLY REVEALS H[ DEEPLY SEAT$ G5D]$ DOM9ATION IS TO CIVILIZATION4 ,5KIDU IS DOME/ICAT$ BY ALL ! >S VIV5DI :I* DEF9E LIFE 9 ! FIR/ CIVILIZATION2 BY WOM5'S WORK & M5'S WORK4 ,5KIDU IS MADE A MAN ?R\< !SE DOME/ICAT+ LAWS2 HE IS CIVILIZ$ BY G5D] ITSELF4 

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,IT C\LD BE SAID ?AT P]HAPS NO T5D5CY HAS TAK5 ! QUE/ION ( G5D] FUR!R ?AN PRIMITIVISM4 ,WE SAY ?IS1 BECAUSE ! PRIMITIVI/S VIEW ! QUE/ION ?R\< ! L5S (F]$ BY A CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION4 ,:ILE !RE >E OBVI\SLY HE9\S EXAMPLES ( MASCUL9I/ & MISOGYNI/ !ORIES & 9DIVIDUALS )9 ANTI-CIVILIZATION ?\<T1 ! MO/ LUCID & C>EFUL WRIT]S HAVE ALWAYS LOCAT$ ! RISE ( PATRI>*Y AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( CIVILIZATION4 ,= MANY 7,FR$Y ,P]LMAN & ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN TO NAME JU/ TWO71 ,PATRI>*Y EM]GES ALONGSIDE DOME/ICATION & ! TWO >E PRACTICALLY SYNONYM\S4 ,WE CAN EV5 SEE SMALL FRAGM5TS ( ?IS P]SPECTIVE 9 ,CAMATTE'S LAT] WRIT+1 ,E*OES ( ! ,PA/1 = EXAMPLE4 ,IT IS ALSO ACKN[L$G$ 9 ! #bi $ITORIAL /ATEM5T ( ,B,L,O,O,D,L,U,/3 A FEM9I/ J\RNAL AGA9/ CIVILIZATION4 ,! $ITORS >TICULATE ?AT !IR DESIRE TO PUBLI% ! J\RNAL WAS A RESULT ( :AT FELT LIKE A SUP]FICIAL TREATM5T ( ! CRITIQUE ( G5D]1 & YET !Y /ILL CELEBRATE ?AT ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION T5D5CY IS ONE ( ! FEW ?AT CONSI/5TLY 9DICTS ,PATRI>*Y AS A C5TRAL 5EMY4 ,:ILE SADLY ! J\RNAL ONLY RELEAS$ ONE ISSUE1 ! TASK ( FLE%+ \T ! ANTI-CIVILIZATION CRITIQUE ( ,PATRI>*Y SEEMS LIKE A /EP T[>D UND]/&+ DOME/ICATION'S C5TRALITY TO G5D] ITSELF4 

,! PRIMITIVI/ P]SPECTIVE ON G5D] IS PROBLEMATIC = REASONS WE'LL ELABORATE LAT]1 BUT = A MOM5T WE'LL SUSP5D \R CRITICISM SO AS TO FAIRLY LAY \T ! >GUM5T4 ,:ATEV] ITS FLAWS1 ?IS P]SPECTIVE ON ! RISE ( PATRI>*Y IS USEFUL BECAUSE IT SITUATES ! EM]G5CE ( G5D]$ DOM9ATION ) CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,9 DO+ SO1 IT REFUSES ANY IDEOLOGY :I* FAILS TO DO SO4 ,BY CON/ANTLY DEMON/RAT+ ?AT SU* MIS]Y IS OLD] ?AN MO/ O!R 9/ITUTIONS & SY/EMS ( DOM9ATION1 IT EQUIPS US ) ! NECESS>Y PESSIMISM TO RESPOND TO ?OSE :O ASSURE US ?AT G5D]$ VIOL5CE WILL DISAPPE> AFT] !IR SPECIFIC RE=M OR REVOLUTION4 

,CAMATTE 7& CONSEQU5TLY ?OSE :O >E 9FLU5C$ BY HIS WRIT+7 IS 9DEBT$1 ) REG>D TO HIS FLEET+ ?\<TS ON G5D]1 TO A ,FR5* WRIT] NAM$ ,FRANCOISE D',EAUBONNE4 ,D',EAUBONNE IS CR$IT$ AS ! P]SON :O CO9$ ! T]M ECO-FEM9ISM 9 H] #aigd BOOK1 ,FEM9ISM OR ,DEA?4 ,MORE 9T]E/+LY1 %E WAS ALSO ONE ( ! C(\ND]S ( ! ORGANIZATION ,FRONT ,HOMOSEXUEL D',ACTION ,REVOLUTIONNAIRE 7,F,H,>71 ! SAME MILITANT GAY LIB]ATION GR\P :I* ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM JO9$ & :I* %AP$ HIS LAT] P]SPECTIVES4 ,IT MAKES S5SE !N1 ?AT TWO ANTI-CIVILIZATION !ORIES ( G5D] W\LD EM]GE FROM ! SAME ACTION & DISCUSSIONS2 D',EAUBONNE'S ECO-FEM9ISM1 & ,HOCQU5<EM'S HOMOSEXUAL DESIRE4 ,IT IS A TRAGIC DETRIM5T TO \R 9QUIRY ?AT ALMO/ NO?+ ( D',EAUBONNE'S WRIT+ IS TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%4 ,MO/ ,ANGLOPHONE PRIMITIVI/S & ECO-FEM9I/S HAVE ONLY BE5 EXPOS$ TO H] IDEAS ?\< SECOND>Y S\RCES 7,CAMATTE AMONG !M74 ,WE'LL CITE AN EXC]PT FROM ,FEM9ISM OR ,DEA? AS IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT MO/ READ]S W\LD HAVE ACCESS TO ! TEXT3 

,PRACTICALLY EV]YBODY KN[S ?AT TODAY ! TWO MO/ IMM$IATE ?REATS TO SURVIVAL >E OV]POPULATION & ! DE/RUCTION ( \R RES\RCES2 FEW] RECOGNIZE ! COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY ( ! MALE ,SY/EM1 9 SO F> AS IT IS MALE 7& NOT CAPITALI/ OR SOCIALI/7 9 !SE TWO DANG]S2 BUT EV5 FEW] /ILL HAVE DISCOV]$ ?AT EA* ( ! TWO ?REATS IS ! LOGICAL \TCOME ( ONE ( ! TWO P>ALLEL DISCOV]IES :I* GAVE M5 !IR P[] OV] FIFTY C5TURIES AGO3 !IR ABILITY TO PLANT ! SE$ 9 ! E>? AS 9 WOM51 & !IR P>TICIPATION 9 ! ACT ( REPRODUCTION4 

,UP UNTIL !N ! MALE BELIEV$ .<WOM5 W]E.> IMPREGNAT$ BY ! GODS4 ,FROM ! MOM5T HE DISCOV]$ AT ONCE HIS TWO CAPACITIES AS F>M] & PROCREATOR1 HE 9/ITUT$ :AT ,L$]] CALLS '! GREAT REV]SAL' TO HIS [N ADVANTAGE4 ,HAV+ TAK5 POSSESSION ( ! L&1 ?US ( PRODUCTIVITY 7LAT] ( 9DU/RY7 & ( WOMAN'S BODY 7?US ( REPRODUCTION71 IT WAS NATURAL ?AT ! OV]EXPLOITATION ( BO? ( !SE W\LD 5D 9 ?IS ?REAT5+ & P>ALLEL M5ACE3 OV]POPULATION1 SURPLUS BIR?S1 & DE/RUCTION ( ! 5VIRONM5T1 SURPLUS PRODUCTION4 

,! ONLY *ANGE CAPABLE ( SAV+ ! WORLD TODAY IS ?AT ( ! 'GREAT REV]SAL' ( MALE P[] :I* IS REPRES5T$1 AFT] AGRICULTURAL OV]PRODUCTIVITY1 BY ?IS MORTAL 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION4 ,NOT 'MATRI>*Y1' TO BE SURE1 NOR 'P[]-TO-!-WOM51' BUT DE/RUCTION ( P[] BY WOM54 ,& F9ALLY1 ! 5D ( ! TUNNEL3 A WORLD TO BE REBORN 7& NO LONG] 'PROTECT$' AS IS /ILL BELIEV$ BY ! FIR/ WAVE ( TIMID ECOLOGI/S7444 

,!RE=E1 ) A SOCIETY AT LA/ 9 ! FEM99E G5D]1 MEAN+ NON-P[] 7& NOT P[]-TO-!-WOM571 IT W\LD BE PROV$ ?AT NO O!R HUMAN GR\P C\LD HAVE BR\<T AB\T ! ECOLOGICAL REVOLUTION2 BECAUSE NONE O!R WAS SO DIRECTLY CONC]N$ AT ALL LEVELS4 ,& ! TWO S\RCES ( WEAL? :I* UP UNTIL N[ HAVE B5EFIT$ ONLY ! MALE W\LD ONCE AGA9 BECOME ! EXPRESSION ( LIFE & NO LONG] ! ELABORATION ( DEA?2 & HUMAN BE+S W\LD F9ALLY BE TREAT$ FIR/ AS P]SONS1 & NOT ABOVE ALL ELSE AS MALE OR FEMALE4 

,& ! PLANET 9 ! FEM99E G5D] W\LD BECOME GRE5 AGA9 = ALL4 

,:ILE SIMPLI/IC & ESS5TIALI/1 ?IS L9E ( >GUM5T /&S \T = ITS S+UL> ELABORATION ( ! 9TR9SIC CONNECTION BETWE5 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION & HUMAN REPRODUCTION4 ,WE'LL LOOK AT O!RS :O'VE EXP&$ ON ?IS !ORY1 BUT WE W\LD BE H>D PRESS$ TO F9D ANY?+ 9 ! PRIMITIVI/ CANON ?AT DEVIATES TOO F> FROM ?IS /RAI<T=W>D POSITION4 ,ALL ( IT WILL C5T] ! ROLE ( MAN AS ! HUSB& TO HIS WIFE & ! PRACTITION] ( AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL HUSB&RY4 ,! >GUM5T IS USEFUL BECAUSE IT IS AN >TICULATION ( ! WAY DOME/ICATION CAPTURES BO? ?OSE HUMANS ASSIGN$ FEMALE & ALSO A VA/ DIV]SITY ( NON-HUMAN LIFE4 

,ONE CAN CLE>LY SEE ! E*OES ( ?IS 9 A PRIM].<#d.> WRITT5 BY ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y COLLECTIVE3 

,T[>D ! BEG9N+ 9 ! %IFT TO CIVILIZATION1 AN E>LY PRODUCT ( DOME/ICATION IS PATRI>*Y3 ! =MALIZATION ( MALE DOM9ATION & ! DEVELOPM5T ( 9/ITUTIONS :I* RE9=CE IT4 ,BY CREAT+ FALSE G5D] DI/9CTIONS & DIVISIONS BETWE5 M5 & WOM51 CIVILIZATION1 AGA91 CREATES AN 0O!R0 ?AT CAN BE OBJECTIFI$1 CONTROLL$1 DOM9AT$1 UTILIZ$1 & COMMODIFI$4 ,?IS RUNS P>ALLEL TO ! DOME/ICATION ( PLANTS = AGRICULTURE & ANIMALS = H]D+1 9 G5]AL DYNAMICS1 & ALSO 9 SPECIFICS LIKE ! CONTROL ( REPRODUCTION4 ,AS 9 O!R REALMS ( SOCIAL /RATIFICATION1 ROLES >E ASSIGN$ TO WOM5 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% A V]Y RIGID & PR$ICTABLE ORD]1 B5EFICIAL TO HI]>*Y4 ,WOMAN COME TO BE SE5 AS PROP]TY1 NO DIFF]5T !N ! CROPS 9 ! FIELD OR ! %EEP 9 ! PA/URE4 ,[N]%IP & ABSOLUTE CONTROL1 :E!R ( L&1 PLANTS1 ANIMALS1 SLAVES1 *ILDR51 OR WOM51 IS P>T ( ! E/ABLI%$ DYNAMIC ( CIVILIZATION4 ,PATRI>*Y DEM&S ! SUBJUGATION ( ! FEM99E & ! USURPATION ( NATURE1 PROPELL+ US T[>D TOTAL ANNIHILATION4 ,IT DEF9ES P[]1 CONTROL & DOM9ION OV] WILDNESS1 FRE$OM1 & LIFE4 ,PATRI>*AL CONDITION+ DICTATES ALL ( \R 9T]ACTIONS2 ) \RSELVES1 \R SEXUALITY1 \R RELATION%IPS TO EA* O!R1 & \R RELATION%IP TO NATURE4 ,IT SEV]ELY LIMITS ! SPECTRUM ( POSSIBLE EXP]I5CE4 ,! 9T]CONNECT$ RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! LOGIC ( CIVILIZATION & PATRI>*Y IS UND5IABLE2 = ?\S&S ( YE>S !Y HAVE %AP$ ! HUMAN EXP]I5CE ON EV]Y LEVEL1 FROM ! 9/ITUTIONAL TO ! P]SONAL1 :ILE !Y HAVE DEV\R$ LIFE4 ,TO BE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 ONE MU/ BE AGA9/ PATRI>*Y2 & TO QUE/ION PATRI>*Y1 IT SEEMS1 ONE MU/ ALSO PUT CIVILIZATION 9TO QUE/ION4 

,FR$Y ,P]LMAN EXP&S ON ?IS PREMISE 9 A FEW WAYS4 ,FIR/LY1 HE CONSI/5TLY C5T]S RAPE & ! WEAPONIZATION ( ! PHALLUS AS ME?ODS 9TR9SIC TO DOME/ICATION4 ,HE CONNECTS ! PHALLIC T[]S AT ! C5T] ( E>LY ,LEVIA?ANS TO ! WEAPONS US$ BY !IR >MIES4 ,= HIM !SE 9/ITUTIONS & APP>ATUSES FUNCTION TO NATURALIZE AN UNNATURAL =M ( DOM9ATION & P[]1 TO SUBJECT WOM5 TO M5 & TO PRET5D ?AT ?IS >RANGEM5T IS ! NATURAL ORD] ( ?+S4 ,AT TIMES HE DESCRIBES ,LEVIA?ANIC M5 AS 'WOM5 HAT]S4' ,SECONDLY1 HE BELIEVES ,HIS-/ORY TO BE ! PROCESS BY :I* ! M5 :O CONTROL ,LEVIA?AN N>RATE !IR [N CONQUE/S & A*IEVEM5TS4 ,= HIM ,HIS-/ORY IS SPECIFIC TO CIVILIZ$ CULTURE & ONLY EM]GES AS A VIOL5T ANNIHILATION BO? ( A PREEXI/+ MATRI>*Y1 BUT ALSO ?R\< ! DEIFICATION ( AN IMAGE ( MILIT>I/IC1 ,LEVIA?ANIC M5 AS OPPOS$ TO =M] NATURE GODDESSES4 ,= HIM1 ! E>? ITSELF IS FEM99E2 A MO!R :O GIVES BIR? TO ALL LIFE4 ,BY CONTRA/1 ,LEVIA?AN GIVES BIR? TO NO?+ BUT DEA?1 & AS SU*1 DESPISES ! MO!R ,E>?4 ,9 ! FOLL[+ FRAGM5TS WE'LL CRITICIZE MU* ( ?IS !ORY1 BUT IT IS WOR? ACKN[L$G+ ?AT IT IS R>E TO F9D ANO!R !ORY ( ,HIS-/ORY 7ESPECIALLY ONE WRITT5 BY A MAN7 :I* LOCATES PATRI>*Y AS ABSOLUTELY 9SEP>ABLE FROM CIVILIZATION4 

,JOHN ,Z]ZAN EXP&S UPON ! !ORY FROM A DIFF]5T ANGLE4 ,HE PRIM>ILY CONC]NS HIMSELF ) /UDY+ ! WORK ( OV] A DOZ5 AN?ROPOLOGI/S 7ALL ( !M WOM57 :O ANALYZE ! ROLE ( WOM5 9 SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS BE=E DOME/ICATION4 ,MANY ( !SE AN?ROPOLOGI/S W]E P>T ( ! %IFT 9 ,AN?ROPOLOGY REF]R$ TO AS ! %IFT FROM 0MAN ! HUNT]0 TO 0WOMAN ! GA!R]40 ,BAS$ ON !IR RESE>*1 HE >GUES ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( SU/5ANCE 9 MO/ NON-CIVILIZ$ SOCIETIES WAS PROVID$ BY GA!R]S1 :O T5D$ TO BE WOM54 ,HE >GUES ?AT AS A CONSEQU5CE1 WOM5 HAD SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SOCIAL P[] & AUTONOMY1 BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT RELIANT ON PATRI>*AL AGRICULTURAL >RANGEM5TS = SURVIVAL4 ,HE ALSO FOLL[S O!R AN?ROPOLOGI/S 9 CLAIM+ ?AT HI]>*IES >\ND G5D] W]E R>E AMONG ,AM]ICAN 9DIG5\S TRIBES1 SPECIFICALLY NOT+ ! ABS5CE ( FETI%ES = VIRG9ITY & *A/ITY1 EXPECTATIONS ( MONOGAMY = WOM51 OR MALE CONTROL OV] REPRODUCTION4 ,HE >GUES ?AT ! SEXUAL DIVISION ( LABOR1 IMPOS$ BY DOME/ICATION1 WAS ! FIR/ =M ( ! DIVISION ( LABOR :I* CON/ITUTES CONTEMPOR>Y CIVILIZATION4 ,HE ALSO CRITICIZES ! %IFT FROM COMMUNAL TRIBAL RELATION%IPS ( %>+ TO ! PRIVATIZ$ & G5D]$ EXI/5CE ( ! FAMILY-=M1 >GU+ ?AT ! FAMILY IS NEI!R 9EVITABLE NOR UNIV]SAL 9 HUMAN COMMUNITIES4 ,Z]ZAN >GUES ?AT ! %IFT T[>D DOME/ICATION IS M>K$ BY ! EM]G5CE ( SPECIALIZ$ LABOR ROLES1 ! LIMIT+ ( WOM5'S LABOR TO REPRODUCTIVE EF=TS1 & ! /R5G!N+ ( K9%IP BONDS ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,= HIM1 ! PRES5CE ( A G5D]$ DIVISION ( LABOR BY ! TIME ( ! E>LIE/ RECORD$ SYMBOLIC >T 9DICATES ?AT IT IS ?IS DIVISION :I* GAVE RISE TO ALL O!RS4 ,HE REFUSES TO BELIEVE ?AT !SE PH5OM5A >E CO9CID5CE1 9/EAD PO9T+ T[>D A CAUSAL RELATION%IP BETWE5 ! RISE ( G5D]$ EXI/5CE & ?AT ( DOME/ICATION4 ,BO? >E %IFTS AWAY FROM NON-SEP>AT$1 NON-HI]>*ICAL LIFE4 ,HE SAYS3 0NO?+ 9 NATURE EXPLA9S ! SEXUAL DIVISION ( LABOR1 NOR SU* 9/ITUTIONS AS M>RIAGE1 CONJUGALITY OR PAT]NAL FILIATION4 ,ALL >E IMPOS$ ON WOM5 BY CON/RA9T1 ALL >E !RE=E FACTS ( CIVILIZATION :I* MU/ BE EXPLA9$1 NOT US$ AS EXPLANATIONS40 ,HIS EXPLANATION = !SE %IFTS 9VOLVES BO? ! WAYS ?AT AGRICULTURAL LIFE IMMIS]AT$ ! WOM5 IT CAPTUR$1 BUT ALSO ?AT ! 9TRODUCTION ( PATRI>*Y WAS A KEY /RATEGY ( COLONIAL CIVILIZ]S & MISSION>IES >\ND ! WORLD4 ,HE >GUES ?AT ANY ATTEMPTS TO DE/ROY CIVILIZATION MU/ ALSO BE AN ATTEMPT$ RETURN TO 0! :OL5ESS ( ORIG9AL G5D]LESS EXI/5CE40 

,MU* ( ! PRIMITIVI/ P]SPECTIVE ON G5D] DOESN'T SIT WELL FROM A QUE] P]SPECTIVE1 SIGNIFICANTLY ! EMPHASIS ON G5D] ESS5TIALISM & ! LACK ( SUB/ANTIVE CRITIQUE ( COMPULSORY HET]OSEXUALITY1 TO SAY NO?+ ( ! ROLE ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,& YET /ILL !RE IS SOME?+ :I* RESONATES 9 ! !ORY4 ,P]HAPS ! APPEAL ( ! PRIMITIVI/ ANSW] IS ?AT IT IMPLICATES LIT]ALLY EV]Y?+ AB\T ?IS WORLD 9 ! HORROR ( G5D]3 ! FOOD WE EAT1 ! CITIES WE LIVE 91 ! LANGUAGE WE SPEAK1 \R FAMILIES1 \R FETI%ES--ALL ( IT 9T]WOV5 9TO ! FABRIC ( G5D]$ EXI/5CE4 ,! IMPLICATION1 !N1 IS ?AT ANY BREAK FROM G5D] W\LD REQUIRE A BREAK FROM LIT]ALLY ALL ! ASSURANCES & COM=TS :I* MA9TA9 \R CAPTURE 9 IT4 ,EV5 MORE P[]FUL1 IS A FI]Y 9SI/5CE ?AT \R G5D]$ EXI/5CE IS NOT 9EVITABLE NOR LAID \T 9 ! />S4 ,PRIMITIVISM C\LD BE UND]/OOD AS AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE WORDS & EVID5CE TO A VISC]AL EXP]I5CE ( NOT-BELONG+ 9 ?IS WORLD1 TO ! FEEL+ 9 \R BONES & MUSCLES :I* CRIES \T AGA9/ ! G5D]+ ( \R LIVES & POSSIBILITIES4 ,PRIMITIVISM ASS]TS AN \TSIDE & MAKES CLAIMS TO C]TA9TY REG>D+ ! NATURE ( ?AT \TSIDE4 ,WE'LL DISP5SE ) !M ON ! PO9T ( C]TA9TY2 BUT ! \TSIDE ITSELF CALLS TO US4 

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,ONE ( ! MO/ LUCID PO9TS ?AT ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN MAKES 9 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN6 IS HIS CRITIQUE ( ,AN?ROPOLOGY4 ,HE (T5 SPEAKS ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S & >*AEOLOGI/S AS 0GRAVE ROBB]S10 :OSE 9T5TION IS TO 5=CE !IR [N /ORY AB\T HUMAN EXI/5CE :ILE ]AS+ ALL O!R /ORIES4 ,HE PAYS P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO ! EF=TS ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S TO DESCRIBE ! ROLE ( WORK 9 PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES4 ,MANY AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 SYMPA!TIC TO PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES1 WILL CLAIM ?AT ! PEOPLE 9 ?OSE SOCIETIES WORK$ SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ?AN DOME/ICAT$ PEOPLE4 ,!Y CALL !M ,HUNT]S OR ,GA!R]S4 ,!Y WILL SPEAK ( ! F\R H\RS A DAY ?AT >E DEVOT$ TO WORK4 ,FR$Y CRITIQUES ?IS POSITION BY CLAIM+ ?AT IT IS ! OP]ATION ( ! MANAG]S ( WORK CAMPS TO NATURALIZE WORK 9TO ALL O!R HUMAN & ANIMAL EXI/5CE4 ,YES1 PRIMITIVE PEOPLE WORK$ LESS1 BUT BECAUSE !Y DID NOT WORK AT ALL4 

,MOD]N AN?ROPOLOGI/S :O C>RY ,GULAG 9 !IR BRA9S R$UCE SU* HUMAN COMMUNITIES TO ! MOTIONS ?AT LOOK MO/ LIKE WORK1 & GIVE ! NAME ,GA!R]S TO PEOPLE :O PICK & SOMETIMES /ORE !IR FAVORITE FOODS4 ,A BANK CL]K W\LD CALL SU* COMMUNITIES ,SAV+S ,BANKS6 ,! .<WORK]S.> ON A C(FEE PLANTATION 9 ,GUATEMALA >E ,GA!R]S1 & ! AN?ROPOLOGI/ IS A ,SAV+S ,BANK4 ,!IR FREE ANCE/ORS HAD MORE IMPORTANT ?+S TO DO4 

,! 6,KUNG PEOPLE MIRACUL\SLY SURVIV$ AS A COMMUNITY ( FREE HUMAN BE+S 9TO \R [N EXT]M9AT+ AGE4 ,R4,E4 ,LEAKEY OBS]V$ !M 9 !IR LU% ,AFRICAN =E/ HOMEL&4 ,!Y CULTIVAT$ NO?+ EXCEPT !MSELVES4 ,!Y MADE !MSELVES :AT !Y WI%$ TO BE4 ,!Y W]E NOT DET]M9$ BY ANY?+ BEYOND !IR [N BE+--NOT BY AL>M CLOCKS1 NOT BY DEBTS1 NOT BY ORD]S FROM SUP]IORS4 ,!Y FEA/$ & CELEBRAT$ & PLAY$1 FULL-TIME1 EXCEPT :5 !Y SLEPT4 ,!Y %>$ EV]Y?+ ) !IR COMMUNITIES3 FOOD1 EXP]I5CES1 VISIONS1 SONGS4 ,GREAT P]SONAL SATISFACTION1 DEEP 9N] JOY1 CAME FROM ! %>+4 

7,9 TODAY'S WORLD1 WOLVES /ILL EXP]I5CE ! JOYS ?AT COME FROM %>+4 ,MAYBE ?AT'S :Y GOV]NM5TS PAY B\NTIES TO ! KILL]S ( WOLVES47 

,! ASS]TION IS SIMPLE1 BUT PR(\ND3 ?OSE :O LIVE 9 A WORLD ( WORK CAN ONLY UND]/& ! ACTIVITY ( O!RS AS WORK4 ,WORK IS A HI/ORICALLY DET]M9$ 9/ITUTION1 & YET \R CIVILIZ$ METAPHYSICS OP]ATES TO NATURALIZE ?IS 9/ITUTION2 TO OBSCURE ! VIOL5CE ( \R DOME/ICATION 9TO IT4 ,! IMPLICATIONS ( ?IS OP]ATION IS ALL ! MORE S9I/]1 AS WE LIVE 9 A WORLD :]E MORE & MORE NON-WAG$ ACTIVITIES >E SUBSUM$ 9TO ! WORLD ( WORK4 ,9 A S5SE1 DOME/ICATION FUNCTIONS AS A L9E> 5=CEM5T ( ! WORLD ( WORK1 COLONIZ+ \R PA/ AS IT DOES \R FUTURE4 

,S4 ,DIAMOND OBS]V$ O!R FREE HUMAN BE+S :O SURVIV$ 9TO \R AGE1 ALSO 9 ,AFRICA4 ,HE C\LD SEE ?AT !Y DID NO WORK1 BUT HE C\LDN'T QUITE BR+ HIMSELF TO SAY IT 9 ,5GLI%4 ,9/EAD1 HE SAID !Y MADE NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 WORK & PLAY4 ,DOES ,DIAMOND MEAN ?AT ! ACTIVITY ( ! FREE PEOPLE CAN BE SE5 AS WORK ONE MOM5T1 AS PLAY ANO!R1 DEP5D+ ON H[ ! AN?ROPOLOGI/ FEELS8 ,DOES HE MEAN ?AT !Y DIDN'T KN[ IF !IR ACTIVITY WAS WORK OR PLAY8 ,DOES HE MEAN WE1 Y\ & ,I1 ,DIAMOND'S >MOR$ CONTEMPOR>IES1 CANNOT DI/+UI% !IR WORK FROM !IR PLAY8 

,IF ! 6,KUNG VISIT$ \R (FICES & FACTORIES1 !Y MI<T ?9K WE'RE PLAY+4 ,:Y ELSE W\LD WE BE !RE8 

,I ?9K ,DIAMOND MEANT TO SAY SOME?+ MORE PR(\ND4 ,A TIME-&-MOTION 5G9E] WAT*+ A BE> NE> A B]RY PAT* W\LD NOT KN[ :5 TO PUN* HIS CLOCK4 ,DOES ! BE> />T WORK+ :5 HE WALKS TO ! B]RY PAT*1 :5 HE PICKS ! B]RY1 :5 HE OP5S HIS JAWS8 ,IF ! 5G9E] HAS HALF A BRA9 HE MI<T SAY ! BE> MAKES NO DI/9CTION BETWE5 WORK & PLAY4 ,IF ! 5G9E] HAS AN IMAG9ATION HE MI<T SAY ?AT ! BE> EXP]I5CES JOY FROM ! MOM5T ! B]RIES TURN DEEP R$1 & ?AT NONE ( ! BE>'S MOTIONS >E WORK4 

,IF WE >E TO ATTEMPT TO IMAG9E ?AT NONE ( ! BE>'S 7OR \R DI/ANCE ANCE/ORS1 = ?AT MATT]7 ACTIVITY IS WORK1 !N WE >E =C$ TO AB&ON TO SCI5TIFIC DISCIPL9ES :I* AIM TO MAKE CLAIMS TO C]TA9TY AB\T :AT VANQUI%$ PEOPLES' ACTIVITIES W]E LIKE4 ,?IS IS AN IMPORTANT BREAK FROM A PRIMITIVI/ OR?ODOXY :I* PRIORITIZES ! USE ( AN?ROPOLOGICAL ME?ODS4 ,IT IS UND]/&ABLE :Y ONE W\LD WANT TO MAKE SU* CLAIMS AS TO ! PRECISE NATURE ( AN \TSIDE OR A BE=E CIVILIZATION4 ,WE W\LD ASS]T1 H[EV]1 ?AT SU* CLAIMS >5'T SIMPLY WRONG 7BY VIRTUE ( !IR 5TR5*M5T 9 ! SCI5TIFIC WORLDVIEW7 BUT ?AT !Y >E UNNECESS>Y TO \R CRITIQUE4 ,WE DO NOT NE$ TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM ) C]TA9TY ?AT \R ANCE/ORS 0WORK$ LESS0 9 ORD] TO REFUSE ! WORLD ( WORK ?AT CAPTURES US4 ,?AT WE CAN PO9T TO ! WORLD ( WORK AS A HI/ORICALLY DET]M9$ 9/ITUTION ( DOM9ATION :I* EM]G$ ) DOME/ICATION & CONT9UES TO IMMIS]ATE \R LIVES IS REASON 5\< ?AT WORLD %\LD BURN4 

,?IS IS A DIFF]5T ORI5TATION TO ! \TSIDE4 ,!RE IS SURELY COM=T & PEACE ( M9D 9 BELIEV+ ! SCI5TIFIC ANSW]S AB\T :AT IS \TSIDE4 ,!RE IS ALSO A DIGNITY & C]TA9TY :I* COMES FROM BELIEV+ ?AT UTOPIA ONCE EXI/$ ON ! FACE ( ! E>?4 ,BUT :AT IS LEFT TO US IF WE AB&ON !SE C]TA9TIES8 ,:AT REMA9S IS ! A MY/]Y & A *AOS :I* EVADES ANY RATIONALI/ ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE & PUT IT TO USE4 ,?IS UNKN[N IS PRECISELY ?AT :I* DRIVES ?OSE :O SPEAK ) C]TA9TY CRAZY4 ,IT IS ! D>K & MAGICAL WORLD ( MY/]Y :I* ALL ! VIOL5CE ( ! SCI5TIFIC OP]ATION AIMS TO ANNIHILATE4 ,\R PROPOSAL IS SIMPLE3 9/EAD ( DECEIV+ \RSELVES AB\T ! UNKN[N ) ?IS OR ?AT ,POSITIVE ,EVID5CE1 ! UNKN[N ITSELF IS SOME?+ TO CELEBRATE4 ,RA!R ?AN A PRIMITIVI/ RETURN TO AN \TSIDE ?AT IS SUPPOS$LY MAPP$ 9TO \R BIOLOGY2 WE'LL PURSUE AN ESCAPE 9TO AN \TSIDE :I* IS AT ! SAME TIME A MY/]Y & AN UNC]TA9TY4 ,%\LD WE FI<T LESS TO ESCAPE IF WE DON'T KN[ :AT ! \TSIDE LOOKS LIKE8 ,ONE NE$S ONLY LOOK AT ! WORLD :I* PRES5TS ITSELF AS ALL TOO C]TA9 TO KN[ ! ANSW]4 

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,9 CONSID]+ ?IS PROVOCATION 9 ! CONTEXT ( \R 9QUIRY 9TO G5D] & DOME/ICATION1 A GL>+ CONTRADICTION EM]GES3 :Y IS ,FR$Y'S WILLFUL EMBRACE ( ! UNKN[N 7) REG>D TO WORK7 NOT LIKEWISE APPLI$ TO G5D]8 ,IT TAKES V]Y LITTLE EF=T TO EXT5D ! CRITIQUE ( AN?ROPOLOGICAL C]TA9TY 9TO ! G5D]$ WORLD4 ,WE C\LD EASILY P>ALLEL IT 9 SAY+3 ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 SYMPA!TIC TO PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES1 WILL VIEW ! RELATION%IPS BETWE5 ,M5 & ,WOM5 AS MORE FAIR & DESIRABLE 9 !SE SOCIETIES ?AN 9 CIVILIZ$ SOCIETIES4 ,!Y >E WRONG 9 ?AT !RE IS NO RELATION%IP BETWE5 ,M5 & ,WOM54 ,!Y LIVE 9 A WORLD ( G5D]1 & SO !Y CAN ONLY P]CEIVE ! V>I$ & 9EFFABLE EXI/5CES ( O!RS AS CON=M+ TO ?OSE CATEGORIES4 ,AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ ) HALF A BRA9 WILL SAY ?AT !SE G5D] RELATION%IPS >E LESS RIGID & DOM9AT+ ?AN ! ONES WE EXP]I5CE2 AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ ) AN IMAG9ATION W\LD SAY ?AT !SE >E NOT G5D] RELATION%IPS 9 ! WAY WE UND]/& !M AT ALL4 

,?IS CRITIQUE CAN V]Y EASILY BE APPLI$ TO ALMO/ ALL PRIMITIVI/ WRIT+S ON G5D]4 ,P]LMAN & D',EAUBONNE >E OBVI\SLY IMPLICAT$ 9 ?IS TYPE ( ESS5TIALISM REG>D+ ! ROLES ?AT WOM5 & M5 PLAY$ 9 PRIMITIVE CULTURES4 ,! >*ETYPE ( WOMAN AS ! NURTUR+ & PRO-CREATIVE C5T] ( ! UNIV]SE IS CLE>LY AS HI/ORICALLY CON/RUCT$ BY ! DIVISION ( LABOR1 & YET IT IS ALL ! MORE S9I/] BECAUSE IT OP]ATES AS IF NATURAL4 ,:ILE ,Z]ZAN'S !ORY ( G5D] IS MORE OV]T 9 MOBILIZ+ AN?ROPOLOGY1 IT OP5S SPACE AGA9/ ESS5TIALISM BY ID5TIFY+ G5D] AS A SOCIALLY CON/RUCT$ 9/ITUTION SUTUR$ ON TOP ( A NATURAL SEXUAL DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS /ILL W>RANTS CRITIQUE1 H[EV]4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ WOR?:ILE UND]/&+S (F]$ BY QUE] !ORY IS ! PROVOCATION ?AT ! SEX_/G5D] DI*OTOMY REF]R$ TO BY FEM9I/S OV] ! LA/ SEV]AL DECADES IS NOT TWO SY/EMS1 BUT ACTUALLY ONE4 ,SEX AS A B9>Y IS NO MORE NATURAL ?AN G5D]4 ,IT IS ! HI/ORICAL & RETROSPECTIVE >RANGEM5T 9TO TWO CATEGORIES ( A VA/ RANGE ( ORGANS1 HORMONES1 GE/URES1 DISPOSITIONS1 BODY %APES1 SEXUAL CAPACITIES1 ETC4 ,! EF=TS ON ! P>T ( TRANSG5D] LIB]ATIONI/S >E RELEVANT TO ?IS %IFT1 AS !Y DEMON/RATE ?AT !RE IS NO DET]M9ACY OR COHESION BETWE5 ANY P>TICUL> >RANGEM5T ( ! ABOVE *>ACT]I/ICS1 BUT RA!R ?AT ! >RANGEM5T ( !M 9TO CATEGORIES IS ALWAYS A CO]CIVE ATTACK ON AN 9DIVIDUAL4 ,! REC5T /RUGGLES ( 9T]SEX PEOPLE GOES FUR!R TO CLE>LY UND]M9E ! C]TA9TY :I* NATURALIZES B9>Y SEX4 ,! QUIET SCI5TIFIC & M$ICAL MUTILATION & RE%AP+ ( UNTOLD 9FANTS TO FIT 9TO B9>Y SEX DEMON/RATES ?AT IT IS NO MORE NATURAL ?AN B9>Y G5D]4 ,?IS 9/ITUTIONAL CAPTURE 9TO ONE OR ANO!R SEX IS JU/ ! NEWE/ =M ( :AT IS AN ANCI5T REGIME ( DIET1 M$IC9E1 LABOR1 BONDAGE1 RELIGION & TABOO :I* FUNCTIONS TO %APE & EXAGG]ATE TWO SEXES \T ( ! VA/ 9F9ITY ( POSSIBILITIES CONTA9$ BY ! HUMAN BODY4 ,SEX & ,G5D] >E ! SAME HIS-/ORICAL OP]ATION ( CATEGORIZATION & SEP>ATION1 !Y >E SIMPLY DIFF]5T >TICULATIONS4 

,IT IS NOT UNCOMMON = PRIMITIVI/ ?9K]S & AN?ROPOLOGI/S TO HAVE A CRITIQUE ( HET]ONORMATIVITY1 PO9T+ TO EVID5CE ( WIDESPREAD HOMOSEXUAL PRACTICES 9 TRIBAL SOCIETIES BE=E !IR COLONIZATION4 ,O!RS WILL ALSO PO9T TO ! EXI/5CE ( '?IRD G5D]S' 9 C]TA9 TRIBES4 ,!SE /ORIES >E RELEVANT 9 ?AT !Y UND]M9E ! NATURALIZ$ VIEW ( HET]ONORMATIVITY 7& ) IT REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM71 BUT AS LONG AS !Y FUNCTION SCI5TIFICALLY1 !Y /ILL MA9TA9 ! /ABILITY ( G5D] 7EV5 ?IRD G5D]S74 ,!Y PO9T TO A MORE FAVORABLE G5D] >RANGEM5T1 BUT LACK ! IMAG9ATION TO UND]/& ?AT PEOPLE MAY HAVE HAD RELATION%IPS TO ONE'S BODY & SEXUALITY \TSIDE ( ! G5D]$ CAGES :I* HAVE BE5 BUILT >\ND US4 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! T5D5CY TO UNIV]SALIZE !SE CONCLUSIONS IS A T5D5CY ( ,LEVIA?AN2 HOMOG5EITY IS 9TR9SIC TO ! DOME/ICATION PROCESS4 

,IF WE FOLL[ ! ANALOG\S CRITIQUE ( WORK1 WE MU/ COME TO A PLACE :]E WE CAN SAY ?AT WE DO NOT KN[ = C]TA9 :AT G5D]$ EXI/5CE WAS LIKE BE=E CIVILIZATION4 ,& YET ?IS REVELATION 9 NO WAY ALT]S \R C]TA9TY ?AT G5D] AS WE KN[ IT BEG9S ) CIVILIZATION4 ,IF WE 9VOKE AN ORI5TATION TO AN \TSIDE ( CIVILIZ$ G5D]1 !N WE >E ACTUALLY 9VOK+ ANO!R MY/]Y1 AN 9EFFABLE :I* EVADES DEF9ITION & CAPTURE4 ,:AT W\LD IT MEAN TO P>TICIPATE 9 LIFE OR DEA? /RUGGLE AGA9/ G5D] )\T KN[+ :AT EXI/$ BE=E IT8 ,?IS W\LD MEAN PURSU+ AN \TSIDE :I* PRES5TS ITSELF TO US AS %AD[S & *AOS4 ,IT W\LD MEAN FI<T+ = ! WILD1 )\T REC\RSE TO ! NATURAL4 ,AS WE'VE 9TON$ BE=E3 ?\< WE =EGO ! PRIVILEGE ( NATURALNESS1 WE >E NOT DET]R$1 = WE ALLY \RSELVES 9/EAD ) ! *AOS & BLACKNESS FROM :I* ,NATURE ITSELF SPILLS =?4.<#e.> ,:AT WE'VE ELSE:]E CALL$ QUE] DESIRE IS A T5D5CY T[>D ?IS PRIMORDIAL *AOS4 ,! TASK IS TO LIVE IT4 

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,HAV+ UNVEIL$ ?IS CONTRADICTION )9 PRIMITIVISM1 WE >E LEFT WOND]+ H[ ?IS BL9DSPOT HAS REMA9$ = SO LONG4 

,ONE ( ! BEAUTIFUL ASPECTS ( ! PRIMITIVI/ CRITIQUE IS ?AT IS PROVIDES A L5S ?R\< :I* TO EXPLORE EV]Y RELATION & 9/ITUTION ?AT IS NATURALIZ$ 9 ,LEVIA?ANIC ?\<T4 ,)9 ! PRIMITIVI/ CANON1 ONE CAN READILY F9D 9CISIVE ATTACKS AGA9/ ! FAMILY1 RACE1 PSY*IATRY1 AGRICULTURE1 ! DIVISION ( LABOR1 SPECIALIZATION1 MILIT>ISM & C\NTLESS O!R DIM5SIONS ( CIVILIZ$ EXI/5CE4 ,PRIMITIVI/S >E P]HAPS AT !IR MO/ IMAG9ATIVE & 9SI<TFUL :5 !Y EXPLORE A WORLD \TSIDE ! MORE DEEPLY EMB$D$ AB/RACTIONS ( ,LEVIA?ANIC CULTURE3 SYMBOLIC ?\<T1 NUMB]S1 >T1 LANGUAGE1 EV5 NATURE4 ,SEV]AL TEXTS EV5 (F] DREAMLIKE ATTEMPTS TO IMAG9E H[ FREE PEOPLE HAVE CONCEIV$ ( DIFF]5T %APES TO TIME ITSELF4 

,H[ !N1 HAS ?IS CRITICAL ONSLAU<T MISS$ A RELATION SO OBVI\S & 5TR5*$ 9TO \R BE+8 ,?OSE :O CLAIM ?AT ,CIVILIZATION 9AUGURAT$ G5D] DISP>ITY1 /ILL MA9TA9 ! NATURALNESS ( ?OSE G5D]S4 ,EV5 ?OSE 7LIKE ,Z]ZAN7 :O CALL G5D] 9TO QUE/ION1 /ILL HOLD TO A NATURAL DUALISM :I* IS P]V]T$ BY DOME/ICATION4 ,?AT ?IS DUALISM IS CONSID]$ NATURAL BY ?OSE :O W\LD O!RWISE REFUSE ANY O!R DUALISM 7HUMAN_/ANIMAL1 M9D_/BODY1 ETC47 AS A CIVILIZ$ CON/RA9T IS NOT PRO( ( ITS NATURALISM4 ,RA!R IT IS PRO( ( H[ DEEPLY 5TR5*$ IT IS 9 ! PROCESS ( DOME/ICATION--SO DEEP ?AT WE CAN SC>CELY IMAG9E A WORLD BE=E IT4 ,Z]ZAN1 TO HIS CR$IT1 SAYS ! DIVIDE 7:I* V>IES 9 ITS =M1 BUT NOT ITS ESS5CE7 IS ! MO/ DEEPLY SEAT$ DUALISM2 GIV+ RISE TO ! SUBJECT_/OBJECT & M9D_/BODY SPLITS 9 TURN4 ,HE CALLS IT A 0CATEGORIZATION444 ?AT MAY BE ! S+LE CULTURAL =M ( GREATE/ SIGNIFICANCE40 ,IT 9TRODUCES & LEGITIMIZES ALL O!R DOM9ATIONS4 ,?IS L9E ( >GUM5T IS E*O$ BY ,WIT* ,HAZEL 9 ,B,L,O,O,D,L,U,/1 :O WRITES ?AT ! CON/RUCTION & DEVALUATION ( ! FEM99E >*ETYPE IS A P>ALLEL TO ! M9D_/BODY SPLIT & 5ABLES ! TURN T[>D DOME/ICATION & ,CIVILIZ$ CONQUE/4 ,?IS C5TRAL UND]P9N+ ( ,CIVILIZATION ALREADY DIV9ES1 )\T KN[+ IT1 ! 5MITY BETWE5 ,CIVILIZATION & QUE] DESIRE >TICULAT$ BY ,GUY ,HOCQU5<EM & O!RS2 ! WAY ?AT QUE] DESIRE REVEALS :AT IS COMMON BETWE5 ! FAMILY & ! AUTOMOBILE & EV]Y O!R CIVILIZ$ APP>ATUS4 ,?IS L5S ALL[S US TO SEE ?AT 9 G5D]1 MORE ?AN ANY:]E ELSE1 ! 5EMY HAS PROJECT$ ITSELF ?R\<\T TIME 9 ORD] TO PRECLUDE \R DREAMS ( AN \TSIDE4 ,AS ,FR$Y N>RATES ?IS DYNAMIC ( PROJECTION3 

,! /RAIT ?AT SEP>ATES US FROM ! O!R %ORE HAS BE5 WID5+ = ?REE HUNDR$ G5]ATIONS1 & :ATEV] WAS CANNIBALIZ$ FROM ! O!R %ORE IS NO LONG] A VE/IGE ( !IR ACTIVITY BUT AN EXCRETION ( \RS3 IT'S %IT4 ,R$UC$ TO BLANK SLATES BY S*OOL1 WE CANNOT KN[ :AT IT WAS TO GR[ UP HEIRS TO ?\S&S ( G5]ATIONS ( VISION1 9SI<T1 EXP]I5CE4 ,WE CANNOT KN[ :AT IT WAS TO LE>N TO HE> ! PLANTS GR[1 & TO FEEL ! GR[?444 

,IT BECOMES V]Y IMPORTANT = ! LA/ ,LEVIA?AN TO D5Y ! EXI/5CE ( AN \TSIDE4 ,! BEA/'S VOICES HAVE TO PROJECT ,LEVIA?ANIC TRAITS 9TO PRE-,LEVIA?ANIC PA/1 9TO NATURE1 EV5 9TO ! UNKN[N UNIV]SE4 

,! PO/-,HOBBESIAN >TIFICIAL BEA/ BECOMES CONSCI\S ( ITSELF AS ,LEVIA?AN & NOT AS ,TEMPLE OR ,HEAV5LY ,EMPIRE OR ,VIC>ATE ( ,*RI/1 & IT SIMULTANE\SLY BEG9S TO SUSPECT ITS [N FRAILTY1 ITS IMP]MAN5CE4 ,! BEA/ KN[S ITSELF TO BE A MA*9E1 & IT KN[S ?AT MA*9ES BREAK D[N1 DECOMPOSE1 & MAY EV5 DE/ROY !MSELVES4 ,A FRANTIC SE>* = P]PETUAL MOTION MA*9ES YIELDS NO ASSURANCE TO C\NT] ! SUSPICIONS1 & ! BEA/ HAS NO *OICE BUT TO PROJECT ITSELF 9TO REALMS OR BE+S :I* >E NOT MA*9ES4 

,A TELL+ /ORY IS ?AT ( ! 9T]ACTION BETWE5 COLONIZ+ ,FR5* ,JESUITS & ! 9DIG5\S ,MONTAGNAIS-,NASKAPI 9 #a#g? C5TURY ,CANADA1 AS REC\NT$ BY ,ELEANOR ,LEACOCK1 A FEM9I/ AN?ROPOLOGI/ CIT$ BY BO? ,Z]ZAN & ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI4 ,%E DESCRIBES H[ IT BECAME NECESS>Y = ! ,JESUITS TO 'CIVILIZE' ! ,MONTAGNAIS-,NASKAPI 9 ORD] TO 5SURE !Y'D BE DISCIPL9$ TRAD+ P>TN]S4 ,?IS 5DEAVOR />T$ ) ! 9TRODUCTION ( HI]>*ICAL G5D] ROLES4 

,AS (T5 HAPP5$ :5 ,EUROPEANS CAME 9 CONTACT ) NATIVE ,AM]ICAN POPULATIONS1 ! ,FR5* W]E IMPRESS$ BY ,MONTAGNAIS-,NASKAPI G5]OSITY1 !IR S5SE ( COOP]ATION & 9DIFF]5CE TO /ATUS1 BUT !Y W]E SC&ALIZ$ BY !IR 'LACK ( MORALS2' !Y SAW ?AT ! ,NASKAPI HAD NO CONCEPTION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 ( AU?ORITY1 ( MALE SUP]IORITY1 & !Y EV5 REFUS$ TO PUNI% !IR *ILDR54 ,! ,JESUITS DECID$ TO *ANGE ALL ?AT1 SETT+ \T TO TEA* ! ,9DIANS ! BASIC ELEM5TS ( CIVILIZATION1 CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS WAS NECESS>Y TO TURN !M 9TO RELIABLE TRADE P>TN]S4 ,9 ?IS SPIRIT !Y FIR/ TAU<T !M ?AT 'MAN IS ! MA/]1' ?AT '9 ,FRANCE WOM5 DO NOT RULE !IR HUSB&S1' & ?AT C\RT+ AT NI<T1 DIVORCE AT EI!R P>TN]'S DESIRE1 & SEXUAL FRE$OM = BO? SP\SES1 BE=E OR AFT] M>RIAGE1 HAD TO BE =BIDD54 

,! ,JESUITS SUCCE$$ 9 CONV9C+ ! NEWLY APPO9T$ *IEFS ( ! TRIBE TO IMPLEM5T MALE AU?ORITY OV] ! WOM54 ,SEV]AL ,NASKAPI WOM5 FL$ SU* NOVEL & (F5SIVE CON/RA9T1 CAUS+ M5 7AT ! 5C\RAGEM5T ( ! ,JESUITS7 TO *ASE AFT] !M & ?REAT5 TO BEAT &_/OR IMPRISON !M = !IR DISOB$I5CE4 ,ONE ,JESUIT MISSION>Y'S J\RNAL PR\DLY 9CLUDES AN ACC\NT ( ! 9CID5T3 

,SU* ACTS ( JU/ICE CAUSE NO SURPRISE 9 ,FRANCE1 BECAUSE IT IS USUAL !RE TO PROCE$ 9 ?AT MANN]4 ,BUT AMONG !SE PEOPLE444:]E EV]YONE CONSID]S HIMSELF FROM BIR? AS FREE AS ! WILD ANIMALS ?AT ROAM 9 !IR GREAT =E/S444IT IS A M>VEL1 OR RA!R A MIRACLE1 TO SEE A P]EMPTORY COMM& OBEY$1 OR ANY ACT ( SEV]ITY OR JU/ICE P]=M$4 

,ANO!R 9T]E/+ /ORY IS REC\NT$ 9 A BRIEF SEGM5T FROM ! J\RNAL ,SPECIES ,TRAITOR AB\T HOMOSEXUALITY \TSIDE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,! SEGM5T HAS ! HUMILITY TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT :ILE WE CAN 9DICT UNIV]SALIZ$ HOMOPHOBIA AS BE+ UNIQUE TO MOD]N SOCIETY1 WE CAN KN[ V]Y LITTLE AB\T ! VA/ & DIV]G5T SEXUAL PRACTICES ( ! MAJORITY ( CULTURES ?AT HAVE WALK$ ! E>?4 ,! SEGM5T GOES ON TO CITE AN EXAMPLE ( TWO AN?ROPOLOGI/S LIV+ AMONG ! ,HUAORANI PEOPLE 9 ! ,AMAZON REGION ( :AT IS N[ ,ECUADOR4 ,! TWO AN?ROPOLOGI/S WITNESS$ TWO ,HUAORANI M5 9 AN 9TIMATE EMBRACE4 ,:5 ! ,HUAORANI M5 SAW ?AT !Y W]E BE+ WAT*$1 ONE QUIETLY :ISP]$ TO ! O!R K[UDI1 AFT] :I* !Y LOOK$ EMB>RASS$ AT ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S & WALK$ AWAY4 ,K[UDI MEANS \TSID]S4 

,BO? ( !SE /ORIES SUCC9CTLY ILLU/RATE ! TRULY P>TISAN ROLE PLAY$ BY ?OSE :O OP]ATE UND] SOME NOTION ( OBJECTIVITY OR NEUTRALITY4 ,! J\RNALS ( C\NTLESS MISSION>IES1 EXPLOR]S & AN?ROPOLOGI/S %[ ?AT !IR ACC\NTS >E TA9T$ BY !IR CIVILIZ$ ATTITUDES T[>D G5D] & SEXUALITY1 BUT ALSO ?AT ONE ( !IR PRIM>Y OP]ATIONS IS TO =CE ?OSE ATTITUDES UPON ! PEOPLE !Y /UDY4 ,9 ,WIT*CRAFT & ! ,GAY ,C\NT]CULTURE1 ,>?UR ,EVANS PO9TS TO SEV]AL ( !SE1 9CLUD+ A RA!R HUMOR\S EXAMPLE ( ! ,GREEK HI/ORIAN ,DIODORUS ,SICULUS' DISGU/ AT ! BEHAVIOR ( ,CELTIC M5 9 ! FIR/ C5TURY ,B,C3 

,AL?\< !Y HAVE GOOD-LOOK+ WOM51 !Y PAY V]Y LITTLE ATT5TION TO !M1 BUT >E REALLY CRAZY AB\T HAV+ SEX ) M54 ,!Y >E ACCU/OM$ TO SLEEP ON ! GR\ND ON ANIMAL SK9S & ROLL >\ND ) MALE B$MATES ON BO? SIDES4 ,HE$LESS ( !IR [N DIGNITY1 !Y AB&ON )\T A QUALM ! BLOOM ( !IR BODIES TO O!RS4 ,& ! MO/ 9CR$IBLE ?+ IS ?AT !Y DON'T ?9K ?IS IS %AMEFUL4 

,ALL ( ?IS PO9TS TO ! GREAT FLAW ( AN?ROPOLOGY 9 REG>D TO ! QUE/ION ( G5D]4 ,AS ! EXI/5CE & UNIV]SALITY ( G5D]$ CATEGORIES IS TAK5 = GRANT$1 !IR ACC\NTS 7& (T5 !IR ACTIONS7 WILL ALWAYS FUNCTION TO 5ACT A VIOL5CE UPON A WILD RANGE ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE1 SEV]+ IT FROM ITS :OLE CONTEXT & REC\NT+ ?AT EXP]I5CE AS AN AMPUTAT$ & G5D]$ ONE4 ,?IS ISN'T TO SAY ?AT WE %\LDN'T READ !SE /ORIES4 ,9/EAD IT 9/RUCTS US ON H[ TO READ !M4 ,IF WE CAN GLEAN ANY USEFUL DIRECTION FROM !M1 IT IS BY READ+ !SE SCI5TI/S AS WE W\LD READ ANY O!R 5EMY2 CRITICALLY1 & ) ATT5TION TO ! SECRETS HIDD5 BETWE5 ! L9ES4 ,& EV5 :5 WE CAN DI/ILL ?IS OR ?AT1 WE /ILL ONLY HAVE ONE /ORY1 FROM ONE CULTURE1 9 ONE MOM5T4 ,TO UNIV]SALIZE !SE /ORIES AS REPRES5TATIONS & TRU?S AB\T ALL ( HUMANITY1 AS IS (T5 DONE BY PRIMITIVI/ AN?ROPOLOGY1 IS TO FALSIFY \R UND]/&+ & ]ASE AN 9F9ITY ( O!R POSSIBILITIES & /ORIES ( PEOPLE BEYOND CIVILIZATION'S SN>ES4 ,IT IS A REV]5CE = ?IS 9F9ITY :I* SETS \R 9QUIRY AP>T FROM A SCI5TIFIC ONE4 ,SCI5CE1 AFT] ALL1 IS ALSO ONE MY? AMONG MANY4 ,IT IS DIFF]5T ONLY 9 ?AT IT REFUSES ALL /ORIES BUT ITS [N4 

,SOME 9T]PRET !SE /ORIES TO MEAN ?AT ,PATRI>*Y IS ONE ( ! FIR/ PILL>S ( CIVILIZATION TO EM]GE FROM DOME/ICATION4 ,O!RS GLEAN ?AT ! G5D] DIVISION IS ! FIR/ DUALITY1 :I* MAKES DOME/ICATION POSSIBLE4 ,BO? V]SIONS DRAW CIRCLES >\ND A ?IRD POSSIBILITY3 

,G5D] IS DOME/ICATION4 

,! TWO SUPPOS$LY DI/9CT PH5OM5A APPE> AS MUTUALLY CON/ITUT+ BECAUSE !Y >E ONE & ! SAME PH5OM5ON4 ,E>LI] WE SAID ?AT DOME/ICATION IS ! CAPTURE ( LIV+ ?+S BY SOME?+ NON-LIV+4 ,IT IS ALSO ! PROCESS :]E CAPTURE IS 9T]NALIZ$ BY LIV+ BE+S :O >E !N %AP$ 9TO PRE-DET]M9$ ROLES4 ,! NON-LIV+ ?+ IS IMMORTAL & CONT9UES LONG AFT] ITS CAPTIVES >E DEAD1 & ?AT IT IS CON/ANTLY ACCUMULAT+ NEW LIVES 9 ORD] TO REPRODUCE ITSELF4 ,G5D] IS PRECISELY ?IS NON-LIV+ 9/ITUTION :I* TE>S 9DIVIDUALS AWAY FROM !MSELVES & RECON/ITUTES !M AS A PRE-DET]M9$ ROLE4 ,G5D] W\LD BE AN EMPTY HUSK IF IT WASN'T = ITS CON/ANT CAPTURE ( NEW BODIES2 BODIES :I* 9 TURN GIVE IT LIFE4 ,ISN'T ! FIR/ 9CURSION ( ,CIVILIZATION 9TO ! LIFE ( A WILD NEWBORN ALWAYS TO PROCLAIM ITS G5D]8 ,IT IS ! FIR/ SEP>ATION :I* GIVES RISE TO ALL O!RS4 ,G5D] IS ! CIPH] ?R\< :I* ,LEVIA?AN CATEGORIZES & UND]/&S EA* & EV]Y ONE ( ! BE+S TRAPP$ 9 ITS 5TRAILS4 ,A :OLE DE/9Y ( EXP]I5CE IS 9SCRIB$ ON \R BODIES FROM IT4 

,WE %\LD ALSO REMEMB] ?AT WE PREVI\S ID5TIFI$ A !ME :]E DOME/ICAT$ PEOPLE 9VOKE ! IMAGE ( ?OSE !Y >E NOT & NEV] W]E TO JU/IFY !IR [N MA*9ATIONS & VIOL5CE4 ,9 G5D]1 WE SEE ALL ! WAYS ?AT ! G5D] B9>Y IS NATURALIZ$ AS SEX & PROJECT$ 9TO PRE-HI/ORY AS A WAY ( EXPLA9+ & RATIONALIZ+ 7ESS5TIALIZ+7 ALL ( !SE EXP]I5CES ( VIOL5CE4 ,WE >E TOLD ?OSE ASSIGN$ FEMALE >E MEANT TO BE MO!RS1 & !RE=E IT IS 9 !IR NATURE TO 5DURE PA91 TO BE C>ETAK]S1 TO SUBMIT TO EXT]NAL AU?ORITY4 ,?OSE ASSIGN$ MALE >E VIRILE HUNT]S & W>RIORS1 VIOL5CE & RAPE >E SUPPOS$LY 9TR9SIC TO !IR NATURE4 ,HOMOSEXUALS >E AB]RATIONS 9 NATURE1 & ?US !Y >E FAT$ = EXILE 9 !IR %ORT1 BRUTAL & DISEAS$ LIVES4 ,EV]Y MASK ( ! NATURAL IS ONLY EV] A LIE TOLD BY ,LEVIA?AN TO JU/IFY ITS [N ACTIVITY4 

,AN UND]/&+ ( G5D] AS DOME/ICATION IS SUPPORT$ BY ! 9QUIRIES ( A H&FUL ( ANTI-COLONIAL !ORI/S ( G5D] SU* AS ,M>IA ,LUGONES1 ,&REA ,SMI? & ,OY]ONKE ,OYEWUMI4 ,SMI?1 = EXAMPLE1 HORRIFY+LY ILLU/RATES ! USE ( SEXUAL VIOL5CE AS /RATEGY ( ,LEVIA?AN'S CONQUE/ ( ! ,AM]ICAS4.<#f.> ,MORE SO1 %E >GUES ?AT COLONIALISM IS ITSELF /RUCTUR$ BY SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 ,LUGONES1 AS ANO!R EXAMPLE1 >GUES ?AT G5D] ITSELF IS VIOL5TLY 9TRODUC$ BY COLONIAL CIVILIZATION4.<#g.> ,%E SAYS IT IS CONSI/5TLY & CONTEMPOR>ILY US$ TO DE/ROY PEOPLES1 COSMOLOGIES & COMMUNITIES 9 ORD] TO =M ! BUILD+ GR\ND ( ! 'CIVILIZ$ ,WE/4' ,%E >GUES ?AT ! COLONIAL SY/EM PRODUCES DIFF]5T RACIALIZ$ G5D]S1 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY 9/ITUTES G5D] ITSELF AS A WAY ( ORGANIZ+ RELATIONS1 KN[L$GES & COSMIC UND]/&+4 ,?IS IS USEFUL BECAUSE IT REFUSES A UNIV]SAL OR NATURAL UND]/&+ ( ,PATRI>*Y ?AT LACKS A CRITIQUE ( RACIAL & HET]ONORMATIVE COLONIALISM4 ,9/EAD1 H] >GUM5T HELPS US TO DESCRIBE ! G5D] AS SOME?+ ?AT SPREADS1 CONSUMES & DE/ROYS4 ,%E DESCRIBES ?IS PROCESS AS ! ,COLONIAL_/,MOD]N ,G5D] ,SY/EM4 ,?IS SY/EM 5TAILS ! NATURALIZATION ( ! SEXUAL B9>Y1 ! DEMONIZATION ( A RACIAL & H]MAPHRODITIC O!R1 & ! VIOL5T ]ADICATION ( EV]Y?+ \TSIDE CIVILIZATION3 ?IRD G5D]S1 HOMOSEXUALITY1 GYNOC5TRIC KN[L$GES & NON-G5D]$ EXI/5CE1 ETC4 ,OY]ONKE ,OYEWUMI 9 ,! ,9V5TION ( ,WOM5 DESCRIBES H[ G5D] WAS NOT AN ORGANIZ+ PR9CIPLE 9 ,YORUBA SOCIETY PRIOR TO COLONIZATION4 ,%E SAYS ?AT PATRI>*Y ONLY EM]GES :5 ,YORUBA SOCIETY IS 0TRANSLAT$ 9TO 5GLI% TO FIT ! WE/]N PATT]N ( BODY REASON+40 ,%E LOCATES ! DOM9ANCE ( CIVILIZATION'S G5D] SY/EM 9 ITS DOCUM5TATION & 9T]PRETATION ( ! WORLD4 0,RESE>*]S ALWAYS F9D G5D] :5 !Y LOOK = IT40 

,)9 COLONIALISM1 NEW SUBJECT CATEGORIES W]E CREAT$ BY WE/]N ,CIVILIZATION & W]E RACIALIZ$ & 5G5D]$ AS ! F\NDATION ( ! NEW COLONIAL /ATE4 ,?IS CREATION PROCESS IS COMPOS$ ( SEV]AL OP]ATIONS3 ! 9TRODUCTION & 5TR5*M5T ( G5D] ROLES1 ! IMPOSITION ( ,MALE GODS1 ! =MATION ( ,PATRI>*AL COLONIAL GOV]NM5T1 ! DISPLACEM5T ( PEOPLE FROM !IR TRADITIONAL MEANS ( SUBSI/5CE & ! VIOL5T 9/ITUTION ( ! ,FAMILY4 ,!SE OP]ATIONS S]VE AS A REVISION :I* RECA/S & G5D]S TRIBAL LIFE & SPIRITUALITY4 ,?IS 5G5D]+ DOES MORE ?AN CREATE ! VICTIMIZ$ CATEGORY ( WOM51 BUT ALSO CON/RUCTS M5 AS COLLABORATORS 9 DOME/ICATION4 ,LUGONES CITES ! ,BRITI% /RATEGY ( BR++ 9DIG5\S M5 TO ,5GLI% S*OOLS :]E !Y W\LD BE 9/RUCT$ 9 ! WAYS ( CIVILIZ$ G5D]4 ,!SE M5 W\LD WORK )9 ! COLONIAL /ATE TO DEPRIVE WOM5 ( !IR PREVI\S P[] TO DECL>E W>1 BE> >MS & DET]M9E !IR [N RELATION%IPS4 ,%E ALSO CITES ! ,SPANI% /RATEGY ( CRIM9ALIZ+ SODOMY AMONG COLONIZ$ POPULATIONS1 9T]TW9+ IT ) RACIALIZ$ HATR$ ( ! ,MOORS & O!R 'PRIMITIVE' PEOPLE4 

,!SE !ORI/S EMPLOY /ORIES & EXAMPLES ( '?IRD G5D]S' NOT AS A LIT]AL DESCRIPTION ( A ?REE G5D]$ SY/EM1 BUT 9/EAD AS A PLACE HOLD] = ! 9F9ITE RANGE ( BODILY POSSIBILITY :I* EXI/S \TSIDE ! COLONIAL SY/EM4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT DOME/ICATION HAS TO BE IMPOS$ AS G5D] 9 ORD] TO DIS9TEGRATE ALL ! COMMUNAL & FREE RELATION%IPS1 RITUALS & OV]LAPP+ MEANS ( SURVIVAL4 ,& AS ! CIVILIZ$ IDEAL ( RACIAL G5D] IS NATURALIZ$1 EV]Y?+ \TSIDE ( ITSELF IS FAIR GAME = CAPTURE1 DOM9ATION & RE%AP+4 ,COLONIALISM ITSELF IS (T5 DESCRIB$ ?R\< ! RACIAL & SEXUAL METAPHOR ( ! :ITE MALE EXPLOR] UNCOV]+ & PILLAG+ ! D>K FEMALE CONT95TS1 =C+ H] TO SUBMIT & PLANT+ ! SE$ ( CIVILIZATION4 

,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 WE CAN RECOGNIZE ALL ! 9CID5TS ( G5D]$ & RACIAL VIOL5CE 9 \R LIVES AS REPETITIONS ( ?IS FIR/ CAPTURE4 ,SEX WORK1 ABUSIVE RELATION%IPS1 BODY DYSMORPHIA1 M>RIAGE1 SEXUAL ABUSE1 FAMILIAL CON/RA9T1 DATE RAPE1 GANG RAPE1 QUE] BA%+1 PSY*IATRY1 ELECTRO%OCK !RAPY1 EAT+ DISORD]S1 DOME/IC LABOR1 UNWANT$ PREGNANCY1 FETI%IZATION1 EMOTIONAL LABOR1 /REET H>ASSM5T1 PORNOGRAPHY3 EA* 9/ANCE IS A MOM5T :]E WE >E TORN FROM \RSELVES1 TAK5 BY ANO!R1 CAPTUR$ & DET]M9$ AS A BRUTAL REPETITION ( ! PRIM>Y RUPTURE :I* D5I$ US A LIFE LIV$ BY & = \RSELVES4 ,9 ?IS S*EMA1 ! ASSIMILATION & M$ICALIZATION ( QUE] & TRANSG5D] PEOPLE CAN BE UND]/OOD AS A RE-CAPTURE ( REBELLI\S BODIES4 ,POLICE MURD] & RACI/ VIGILANTISM CAN LIKEWISE BE UND]/OOD AS FUNCTIONS ( ?IS CAPTURE4 

,IT IS WOR? NOT+ H]E ?AT TO UND]/& G5D] AS DOME/ICATION IS CRUCIALLY DIFF]5T FROM UND]/&+ PATRI>*Y AS A CONSEQU5CE ( DOME/ICATION1 9 ?AT ! =M] IS A BREAK FROM ! TRAP ( ESS5TIALISM4 ,NONE ( ! ABOVE IS LIMIT$ TO ONE SUBJECT ( ! G5D]$ WORLD4 ,RAPE1 = EXAMPLE1 IS NOT SOLELY ! EXP]I5CE ( WOM5 7AS IS (T5 CLAIM$ BY V>I\S REGURGITATIONS ( SECOND WAVE FEM9ISM71 BUT IS A DISGU/+LY WIDESPREAD EXP]I5CE AMONG PEOPLE ( ALL G5D]S4 ,! ASS]TION ?AT ANY =M ( G5D] VIOL5CE IS ! EXCLUSIVE PROP]TY ( ONE CATEGORY ( PEOPLE W\LD BE LAU<ABLE IF IT W]5'T = ! LITANY ( HORRORS :I* S]VE TO DISPROVE IT4 ,MORE S9I/]LY1 !SE TYPE ( ESS5TIALI/ ASS]TIONS OBSCURE & %AME ?OSE EXP]I5CE AN 5TIRE RANGE ( V]Y REAL EXP]I5CES ( G5D] VIOL5CE4 

,SITUAT+ G5D] AS DOME/ICATION IS A WAY TO UND]/& G5D] VIOL5CE \TSIDE ( AN ESS5TIALI/ & :ITE FRAMEWORK4 ,)\T ?IS UND]/&+1 ALL !ORIES :I* ATTRIBUTE SOME NATURAL DIM5SION TO SEX_/G5D] 7FROM ECO-FEM9I/ TO ,M>XI/ FEM9I/7 >E /RUCTURALLY UNABLE TO ACC\NT = ! VIOL5CE1 CAPTURE1 & EXCLUSION EXP]I5C$ BY ANYONE :O DEVIATES FROM ! G5D] B9>Y OR ! HET]OSEXUAL MATRIX4 ,!SE IDEOLOGIES WILL EXP& TO PAY LIP-S]VICE TO QUE] & TRANSPEOPLE1 BUT !Y NEV] ALT] ! /RUCTURE ( !IR !ORY4 ,?IS AM\NTS TO LITTLE MORE ?AN ! LIB]AL POLITICS ( 9CLUSION4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 WE UND]/& G5D] AS SOME?+ :I* CAPTURES US1 RA!R ?AN SOME?+ NATURAL TO US 7OR EXTRACT$ FROM \R BIOLOGICAL EXI/5CE71 WE CAN BEG9 TO ANALYZE ALL ! ME?ODS ( DOM9ATION EXP]I5C$ BY QUE] OR TRANSG5D] PEOPLE4 ,BRUTALITY & EXCLUSION COME TO BE RECOGNIZ$ AS ! POLIC+ ME?ODS BY :I* 9DIVIDUALS REMA9 CAPTUR$2 ASSIMILATION & EXPLOITATION REPRES5T A MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ CAPTURE4 ,FROM H]E ,I CAN SEE ! L9E :I* B9DS TOGE!R ! BOYS :O CALL$ ME FAGOT AS A TE5AG] & ! GAY M5 :O W\LD PAY ME = SEX A FEW YE>S LAT]4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T ! REFUSAL ( G5D] FOLL[S FROM ?IS4 ,! CRITICISM ( ID5TITY1 ASSIMILATION1 M$ICALIZATION OR ANY TE*NIQUE ( ! SELF BECOMES MEAN+FUL ONCE IT IS PLAC$ 9 ?IS CONT9UUM4 

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,WE'VE SAID !RE >E SOME /ORIES :I* CAN BE /OL5 FROM AN?ROPOLOGY ?AT MI<T HELP US 9 \R UND]/&+ ( G5D] AS DOME/ICATION4 ,ONE SU* /ORY IS TOLD BY ,GAYLE ,RUB9 9 H] ESSAY ,! ,TRAFFIC 9 ,WOM5 7NOT TO BE CONFUS$ ) ! ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN PIECE BY ! SAME NAME74 ,?IS PIECE IS ONE ( ! MANY EXAMPLES ( FEM9I/ AN?ROPOLOGY :I* 9FLU5C$ ,Z]ZAN & O!R PRIMITIVI/ WRIT]S 9 !IR !ORY ( G5D]4 ,WE *OSE TO CRITICALLY 5GAGE ) ,RUB9'S PIECE = A FEW REASONS4 ,FIR/LY1 )9 H] WORK1 !RE IS A %IFT FROM FEM9I/ AN?ROPOLOGY TO QUE] !ORY2 ?IS FEELS ANALOG\S TO %IFTS )9 \R 9QUIRY4 ,SECONDLY1 %E CONCEIVES ( H] [N WRIT+ AS A PRACTICE ( EXEGESIS1 ( READ+ O!RS AGA9/ !MSELVES TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS :I* >E OPPOS$ TO ! AU?OR'S 9T5TIONS4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 %E H]ETICALLY READS ,LEVI-,/RAUSS & ,FREUD1 7APOLOGI/S & TE*NICIANS ( G5D]7 = ! WAYS !IR !ORIES CAN BE SUBV]T$4 ,?IS PRACTICE ALIGNS 9T]E/+LY ) \R ABUSE ( A :OLE RANGE ( TEXTS4 ,& LA/LY1 %E DEF9ES H] [N PROJECT AS BE+ AN ATTEMPT TO UND]/& ! ORIG9S ( '! DOME/ICATION ( WOM54' ,:ILE \R [N 9QUIRY IS MORE ?OR\< ?AN TO BE 9T]E/$ 9 ONLY ! DOME/ICATION ( ONE G5D]$ SUBJECT1 WE CANNOT HELP BUT FEEL 9TRIGU$ BY A !ORY ( G5D] ?AT DIRECTLY 9T]ROGATES DOME/ICATION4 

,9 H] TEXT1 %E AIMS TO F9D ! 'SY/EMIC SOCIAL APP>ATUS' :I* TRANS=MS 'FEMALES AS RAW MAT]IAL' & 'FA%IONS DOME/ICAT$ WOM5 AS A PRODUCT4' ,RUB9 CONT5DS ?AT ?IS APP>ATUS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT DOM9ATES ! LIVES '( WOM51 ( SEXUAL M9ORITIES1 & ( C]TA9 ASPECTS ( HUMAN P]SONALITIES )9 9DIVIDUALS4' ,%E CALLS ?IS APP>ATUS ! SEX_/G5D] SY/EM & %E BELIEVES ?AT BO? AN?ROPOLOGY & PSY*OANALYSIS 9ADV]T5TLY DESCRIBE ME*ANISMS BY :I* ?IS SY/EM CON/RUCTS DOME/ICAT$ G5D] \T ( ! OCCURR5CE ( BIOLOGICAL SEX4 ,IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT ,RUB9 ADVOCATES ! SEX_/G5D] DI*OTOMY ?AT WE'VE CRITIQU$ ABOVE1 BUT ?IS OV]SI<T DOESN'T PREV5T US FROM BE+ ABLE TO USE H] /UDY4 ,AFT] ALL1 EV5 )\T A CONCEPTION ( NATURALIZ$ SEX1 WE >E /ILL 9T]E/$ 9 UND]/&+ ! SOCIAL APP>ATUS :I* TRANS=MS WILD BE+S 9TO DOME/ICAT$ G5D]$ PRODUCTS4 

,9T]E/+LY 5\<1 %E BEG9S H] EXPLORATION ( ?IS APP>ATUS BY FIR/ \TL9+ ! FAILURE ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM TO ACC\NT = IT4 ,%E WROTE ,TRAFFIC AT A TIME :5 ,M>XI/ FEM9I/S SU* AS ,SELMA ,JAMES1 ,M>I>OSA ,DALLA ,CO/A1 & ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI W]E >TICULAT+ A !ORY ( 'REPRODUCTIVE LABOR' & SPECIFICALLY ! LABOR P]=M$ BY H\SEWIVES AS BE+ ! ROOT ( WOM5'S OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS !ORY /EMM$ FROM A DESIRE ON ! P>T ( !SE WOM5 TO LOCATE A !ORY ( G5D]$ OPPRESSION ?AT WAS A CONCOMITANT ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 

,FOOD MU/ BE COOK$1 CLO!S CLEAN$1 B$S MADE1 WOOD *OPP$4 ,H\SEWORK IS !RE=E A KEY ELEM5T 9 ! PROCESS ( ! REPRODUCTION ( ! LABOR] FROM :OM SURPLUS VALUE IS TAK54 ,S9CE IT IS USUALLY WOM5 :O DO H\SEWORK1 IT HAS BE5 OBS]V$ ?AT IT IS ?R\< ! REPRODUCTION ( LABOR P[] ?AT WOM5 >E >TICULAT$ 9TO ! SURPLUS-VALUE NEXUS :I* IS ! S9E QUA NON ( CAPITALISM4 ,IT CAN BE FUR!R >GU$ ?AT S9CE NO WAGE IS PAID = H\SEWORK1 ! LABOR ( WOM5 9 ! HOME CONTRIBUTES TO ! ULTIMATE QUANTITY ( SURPLUS VALUE REALIZ$ BY ! CAPITALI/4 ,BUT TO EXPLA9 WOM5'S USEFULNESS TO CAPITALISM IS ONE ?+4 ,TO >GUE ?AT ?IS USEFULNESS EXPLA9S ! G5ESIS ( ! OPPRESSION ( WOM5 IS QUITE ANO!R4 ,IT IS PRECISELY AT ?IS PO9T ?AT ! ANALYSIS ( CAPITALISM CEASES TO EXPLA9 V]Y MU* AB\T WOM5 & ! OPPRESSION ( WOM54 

,?IS LIMIT--! CONFLATION ( ! EXPLOITATION ( SUBJECTS BY CAPITALISM ) EVID5CE ?AT CAPITALISM IS ! ORIG9 ( ?OSE SUBJECTS--IS A FLAW ( ALL SELF-PROCLAIM$ 'SCI5TIFIC' DISCIPL9ES :I* AIM TO G5]ALIZE ONE /ORY 9TO A MAT]IALI/ !ORY ?AT LOCATES ECONOMICS AS ! CAUSE ( ALL WOES4 ,FOLL[+ FROM ?IS1 %E ID5TIFIES A WIDE RANGE ( NON-CAPITALI/ CULTURES :I* >E VEHEM5TLY PATRI>*AL1 9CLUD+ PRE-CAPITALI/ FEUDAL ,EUROPE4 ,%E !N DETAILS SEV]AL PRACTICES ( G5D] DOM9ATION 7FOOT B9D+1 *A/ITY BELTS1 & O!R FETI%IZ$ 9DIGNITIES7 :I* CANNOT BE ACC\NT$ = BY A ,M>XI/ ANALYSIS ( ! REPRODUCTION ( LABOR P[]4 ,%E >GUES ?AT AT MO/1 ,M>XI/ ,FEM9ISM CAN EXPLA9 ! WAY CAPITALISM SEIZ$ UPON & T9K]$ ) ALREADY EXI/+ =CES ( SOCIAL CONTROL4 ',! ANALYSIS ( ! REPRODUCTION ( LABOR P[] DOES NOT EV5 EXPLA9 :Y IT IS USUALLY WOM5 RA!R ?AN M5 :O DO DOME/IC WORK 9 ! HOME4' ,%E >GUES ?AT ECONOMICS CANNOT ACC\NT = ! MORAL ELEM5T :I* DET]M9ES ?AT A WIFE IS AMONG ! COMMODITIES NE$$ BY A MAN1 ?AT ONLY M5 CAN TALK TO ,GOD1 & ?AT WOM5 >E ! ONES :O P]=M DOME/IC LABOR4 ,TO H]1 ?IS MORAL ELEM5T IS ! MASSIVE & UNEXPLOR$ T]RA9 FROM :I* G5D]$ VIOL5CE EM]GES & ?AT IT IS ! BASIS ( ! FEM99ITY & MASCUL9ITY ?AT CAPITALISM LAT] 9H]IT$4 ,IT IS 9TO ?IS ELEM5T ?AT %E'LL DIRECT ! RE/ ( H] /UDY4 ,%E CONCLUDES H] CRITIQUE ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM BY ILLU/RAT+ ! SILL9ESS ( R$UC+ ! VA/NESS ( ! SEX_/G5D] SY/EM TO BE+ SIMPLY '! REPRODUCTIVE' SPH]E4 ,= H]1 !RE IS F> TOO MU* EXCESS 9 ?AT SY/EM TO BE SOLELY ! REPRODUCTIVE ASPECT ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION4 ,NOT TO M5TION ?AT IT IS ALSO PRODUCTIVE 9 ITS [N WAY3 PRODUC+ G5D]$ SUBJECTS1 = EXAMPLE4 ,! ORIG9S ( G5D] DOM9ATION1 %E CLAIMS1 MU/ BE LOCAT$ \TSIDE ! 'MODE ( PRODUCTION4' 

,H] ATTEMPT TO F9D ?IS \TSIDE IS TO FIR/ LOOK AT ! WRIT+S ( ,LEVI-,/RAUSS 9 HIS EXPLORATIONS ( E>LY K9%IP /RUCTURES4 ,HIS WRIT+ PLACES G5D] & SEXUALITY AT ! C5T] ( !SE /RUCTURES2 HE DEVELOPS A !ORY ?AT L9KS !IR ESS5CE TO ! EX*ANGE ( WOM5 BETWE5 M5 ( V>I\S SOCIAL GR\PS4 ,9 DO+ SO1 ,RUB9 BELIEVES HE HAS SKET*$ AN IMPLICIT !ORY ( G5D]$ OPPRESSION4 ,HE PRIM>ILY COMES TO ?IS CONCLUSION AFT] /UDY+ ! ROLE ( GIFT EX*ANGE 9 PRE-/ATE >RANGEM5TS4 ,HE F9DS ?AT ! EX*ANGE ( GIFTS WAS ! FIR/ MEASURE TAK5 9 ! LONG ROAD T[>D ! DEVELOPM5T ( 'CIVIL SOCIETY' & ! /ATE4 ,= HIM1 M>RIAGE IS ONE ( ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT =MS ( GIFT EX*ANGE1 ) WOM5 !MSELVES BE+ ! GIFTS GIV5 FROM ONE MAN TO ANO!R4 ,FROM H]E1 HE ANALYZES ! 9CE/ TABOO AS A MEANS ( POLIC+ & 5=C+ ?IS EX*ANGE ( WOM5 AS GIFTS4 ,! TABOO IS LESS AB\T PREV5T+ 5DOGAM\S SEXUAL RELATIONS1 & MU* MORE AB\T OBLIG+ ! EX*ANGE ( SI/]S & DAU<T]S 9TO EXOGAM\S RELATIONS2 IT IS AN E>LY EXPRESSION ( COMMODITY SOCIETY4 ,! EX*ANGE ( HUMAN BE+S IS MORE P[]FUL ?AN O!R GIFTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT SIMPLY AN >RANGEM5T ( RECIPROCITY1 BUT ONE ( K9%IP4 ,?IS RESULTS 9 A MORE LONG-LA/+ & EXPANSIVE RELATION%IP :I* ORD]S ALL O!R TYPES ( EX*ANGE ?R\< ! E/ABLI%$ K9%IP NETWORK4 

,! M>RIAGE C]EMONIES RECORD$ 9 ! E?NOGRAPHIC LIT]ATURE >E MOM5TS 9 A CEASELESS & ORD]$ PROCESSION 9 :I* WOM51 *ILDR51 %ELLS1 WORDS1 CATTLE1 NAMES1 FI%1 ANCE/ORS1 :ALE'S TEE?1 PIGS1 YAMS1 SPELLS1 DANCES1 MATS & SO ON1 PASS FROM H& TO H&1 LEAV+ AS !IR TRACKS ! TIES ?AT B9D4 ,K9%IP IS ORGANIZATION1 & ORGANIZATION GIVES P[]4 

,ORGANIZATION1 !N1 IS AN ORIG9AL /RUCTURE ( P[] BETWE5 ?OSE :O EX*ANGE O!RS4 ,?IS DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! EX*ANG$ & ! EX*ANG]S IS A PRIM>Y SPLIT 9 ! SY/EM WE'LL CALL G5D]4 ,= ,RUB91 ! SPLIT IS BETWE5 M5 AS ORGANIZ]S1 & WOM5 AS CONDUITS TO ORGANIZATION2 M5 AS EX*ANGE P>TN]S & WOM5 AS GIFTS4 ,! CIRCULATION ( WOM5 PROVIDES ! MY/ICAL P[]S ( K9%IP TO ! M5 :O EX*ANGE !M2 ! M5 B5EFIT FROM ! SUBSEQU5T SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,! VA/ P]MUTATIONS ( G5D]$ ORGANIZATION TODAY WILL NOT DEVIATE FROM ?IS UN5D+ EX*ANGE ( BODIES4 ,WOM5 >E GIV5 9 M>RIAGE1 TAK5 9 BATTLE1 EX*ANG$ = FAVORS1 S5T AS TRIBUTE1 TRAD$1 B\<T1 & SOLD4 ,F> FROM BE+ CONF9$ TO ! 0PRIMITIVE WORLD10 !SE PRACTICES SEEM ONLY TO BECOME MORE PRON\NC$ & COMM]CIALIZ$ 9 MORE 0CIVILIZ$0 SOCIETIES4 ,RUB9 F9DS ?IS CONCEPT USEFUL BECAUSE IT LOCATES G5D]'S EM]G5CE 9 SOCIAL /RUCTURES1 RA!R ?AN 9 BIOLOGY4 ,FUR!R1 IT UND]/&S G5D] DOM9ATION TO BE MORE ROOT$ 9 ! EX*ANGE ( BODIES ?AN 9 ! EX*ANGE ( M]*&ISE4 ,H]E1 G5D] IS NOT EXPLA9$ AWAY AS A FUNCTION ( REPRODUCTION1 BUT IS PRODUCTION ITSELF4 ,IT IS AN 5TIRE SY/EM :]E 9DIVIDUAL BODIES >E PRODUC$ AS G5D]$ SUBJECTS & EX*ANG$ 9 ! PRODUCTION ( K9%IP /RUCTURES4 ,?IS SY/EM DOES NOT JU/ EX*ANGE WOM51 BUT ANCE/RY1 L9EAGE NAMES1 SOCIAL P[]1 *ILDR54 ,! 9AUGURATION ( G5D] VIOL5CE EM]GES FROM ?IS SY/EM )9 :I* SEX & G5D] >E ORGANIZ$2 ! ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION ( ?IS OR ?AT G5D] IS SECOND>Y TO ?IS4 

,?IS /ORY IS RELEVANT TO ! L>G] ONE WE'RE TRY+ TO WEAVE BECAUSE IT FEATURES G5D] AS 9EXTRICABLY B\ND TO A MON/] :I* IS ,RUB9 EUPHEMI/ICALLY CALLS SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,WE W\LD CALL ! MON/] DOME/ICATION1 & FROM ?IS /ORY WE CAN DET]M9E A LOT AB\T ITS *>ACT] & T5D5CIES4 ,RUB9 ( C\RSE1 9 TYPICAL ACADEMIC FA%ION1 %IES AWAY FROM ! TOTALITY ( !SE CONCLUSIONS4 ,%E SAYS ?AT1 S9CE ,LEVI-,/RAUSS LOCAT$ ?IS EX*ANGE AS ! BEG9N+ ( ! CULTURE ( CIVILIZATION 70HIS ANALYSIS IMPLIES ?AT ! WORLD-HI/ORICAL DEFEAT ( WOM5 OCCURR$ ) ! ORIG9 ( CULTURE1 & IS A PR]EQUISITE ( CULTURE071 HOLD+ TO A FIRM 9T]PRETATION ( ! !ORY W\LD ALSO IMPLY ?AT H] 0FEM9I/ TASK0 W\LD REQUIRE ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT CULTURE4 ,?IS DE/RUCTION REMA9S UN?9KABLE 9 H] SY/EM ( ?\<T4 ,AGA91 WE'LL *OOSE TO GO :]E O!RS WILL NOT4 ,?AT AN >GUM5T PO9TS TO A NECESS>Y DE/RUCTION ( EV]Y?+ IS PRECISELY :Y WE'D FOLL[ IT4 

,! SECOND /ORY ?AT ,GAYLE ,RUB9 RECITES IS ONE MORE COMMON3 PSY*OANALYSIS & ITS ,O$IPUS COMPLEX4 ,RUB9 CORRECTLY B]ATES PSY*OANALYSIS = ITS T5D5CY TO BECOME MORE ?AN A !ORY ( ! ME*ANISMS :I* REPRODUCES G5D] & SEXUALITY2 %E >GUES IT HAS L>GELY BECOME ONE ( ?OSE ME*ANISMS4 ,%E FOLL[S ?AT A REVOLT AGA9/ ! ME*ANISMS ( G5D] MU/ !N ALSO BE A CRITIQUE ( PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,?IS CRITIQUE ISN'T NEW = US2 ,HOCQU5<EM'S QUE] REFUSAL ( CIVILIZATION IS PR$ICAT$ ON ?IS V]Y REFUSAL ( PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,RUB9 LOOKS AT ! SAME CONCEPTS AS ,HOCQU5<EM 9 AN ATTEMPT TO FLE% \T H] !ORY ( G5D]'S EM]G5CE4 ,PRIM>ILY1 %E CONC]NS H]SELF ) H[ PSY*OANALYSIS CAN H9T T[>D ! WAY *ILDR5 >E =C$ 9TO ! CATEGORIES ( BOYS & GIRLS4 ,H] EXEGESIS ( PSY*OANALYSIS MO/LY C5T]S >\ND ,LACAN1 :O VIEWS HIS EF=TS AS AN ATTEMPT TO ID5TIFY ! TRACES LEFT 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL'S PSY*E BY !IR CONSCRIPTION 9TO K9%IP /RUCTURES1 AS WELL AS ! TRANS=MATION ( !IR SEXUALITY AS !Y >E 9TEGRAT$ 9TO CIVILIZ$ CULTURE4 ,= ,RUB9 ?IS IS A NICE COMPLEM5T TO ,LEVI-,/RAUSS2 :]EAS ! %E HAD ALREADY EXAM9$ ! EX*ANGE ( 9DIVIDUALS )9 A G5D] SY/EM1 %E N[ TURNS TO ! 9T]IOR REALITIES ( ?OSE EX*ANG$4 ,%E BEG9S FROM ,O$IPUS3 

,O$IPAL CRISIS OCCURS :5 A *ILD LE>NS ( ! SEXUAL RULES EMB$D$ 9 ! T]MS = FAMILY & RELATIVES4 ,! CRISIS BEG9S :5 ! *ILD COMPREH5DS ! SY/EM & HIS OR H] PLACE 9 IT2 ,BE=E ! ,O$IPAL PHASE1 ! SEXUALITY ( ! *ILD IS444 UN/RUCTUR$4 ,EA* *ILD CONTA9S ALL ! SEXUAL POSSIBILITIES AVAILABLE TO HUMAN EXPRESSION4 ,BUT 9 ANY GIV5 SOCIETY1 ONLY SOME ( !SE POSSIBILITIES WILL BE EXPRESS$1 :ILE O!RS WILL BE CON/RA9$4 ,UPON LEAV+ ! ,O$IPAL PHASE1 ! *ILD'S LIBIDO & G5D] ID5TITY HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ 9 CON=MITY ) ! RULES ( ! CULTURE :I* IS DOME/ICAT+ IT444 

,O$IPAL COMPLEX IS AN APP>ATUS = ! PRODUCTION ( SEXUAL P]SONALITY4 ,SOCIETIES WILL 9CULCATE 9 !IR Y\NG ! *>ACT] TRAITS APPROPRIATE TO C>RY ON ! BUS9ESS ( SOCIETY444 SU* AS ! TRANS=MATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9TO GOOD 9DU/RIAL WORK]S4 ,JU/ AS ! SOCIAL =MS ( LABOR DEM& C]TA9 K9DS ( P]SONALITY1 ! SOCIAL =MS ( SEX & G5D] DEM& C]TA9 K9DS ( PEOPLE4 ,9 ! MO/ G5]AL T]MS1 ! ,O$IPAL COMPLEX IS A MA*9E :I* FA%IONS ! APPROPRIATE =MS ( SEXUAL 9DIVIDUALS4 

,PSY*OANALYSIS L>GELY CONC]NS ITSELF ) H[ A *ILD CAN PROP]LY ADAPT TO ?IS MA*9E4 ,RUB9 W\LD SAY ?AT ! MA*9E NE$S TO BE *ANG$4 ,WE'LL ASS]T ?AT ! MA*9E MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,RUB9 DETAILS H[ ! MA*9E FUNCTIONS ALONG ) AN EQUALLY FAMILI> CONCEPT1 ! PHALLUS4 ,%E EMPHASIZES ?AT RA!R ?AN BE+ A BIOLOGICAL OBJECT1 ! PHALLUS IS PRIM>ILY A SYMBOL ( BELONG+ TO A G5D]$ SOCIAL ORD]4 ,! FA!R POSSESSES IT1 & SO HE CAN EX*ANGE IT = A WOMAN2 IF A BOY BEHAVES & IS PROP]LY DOME/ICAT$1 HE CAN ONE DAY HAVE ! PHALLUS TOO4 ,! GIRL IS D5I$ IT1 & ?US HAS NO?+ ) :I* TO B>GA9 = IT4 ,! PHALLUS IS TRANSMITT$ ?R\< P>TICUL>LY G5D]$ BODIES & RE/S UPON O!RS4 ,9 ! SAME WAY AS ! K9%IP SY/EM DETAIL$ BY ,LEVI-,/RAUSS GIVES C]TA9 PEOPLE ! ABILITY TO EX*ANGE O!RS AS A COMMODITY1 ! PHALLUS IS ! MY/ICAL DIM5SION ( BELONG+ :I* IS TRAD$ = !SE BODIES 9 TURN4 ,= ,RUB91 !SE SY/EMS COH]E 9TO A MUTUALLY RE9=C+ DYNAMIC :]E WOM5 >E DISPOSSESS$ ( !IR V]Y BE+1 & >E POSSESS$ & EX*ANG$ BY M54 ,! L9KAGE ( !SE M5 ?R\< !IR EX*ANGE ( ! WOMAN & PHALLUS CREATES ! SOCIAL BONDS UPON :I* ORGANIZ$ CIVILIZATION IS BAS$4 

,RUB9 EMPHASIZES ?AT ANY P>T ( ! BODY CAN BE A SITE ( ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ]OTICISM4 ,BUT BY IMBU+ C]TA9 CATEGORIES ( SIMIL> ANATOMY ) ! SOCIAL P[] ( ! PHALLUS1 DOME/ICATION CONC5TRATES ]OTIC P[] 9 C]TA9 GEOGRAPHIES1 TE>+ ALL O!R POSSIBILITIES AWAY FROM G5D]$ 9DIVIDUALS4 ,PSY*OANALYSIS >GUES ?AT ?OSE G5D]$ AS GIRLS >E =C$ TO ACCEPT !IR POSITION )9 A G5D]$ ORD] :]E !Y'VE BE5 SEP>AT$ FROM !IR ACCESS TO ! PHALLUS1 OR TO SOCIALLY RECOGNIZ$ ]OTICISM4 ,TRADITIONAL PSY*OANALY/S DESCRIBE ?IS AS ! =MATION ( FEM99E P]SONALITY4 ,RUB9 BREAKS FROM !M 9 DESCRIB+ IT 9/EAD AS A SOCIALIZ$ 5=CEM5T ( PSY*IC BRUTALITY :I* =CES Y\NG *ILDR5 TO 9T]NALIZE A LOGIC ( SUBMISSION4 ,! NORMATIVE 9T]PRETATION IS ?AT ONE LE>NS TO ACCEPT ?IS SUBMISSION & TAKE PLEASURE FROM IT4 ,H]E ! SCI5TI/S ( PSY*OANALYSIS ALL[ = ! TRIUMPHANT RETURN ( BIOLOGICAL ESS5TIALISM--L9K+ ! PA9 ( P5ETRATION & *ILD BIR? TO A N[ RATIONALIZ$ 9T]NALIZATION ( SUBMISSION4 ,RUB9 WILL >GUE ?AT ?IS !ORY NORMATIVELY FUNCTIONS TO NATURALIZE & JU/IFY ! G5D] ORD]1 & MU/ BE ATTACK$ = ?IS FUNCTION4 ,%E PROPOSES A MORE SUBV]SIVE READ+ ( IT AS A DIAGNO/IC ( EXACTLY H[ ?IS MA*9E FUNCTIONS4 ,\R READ+ ( IT %\LD ELUCIDATE H[ ?AT MA*9E CAN BE IRREP>ABLY SABOTAG$4 

,= ,RUB91 A SUBV]SIVE READ+ ( !SE TWO /ORIES BEG9S TO UNVEIL ASPECTS ( ! G5D] SY/EM :I* W\LD O!RWISE REMA9 HIDD54 ,%E CALLS !M PRELIM9>Y *>TS ( ! SOCIAL MA*9]Y4 ,O!RS TODAY W\LD CALL IT A /UDY ( APP>ATUSES4 ,9 !SE *>TS1 %E READS A SY/EM ?AT IS SO 9TRACTABLE & MONUM5TAL ?AT IT CANNOT BE EXORCIZ$ ?R\< M9USCULE RE=MS4 ,= H]1 ! NEAT CONGRUITY BETWE5 ! TWO /ORIES 9DICATES ?AT ! ANCI5T ME?ODS ( CAPTURE & EX*ANGE >E /ILL AT WORK 9 ! PRES5T4 ,%E CALLS !SE ME?ODS DOME/ICATION4 ,%E >GUES ?AT DOME/ICATION WILL ALWAYS HAPP5 & ?AT ! WILD PR(USION ( SEXUAL POSSIBILITIES 9 ! HUMAN BODY WILL ALWAYS BE TAM$4 ,& SO %E RA!R CYNICALLY >GUES = A 'FEM9I/ REVOLUTION' TO SEIZE ?IS MA*9]Y & USE IT TO 'LIB]ATE HUMAN P]SONALITY FROM ! /RAITJACKET ( G5D]4' ,WE DON'T HAVE ANY HOPE ?AT ?IS MA*9]Y WILL EV] BE DE/ROY$ ON A GLOBAL SCALE1 BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT WE BELIEVE 9 SEIZ+ IT = \R [N USE4 7,JU/ AS WE >E NOT 9T]E/$ 9 SEIZ+ /ATE P[] OR ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION74 ,\R AN>*Y IS ! DE/RUCTION ( !SE MA*9ES & \R ESCAPE FROM !M4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN >GU$ ?AT ,LEVIA?AN IS A DEAD ?+ :I* ONLY HAS AN >TIFICIAL LIFE :5 LIV+ ?+S 9HABIT IT AS CAPTIVES4 ,IF WE SAY ?AT G5D] IS DOME/ICATION1 !N ,LEVIA?AN IS ONE & ! SAME AS ! G5D]$ MA*9]Y DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,SEIZ+ ! MA*9]Y WILL ONLY CONT9UE ! NI<TM>E ?AT IS G5D]3 WE HAVE TO F9D AN ESCAPE R\TE4 

,RUB9 >GUES ?AT !SE DISCIPL9ES1 PSY*OANALYSIS & AN?ROPOLOGY FUNCTION AS ! MO/ SOPHI/ICAT$ RATIONALIZATION ( ! SEX_/G5D] SY/EM4 ,WE CAN SEE ?IS AS P>ALLEL TO ! >GUM5T MADE E>LI] REG>D+ AN?ROPOLOGICAL DOCUM5TATION_/5=CEM5T ( HET]ONORMATIVITY4 ,SURVEILLANCE IS ALWAYS A FUNCTION ( POLIC+4 ,?OSE SCI5CES :I* AIM TO ANALYZE ! WORLD BECOME BLUEPR9TS = H[ ! WORLD MI<T BE /RUCTUR$ TO FIT !IR VISION ( IT4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ?IS IS TRUE ( SCI5CE 9 G5]AL2 LAT] WE'LL CONT5D ?AT ! SAME HOLDS = ! SCI5CE ( HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM4 ,& SO JU/ AS WE MU/ DEVELOP AN ANTAGONI/IC READ+ ( AN?ROPOLOGICAL /ORIES1 WE MU/ ALSO DEVELOP A READ+ ( !SE MAPS4 ,9 !M WE >5'T LOOK+ = H[ TO MA9TA9 OR EV5 ALT] ! MA*9ES4 ,WE >E READ+ !M AS A PRISON] MI<T /UDY ! /OL5 BLUEPR9TS ( A PRISON2 AS AN 5EMY OP]ATION1 SEEK+ ! PO9TS AT :I* !Y FAIL4 ,!SE BLUEPR9TS >E ( ABSOLUTELY NO 9T]E/ = US1 SAVE = ! IMAGE ( ! WORLD WE AIM TO LEAVE2 & EV5 /ILL1 !SE IMAGES >E TWO DIM5SIONAL1 B>E L9ES1 9SCRUTABLE SYMBOLS4 

,! MAP PRES5T$ TO US IS NOT ! ONE DRAWN BY ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM4 ,ECONOMICS =M A DIM5SION ( \R 5TRAPM5T1 BUT IT IS NOT ! 5D ALL & BE ALL ( G5D]4 ,! T]RA9 IS SEXUAL1 PSY*OLOGICAL1 ANCE/RAL1 FAMILIAL1 TE*NOLOGICAL & MORAL4 ,IT MAY BE ECONOMIC & POLITICAL TOO1 BUT NOT 9 ANY PRIVILEG$ S5SE4 ,! G5D] SY/EM APPROA*ES A TOTALITY ( ALL ! WAYS WE >E CAPTUR$ & ! WAYS 9 :I* WE 9T]NALIZE ?AT POSITION4 ,RUB9 EV5 SUGGE/S ?AT ! /ATE-=M ITSELF MAY HAVE EM]G$ FROM ?IS %AD[Y WEB ( PHALLIC K9%IP4 ,IF WE CANNOT UND]/& & COMBAT G5D] AS A TOTALITY1 WE WILL NEV] BE ABLE TO BREAK ! CURSE ( ! ANCI5T FA!RS4 

,:ILE WE DISAGREE ) ,RUB9 ON SEV]AL ( H] 7MO/LY POLITICAL & FEM9I/7 CONCLUSIONS1 & >E RA!R BOR$ BY H] =M & OBSESSION ) ! WRIT+S ( M5 ( SCI5CE1 WE HAVE TO APPRECIATE H] = H] L9E ( 9QUIRY4 ,WE CAN DRAW ON H] BO? 9 T]MS ( H] PRACTICE ( H]ETICAL READ+1 BUT ALSO = H] UNWILL+NESS TO ACCEPT ! SIMPLE ANSW]S4 ,BY PROBLEMATIZ+ BO? ! CONCEPTIONS ( G5D] AS NATURAL & ALSO AS ECONOMIC1 %E (F]S A WAY ( AVOID+ ! PITFALLS ( AN ECO-FEM9I/ OR ,M>XI/-,FEM9I/ !ORY4 ,H] APPROA* IS ONE ?AT IS WOR?:ILE IF \R 9T5TION IS TO LOCATE G5D] AT ! MOM5T ( DOME/ICATION2 NO MORE & NO LESS4 

,P]HAPS MO/ USEFULLY H] TWO /ORIES CORRESPOND TO :AT WE MI<T ID5TIFY AS A TW(OLD NATURE ( DOME/ICATION3 BODILY & SPIRITUAL4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 DOME/ICATION TAKES ! =M ( ! CAPTURE & EX*ANGE ( BODIES )9 A SOCIAL ORD]4 ,ON ! O!R1 IT 9VOLVES ! SPIRITUAL TAM+ ( ?OSE 9DIVIDUALS2 ! 9T]NALIZATION ( A SPIRIT ( SUBMISSION4 ,!SE >E NOT TWO ISOLAT$ PH5OM5A1 BUT >E MUTUALLY CON/ITUT+ ELEM5TS ( A SELF-REPRODUC+ DYNAMIC ( G5D]4 ,=M & CONT5T4 ,AFT] ALL1 A SPIRITUAL L9KAGE IS ! RESULT ( ! EX*ANGE ( BODY-COMMODITIES1 JU/ AS ! ,O$IPAL LOGIC ( SUBMISSION ACCOMPANIES ! 5TRAPM5T )9 A P>TICUL> >RANGEM5T ( ! BODY4 ,EA* ASSAULT & CON/RA9T UPON ! BODY FO/]S ! DEVELOPM5T ( A DOCILE SPIRITUAL DISPOSITION4 ,EA* ALI5ATION & DISPOSSESSION FROM SOME DIM5SION ( \R BODILY EXI/5CE LEADS TO AN ANALOG\S FRAGM5T+ ( \R PSY*E4 ,! DUALITIES ( SEX & G5D] CAN BE UND]/OOD AS BODILY =M & SPIRITUAL CONT5T ( ! DOME/ICATION PROCESS4 ,! SYMBOLIC RE-ORD]+ ( ! BODY 7AS 9 ! ,PHALLUS7 HAS AN ACCOMPANY+ FETI%4 ,ALL ! VICTIM SUBJECTIVITIES FOLL[ DIRECTLY FROM ?IS CAPTURE ( ! BODY4 ,EQUALLY SO1 \R SPIRITUAL COMPLICITY ) ! G5D]$ ,LEVIA?AN DRIVES US TO EX*ANGE BODIES 9 PURSUIT ( SOME MY?ICAL BELONG+4 ,?IS 9T]PLAY LEADS TO ! CREATION ( ! G5D]$ BODY & ! DOME/ICAT$ SPIRIT4 ,?IS IS ELSE:]E CALL$ ID5TITY =MATION4 ,! DUALITIES ( SEX & G5D] CAN BE UND]/OOD AS BODILY =M & SPIRITUAL CONT5T ( ! DOME/ICATION PROCESS4 

,WE MU/ TAKE ! UND]/&+ FUR!R ?AN ,RUB91 BY CONCEPTUALIZ+ ! DUALITY ( RACE AS 9TR9SIC TO ?IS BODILY & SPIRITUAL DYNAMIC4 ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT G5D] SPLITS BODIES & M>KS !M = CIRCULATION1 RACE FUR!R ELABORATES ?IS SEP>ATION4 ,?OSE CAPTUR$ AS BLACK WOM51 = EXAMPLE1 W]E CIRCULAT$ )9 ! SLAVE SY/EM & M>K$ AS HYP]-SEXUAL1 P]V]SE1 & /RONG2 JU/IFY+ !IR RAPE1 H>D LABOR & =C$ REPRODUCTION4 ,! *ILDR5 !Y PRODUC$ W]E TAK5 FROM !M & CIRCULAT$1 :ILE !Y !MSELVES W]E =C$ TO WET NURSE ! :ITE *ILDR5 ( !IR MA/]S4 ,! RACI/ FIGURES ( ! MAMMY & ! SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE WOMAN W]E 7& /ILL >E7 PUT TO USE TO JU/IFY ! CIRCULATION & DOM9ATION ( ! BODIES ( BLACK WOM54 

,WE OBVI\SLY MU/ ALSO TAKE ,RUB9'S ACC\NT TO TASK = ! LAT5T ESS5TIALISM )9 IT4 ,:ILE %E H]SELF MIMES SOME CRITIQUE ( !M1 %E 5DS UP IMPORT+ F> TOO MU* ( A CONCEPTION ( NATURALIZ$ G5D] FROM ! M5 %E READS4 ,IT IS UP TO US TO LOCATE ?IS DYNAMIC ( BODILY & SPIRITUAL DOME/ICATION AS BE+ ! F\NDATION ( ALL G5D]$ VIOL5CE1 & NOT SIMPLY ( ! VIOL5CE AGA9/ WOM54 ,WE'VE ALREADY SAID ?AT NO G5D]$ VIOL5CE BELONGS TO ANY ONE CATEGORY1 BUT IT BE>S REPEAT+4 ,?IS DYNAMIC IS AT MU* AT PLAY 9 ! SY/EMATIC ABUSE ( Y\NG BOYS BY PRIE/S AS IT IS 9 ! GANG RAPE 9 MILIT>Y B>RACKS & FRAT]NITIES1 AS IT IS 9 & SEX SLAV]Y 9 PRISONS4 ,! CIRCULATION ( BODIES IS OBVI\S 9 !SE EXTREME 9/ANCES1 BUT IT IS ALSO MORE SUBTLE3 9 ADV]TIS+ & PORNOGRAPHY 7GAY & /RAI<T71 9 DAT+ 7( ! MONOGAM\S OR POLYAMOR\S V>IETIES71 9 SEX WORK & S]VICE WORK1 9 ! TE*NOPHILIC WAYS WE CRUISE1 & 9 ! WAYS WE LE>N4 ,IT IS PRES5T 9 ! 'MY' :I* ALWAYS CORRESPONDS TO BOYFRI5D1 WIFE1 DAU<T]1 P>TN]4 ,IT IS :AT REMA9S UNSPOK5 9 9ITIATORY RITES ( SECRET ORD]S ( HUSB&S1 RAPI/S & JAIL]S4 ,ALL ( IT--FROM ! MO/ ABOM9ABLE TO ! MO/ M9UTE--IS ! UN5D+ DYNAMIC ( BODILY CAPTURE1 SPIRITUAL SUBMISSION1 & CIRCULATION4 

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,:ILE ! EC/ASY ( ! =M] LIV+ COMMUNITY LANGUI%ES )9 ! ,TEMPLE & SUFF]S A SL[ & PA9FUL DEA?1 ! HUMAN BE+S \TSIDE ! ,TEMPLE'S PREC9CTS BUT 9SIDE ! ,/ATE'S LOSE !IR 9N] EC/ASY4 ,! SPIRIT %RIVELS UP 9SIDE !M4 ,!Y BECOME NE>LY EMPTY %ELLS4 ,WE'VE SE5 ?AT ?IS HAPP5S EV5 9 ,LEVIA?ANS ?AT SET \T1 AT LEA/ 9ITIALLY1 TO RESI/ SU* A %R9KAGE4 

,AS ! G5]ATIONS PASS1 ! 9DIVIDUALS )9 ! CADAV]'S 5TRAILS1 ! OP]ATORS ( ! GREAT WORM'S SEGM5TS1 BECOME 9CREAS+LY LIKE ! SPR+S & :EELS !Y OP]ATE1 SO MU* SO ?AT SOMETIME LAT] !Y WILL APPE> AS NO?+ BUT SPR+S & :EELS4 ,!Y NEV] BECOME ALTOGE!R R$UC$ TO AUTOMATA2 ,HOBBES & HIS SUCCESSORS WILL REGRET ?IS4 

,PEOPLE NEV] BECOME ALTOGE!R EMPTY %ELLS4 ,A GLIMM] ( LIFE REMA9S 9 ! FACELESS444 :O SEEM MORE LIKE SPR+S & :EELS ?AN LIKE HUMAN BE+S4 ,!Y >E POT5TIAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,!Y >E1 AFT] ALL1 ! LIV+ BE+S RESPONSIBLE = ! CADAV]'S COM+ TO LIFE1 !Y >E ! ONES :O REPRODUCE1 WEAN & MOVE ! ,LEVIA?AN4 ,ITS LIFE IS BUT A BORR[$ LIFE2 IT NEI!R BREA!S NOR BRE$S2 IT IS NOT EV5 A LIV+ P>ASITE2 IT IS AN EXCRETION & !Y >E ! ONES :O EXCRETE IT4 

,! COMPULSIVE & COMPULSORY REPRODUCTION ( ! CADAV]'S LIFE IS ! SUBJECT ( MORE ?AN ONE ESSAY4 ,:Y DO PEOPLE DO IT8 ,?IS IS ! GREAT MY/]Y ( CIVILIZ$ LIFE4 

,IT IS NOT 5\< TO SAY ?AT PEOPLE >E CON/RA9$4 ,! FIR/ CAPTUR$ MAY DO IT ONLY BECAUSE !Y >E PHYSICALLY CON/RA9$1 BUT PHYSICAL CON/RA9T NO LONG] EXPLA9S :Y !IR *ILDR5 /ICK TO !IR LEV]S4 ,IT'S NOT ?AT CON/RA9T VANI%ES4 ,IT DOESN'T4 ,LABOR IS ALWAYS =C$ LABOR4 ,BUT SOME?+ ELSE HAPP5S1 SOME?+ ?AT SUPPLEM5TS ! PHYSICAL CON/RA9T4 

,AT FIR/ ! IMPOS$ TASK IS TAK5 ON AS A BURD54 ,! NEWLY CAPTUR$ ONE KN[S ?AT HE IS NOT A DIT*-REPAIRMAN1 HE KN[S ?AT HE IS A FREE ,CANAANITE FILL$ TO ! BRIM ) EC/ATIC LIFE1 = HE /ILL FEELS ! SPIRITS ( ! ,LEVANT9E M\NTA9S & =E/S ?ROBB+ 9SIDE HIM4 ,! DIT*-FIX+ IS SOME?+ HE TAKES ON TO KEEP FROM BE+ SLAU<T]$2 IT IS SOME?+ HE M]ELY WE>S1 LIKE A HEAVY >MOR OR AN UGLY MASK4 ,HE KN[S HE WILL ?R[ (F ! >MOR AS SOON AS ! MANAG]'S BACK IS TURN$4 

,BUT ! TRAG$Y ( IT IS ?AT ! LONG] HE WE>S ! >MOR1 ! LESS ABLE HE IS TO REMOVE IT4 ,! >MOR /ICKS TO HIS BODY4 ,! MASK BECOMES GLU$ TO HIS FACE4 ,ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE ! MASK BECOME 9CREAS+LY PA9FUL1 = ! SK9 T5DS TO COME (F ) IT4 ,!RE'S /ILL A HUMAN FACE BEL[ ! MASK1 JU/ AS !RE'S /ILL A POT5TIALLY FREE BODY BEL[ ! >MOR1 BUT M]ELY AIR+ !M TAKES ALMO/ SUP]HUMAN EF=T4 

,& AS IF ALL ?IS W]5'T BAD 5\<1 SOME?+ />TS TO HAPP5 TO ! 9DIVIDUAL'S 9N] LIFE1 HIS EC/ASY4 ,?IS />TS TO DRY UP4 ,JU/ AS ! =M] COMMUNITY'S LIV+ SPIRITS %RIVEL$ & DI$ :5 !Y W]E CONF9$ TO ! ,TEMPLE1 SO ! 9DIVIDUAL'S SPIRIT %RIVELS & DIES 9SIDE ! >MOR4 ,HIS SPIRIT CAN BREA! 9 A CLOS$ J> NO BETT] ?AN ! GOD C\LD4 ,IT SUFFOCATES4 ,& AS ! ,LIFE 9SIDE HIM %RIVELS IT LEAVES A GR[+ VACUUM4 ,! YAWN+ ABYSS IS FILL$ AS QUICKLY AS IT EMPTIES1 BUT NOT BY EC/ASY1 NOT BY LIV+ SPIRITS4 ,! EMPTY SPACE IS FILL$ ) SPR+S & :EELS1 ) DEAD ?+S1 ) ,LEVIA?AN'S SUB/ANCE4.<#h.> 

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,WE'VE DISCUSS$ DOME/ICATION AS A PROCESS ?AT 5SN>ES US )9 A MON/] & 9FE/S \R V]Y BE+ ) ! MON/]'S ESS5CE4 ,WE CONT9UE TO 5DEAVOR TO NAME ?IS MON/] G5D]4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN CALL$ IT ,LEVIA?AN1 BUT HE ALSO HAD A NAME = ITS SPIRIT3 ,HIS-/ORY4 ,IF DOME/ICATION 9TEGRATES US 9TO ! =M ( ,LEVIA?AN1 !N IT 5*ANTS US ) ,HIS-/ORY4 ,SO WE TURN TO ?IS 5*ANTM5T3 

,HIS-/ORY IS A *RONICLE ( ! DE$S ( ! M5 AT ! PHALLUS-HELM ( ,LEVIA?AN1 & 9 ITS L>GE/ S5SE IT IS ! 0BIOGRAPHY0 ( :AT ,HOBBES WILL CALL ! ,>TIFICIAL ,MAN4 ,!RE >E AS MANY ,HIS-/ORIES AS !RE >E ,LEVIA?ANS4 

,BUT ,HIS-/ORY T5DS TO BECOME S+UL> = ! SAME REASON ?AT ,SUM] & N[ ! :OLE ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T BECOMES S+UL>4 ,! ,LEVIA?AN IS A CANNIBAL4 ,IT EATS ITS CONTEMPOR>IES AS WELL AS ITS PR$ECESSORS4 ,IT LOVES A PLURALITY ( ,LEVIA?ANS AS LITTLE AS IT LOVES ,E>?4 ,ITS 5EMY IS EV]Y?+ \TSIDE ( ITSELF4 

,HIS-/ORY IS BORN ) ,UR1 ) ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN4 ,BE=E OR \TSIDE ( ! FIR/ ,LEVIA?AN !RE IS NO ,HIS-/ORY4 

,! FREE 9DIVIDUALS ( A COMMUNITY )\T A ,/ATE DID NOT HAVE A ,HIS-/ORY1 BY DEF9ITION3 !Y W]E NOT 5COMPASS$ BY ! IMMORTAL C>CASS ?AT IS ! SUBJECT ( ,HIS-/ORY4 ,SU* A COMMUNITY WAS A PLURALITY ( 9DIVIDUALS1 A GA!R+ ( FRE$OMS4 ,! 9DIVIDUALS HAD BIOGRAPHIES1 & !Y W]E ! ONES :O W]E 9T]E/+4 ,BUT ! COMMUNITY AS SU* DID NOT HAVE A 0BIOGRAPHY10 A ,HIS-/ORY4 

,YET ! ,LEVIA?AN DOES HAVE A BIOGRAPHY1 AN >TIFICIAL ONE4 0,! ,K+ IS DEAD2 ,LONG ,LIVE ! ,K+60 ,G5]ATIONS DIE1 BUT ,UR LIVES ON4 ,)9 ! ,LEVIA?AN1 AN 9T]E/+ BIOGRAPHY IS A PRIVILEGE CONF]R$ ON V]Y FEW OR ON ONLY ONE2 ! RE/ HAVE DULL BIOGRAPHIES1 AS SIMIL> TO EA* O!R AS ! ,EGYPTIAN COPIES ( ONCE BEAUTIFUL ORIG9ALS4 ,:AT IS 9T]E/+ N[ IS ! ,LEVIA?AN'S /ORY1 AT LEA/ TO ,HIS SCRIBES & ,HIS-/ORIANS4 

,TO O!RS1 AS ,MACBE? WILL KN[1 ! ,LEVIA?AN'S /ORY1 LIKE ITS RUL]'S1 IS 0A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT1 FULL ( S\ND & FURY1 SIGNIFY+ NO?+40 ,! RUL] IS KILL$ BY AN 9VAD] OR A USURP] & HIS GREAT DE$S DIE ) HIM4 ,! IMMORTAL WORM'S /ORY 5DS :5 IT IS SWALL[$ BY ANO!R IMMORTAL4 ,! /ORY ( ! SWALL[+S IS ! SUBJECT ( ,WORLD ,HIS-/ORY1 :I* BY ITS V]Y NAME ALREADY PREFIGURES A S+LE ,LEVIA?AN :I* HOLDS ALL ,E>? 9 ITS ,5TRAILS4 

,A FRI5D1 WRIT+ 9 ! NIHILI/ J\RNAL ,ATT5TAT.<#i.>1 TAKES ?IS TO MEAN ?AT ,LEVIA?AN IS CON/ANTLY DECOMPOS+ & ?AT ITS BIOGRAPH]S >E TRA9$ NOT TO SEE ?IS DECOMPOSITION4 ,9/EAD1 HI/ORIANS & 9TELLECTUALS 5G9E] /ORIES TO EXPLA9 ! MOVEM5T ( ! BEA/ ?R\< TIME4 ,?IS IS (T5 CALL$ ,HI/ORY1 BUT CAN ALSO ,PROGRESS1 ,DE/9Y1 ETC4 ,! WRIT] 9 ,ATT5TAT SAYS ?AT ?IS SUBTLE CONT5TION 9 ,FR$Y'S ?9K+ 5TIRELY BREAKS FROM ANY L9E> 7EI!R PROGRESSIVE OR REGRESSIVE7 VIEW ( HI/ORY1 >GU+ 9/EAD ?AT HI/ORY IS 

A PROCESS ( 9CREAS+ COMPLICATION1 DE/RUCTIV5ESS1 FALL+-AP>T ( PREVI\S EPO*S 7ALONG ) !IR ATTITUDES1 IDEAS1 PRACTICES1 & SO ON7444 ,! V]Y PH5OM5ON ( HI/ORY 7AS ,HIS-,/ORY71 ITS POSSIBLE UNITY AS N>RATIVE & IDEA1 IS PECULI>LY UND]GIRD$ BY ?IS PROCESS1 :I* IS ITSELF A FRAGILE HANG+ TOGE!R ( FRAGM5TS ( FRAGM5TS1 5DLESSLY %ATT]+1 /RANGELY RECOMB9+1 GIV+ MO/ OBS]V]S ! S5SE ( 'DELAY4' 

,9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ?IS J\RNAL1 WE EXPLOR$ ?IS S5SE ( DELAY AS ! P]PETUAL DISPLACEM5T ( A FUTURE UTOPIA PROMIS$ TO US BY ! SOO?SAY]S ( ,HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS4 ,IT GETS BETT] IF ONLY WE >E PATI5T 5\< TO WAIT4 ,MO/ ACC\NTS ( HI/ORY >E SIMPLE V>IANTS ( ?IS IMPETUS TO WAIT--= ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS1 = HEAV5LY ASC5T1 = ! MESSIAH1 = ANY NUMB] ( WAYS TO DESCRIBE ! :OL5ESS :I* AWAITS US AT ! 5D ( ?IS OR ?AT DIALECTIC4 ,CAMATTE CALL$ ?IS DELAY ! W&]+ ( HUMANITY AWAY FROM ITS C\RSE4 ,WE'LL FOLL[ \R NIHILI/ FRI5D 9 GIV+ UP ON ?IS UND]/&+ ( DELAY & LOOK+ 9/EAD TO DECOMPOSITION4 ,?IS S5SE ( DELAY CANNOT BE TRAPP$ 9 ANY P]IODIZATION 7H[EV] TE*NICAL OR REF9$71 BUT RA!R IS DESCRIPTIVE ( ! :OLE ( TIME CONSUM$ )9 HI/ORY4 ,?IS IS ! SAME REASON ?AT APOCALYPTIC VISIONS HAVE ALSO ALWAYS DEF9$ ! 5DPO9T ( ,LEVIA?AN'S CONCEPTION ( ITSELF4 ,HI/ORY IS ! N>RATION ( P]PETUAL DECOMPOSITION4 

,ATT5TAT >GUES ?AT SU* A CONCEPTION ( HI/ORY W\LD MEAN AN AW>5ESS ( ! UNIQUE *>ACT] ( EV5TS1 BUT )\T LOCAT+ !M 9 ANY TEMPORAL LOGIC 7ORD]1 PROGRESS1 EXPLANATION1 JU/IFICATION74 ,WE 9T]PRET ?IS AS A COLLECTION ( /ORIES :I* H9T T[>D ! BEA/'S T5D5CIES1 BUT NEV] ASC]TA9 ITS TOTALITY4 ,TAK5 AS A :OLE1 !SE /ORIES DO NOT (F] A COHESIVE METAN>RATIVE1 ONLY FRAGM5T+4 

,! NEGATIVE OR DE/RUCTIVE SIDE ( HI/ORY IS = SOME ( US MORE OR LESS ALL ?AT HI/ORY HAS BE5 OR DONE4 ,9 ! /RICT S5SE1 NO?+ IS BE+ WORK$ ON OR BUILT UP 9 OR ?R\< HI/ORY4 ,! PLACES1 PEOPLE1 & EV5TS 9 PA/ TIME ?AT WE 5JOY OR CLAIM1 APPRECIATE OR APPROPRIATE1 MU/ BE CREATIVELY REID5TIFI$ AS NON-HI/ORICAL1 EXTRA-HI/ORIAL1 OR ANTI-HI/ORICAL CURR5TS4 

,ANY ATTEMPT TO SY/EMIZE ! EPISODIC EXPLOSIONS ( REVOLT ONLY RATIONALIZES ITS DEFEAT1 R$UC+ IT TO JU/ ANO!R TRIUMPH 9 ! P]PETUAL MOTION ( ! DECOMPOS+ BEA/4 

,9 SUM1 ! P]SPECTIVE ?AT SAYS ?AT DECOMPOSITION IS ! LOGIC ( ,HIS-,/ORY ELUCIDATES TWO ?+S4 ,FIR/1 ?AT WE W]E RI<T TO D5Y ,PROGRESS2 SECOND1 ?AT WE >E NOT BELIEV]S 9 ITS OPPOSITE1 AN 9V]T$ ,REGRESSION AWAY FROM A GOLD5 AGE4 ,AS ,I IMAG9E IT1 A PR9CIPAL *>ACT]I/IC ( :ATEV] PREC$$ ,HIS-,/ORY 7CIVILIZATION1 ETC7 W\LD BE ITS NEUTRALITY1 ITS /ONY SIL5CE AT ! LEVEL ( METAN>RATIVE4 ,RA!R ?AN ,PROGRESS OR ,REGRESSION WE C\LD DESCRIBE HI/ORICAL DECOMPOSITION AS ! ACCEL]AT+ COMPLICATION ( EV5TS4 ,?IS ACCEL]ATION IS VIOL5T & DANG]\S4 ,H]E & !RE AN $DY MAY =M 9 :I* ?+S EI!R SL[ D[N OR TEMPOR>ILY /ABILIZE 9 ! =M ( AN IMPROVEM5T4 ,:AT WE CAN SAY ) SOME C]TA9TY IS ?AT AS HI/ORICAL TIME ELAPSES1 ?+S GET MORE COMPLICAT$2 & !SE COMPLICATIONS SO \TRUN !IR ANTEC$5TS ?AT ! ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 RETROACTIVELY BECOMES EV] MORE CONFUS+4 

,SITUATIONALLY1 WE MAY BE GETT+ SOME PUR*ASE = ! MOM5T1 AN ANGLE1 A P]SPECTIVE4 ,BUT :AT ,DEBORD P]HAPS C\LD NOT ADMIT1 :AT ,P]LMAN P]HAPS UND]/OOD1 IS ?AT DECOMPOSITION HAD ALWAYS BE5 !RE 9 \R EXPLANATION1 \R DIAGNOSIS1 & ! ACTIONS !Y >E SAID TO JU/IFY2 & ?AT ,HIS-,/ORY IS DECOMPOSITION'S D\BLE MOVEM5T3 AS ,CIVILIZATION UNRAVELS1 IT N>RATES ITS UNRAVEL+4 ,! DEAD ?+1 ,LEVIA?AN1 ORGANIZ$ LIFE1 BUILDS ITSELF UP AS >MOR 9 & >\ND IT 7:I* W\LD 9CLUDE MA*9ES & A C]TA9 /IFF5+ ( PO/URES & GE/URES1 & CONCURR5TLY ?9K+ & ACTION1 9 HUMAN BODIES74 ,BUT ! DEAD ?+ REMA9S DEAD1 & IT BREAKS D[N4 ,IT FUNCTIONS BY BREAK+ D[N4 ,IT CREATES EV] MORE COMPLEX ORGANIZATIONS 7ANALYZES ( BEHAVIOR7 ?AT !N DECOMPOSE1 I4E4 BREAK D[N4 

,IF ! QUE/ION ( HIS-/ORY IS ALWAYS ALREADY ! G5D] QUE/ION1 !N ?IS P]SPECTIVE IS CRUCIAL TO \R 9QUIRY BECAUSE ! DEAD ?+ 9 QUE/ION IS G5D]--! ORD]+ ( LIFE1 ! /IFF5+ ( \R GE/URES4 ,BUT G5D] HAS NO LIFE ( ITS [N4 ,IT DE/ROYS EV]Y?+ BE=E IT1 !N BREAKS D[N1 IT DECAYS1 & ITS DECOMPOS+ P>TS >E REORGANIZ$ AGA94 ,WE >E SPLIT 9 HALF1 BODY & S\L >E RECOMPOS$ 9TO A G5D]$ UNITY :I* ITSELF DECAYS1 WE REBEL & !N ?IS REBELLION IS ID5TIFI$1 SPLIT ONCE MORE4 ,IT IS ?IS 9T]PLAY ( DECOMPOSITION & RECOMPOSITION ?AT CONC]NS US4 ,:AT IS ?IS RE-CAPTURE ( LIFE O!R ?AN DOME/ICATION ALL OV] AGA98 ,:]E DO WE LOCATE G5D] AS DOME/ICATION IF WE CAN SEE DECOMPOSITION & RECOMPOSITION EV]Y:]E8 

,! !ORIES WE'VE CRITIQU$ HAVE ALL BE5 ATTEMPTS TO TELL AN ORIG9 /ORY--TO HI/ORICALLY PLACE G5D]4 ,BUT G5D] CANNOT BE SITUAT$ AT ANY PO9T ALONG A L9E> N>RATIVE3 IT IS \R V]Y 9SCRIPTION 9TO ! L9E4 ,SOME !ORI/S ( G5D] WILL BECOME OBSESS$ ) ?IS TASK3 UNIV]SALIZ+ & TOTALIZ+ :AT IS REALLY 9CID5CE4 ,! \TSIDE TO G5D] IS NOT SITUAT$ AT EI!R 5D ( ?IS L9E1 7NOR )9 ANY NEAT P]IODIZATION7 BUT RA!R :]E ! L9E BREAKS AP>T4 ,IF WE DECIDE TO LI/5 TO ! SELF-N>RATION ( ?IS BREAK+ AP>T1 !N IT IS BECAUSE WE MI<T HE> SOME?+ )9 IT 7MAYBE A BACKGR\ND NOISE1 OR A MEAN+FUL PAUSE7 :I* %[S US :]E ! DECOMPOSITION CAN BE HA/5$1 :]E WE MI<T SNEAK \T1 OR WAYS ?AT O!RS HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO EVADE BE+ RECOMPOS$4 ,?IS IS H[ WE CAN SITUATE \R P]SPECTIVE AGA9/ HIS-/ORY1 ,LEVIA?AN1 G5D]1 ET AL4 

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,9 ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 !RE HAVE BE5 SEV]AL ATTEMPTS )9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU TO HI/ORICIZE G5D]4 ,!SE ATTEMPTS HAVE L>GELY FOCUS$ ON READ+S ( TWO BOOKS AB\T ! SAME TIME P]IOD3 ,CALIBAN & ! ,WIT* BY ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI1 & ,WIT*CRAFT & ! ,GAY ,C\NT]CULTURE BY ,>?UR ,EVANS4 ,CALIBAN REPRES5TS A V]Y ?OR\< ANALYSIS ( ! ME*ANICS ( G5D] DUR+ ! IMPOSITION ( CAPITALISM1 SPECIFICALLY EXPLOR+ ! ,EUROPEAN COLONIALISM AS WELL AS WIT* HUNTS 9 WE/]N ,EUROPE AS A CASE ( ! ACCUMULATION ( WOM5'S BODIES & LABOR4 ,WIT*CRAFT N>RATES ! SAME /ORY1 BUT FROM A DIFF]5T P]SPECTIVE4 

,:ILE ,CALIBAN IS WOR? READ+ = ITS WEAL? ( 9=MATION1 ITS /RUCTURE IS L>GELY PROBLEMATIC4 ,F$]ICI HOLDS TO AN ESS5TIALI/ VIEW ( G5D]2 %E WANTS TO TELL ! /ORY ( CAPITALISM'S RELATION%IP TO WOM51 A CATEGORY %E FIRMLY DEF5DS4 ,%E DISMISSES ALL *ALL5GES TO ! NATURALIZATION ( ! G5D] B9>Y ) LITTLE MORE ?AN AN ASS]TION ( ITS CORRECTNESS4 ,H] TAUTOLOGY 7?AT ! CATEGORY ( WOM5 IS VALID BECAUSE IT IS A VALID CATEGORY7 IS ALL ! MORE ABSURD 9 ?AT %E CONFLATES ! EXP]I5CES ( WOM5 9 ONE P>T ( ! WORLD1 DUR+ ONE TIME P]IOD1 AS BE+ ! BASIS ( ! G5D]$ REALITY = WOM5 ALL OV] ! GLOBE1 AT ALL SUBSEQU5T TIMES4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 H] WORK :OLLY IGNORES ! G5D]$ VIOL5CE AGA9/ BODIES :I* DO NOT FIT )9 H] NEAT CATEGORIES4 ,! VA/ P]SECUTION ( FAGOTS DUR+ ! ,9QUISITION & WIT* HUNT1 TO NAME ONE EXAMPLE1 IS AF=D$ LITTLE MORE ?AN A SC>CE M5TION 9 H] BOOK4 

,TO H] CR$IT1 %E DOES *ALL5GE ! OR?ODOX ,M>XI/ 9T]PRETATIONS ( ,HI/ORY3 %E CLAIMS ?AT ! RISE ( CAPITALISM CANNOT BE SE5 AS PROGRESSIVE IF LOOK$ AT FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( G5D]1 BUT ALSO ?AT !RE IS NO L9E> TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM--ONLY A S]IES ( VIOL5T EPISODES ( CAPTURE & REV]SAL4 ,& YET /ILL H] P]SPECTIVE REMA9S ALL TOO LIMIT$ BY H] [N AUTONOM\S V>IANT ( ,M>XISM4 ,= H]1 ALL ( ! ATROCITIES ( ! WIT* HUNTS >E TO BE EXPLA9$ BY ANALYZ+ ! ECONOMIC NECESSITIES ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 !SE ATROCITIES >E NECESSITAT$ BY ! REQUIREM5T ?AT WOM5 P]=M REPRODUCTIVE LABOR )9 ! NEWLY =G$ PROLET>IAT4 ,?IS C\LD BE READ AS A USEFUL MOVEM5T AWAY FROM ! ABSURD NOTION 7HELD BY ,F$]ICI & H] CONTEMPOR>IES7 ?AT CONTEMPOR>Y G5D] VIOL5CE CAN BE UNIQUELY & PRIM>ILY EXPLA9$ 9 ! DOME/IC LABOR ( ,EUROPEAN WOM5 9 ! LA/ C5TURY4 ,YET /ILL H] CA!XIS UPON ECONOMICS FEELS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO PROJECT ! SAME NOTION 9TO ! MORE DI/ANT PA/4 ,WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSS$ ! LIMITATIONS ( ?IS APPROA* ) REG>D TO G5D]2 ! RE-ORI5TATION T[>D AN E>LI] P]IOD DOESN'T *ANGE !SE LIMITS4 ,! TEXT FEELS ALL ! MORE LIMIT$ = ! FACT ?AT %E MAKES MAYBE TWO M5TIONS ( ! EXI/5CE ( G5D]$ VIOL5CE BE=E ?IS P]IOD & (F]S NO EXPLANATIONS AS TO H[ ?AT VIOL5CE CAME AB\T4 ,?IS LEAVES US ) ?AT SAME POV]TY ( NATURALIZ$ G5D]4 

,A C5TRAL !ME ( H] WORK IS PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION2 ! FIR/ ACCUMULATION ( A POPULATION BY ,LEVIA?AN4 ,%E SEES ?IS AS A TRANSITION 9 H] [N TELEOLOGY4 ,H[EV] ! BEA/ AGA9/ :I* H] SUBJECTS REVOLT IS NOT BORN ( ?IS OR ANY FIX$ P]IOD1 IT IS CON/ANTLY DECOMPOS+ & BE+ BORN ANEW4 ,ITS MODE ( CAPTURE 9 ! =M ( G5D] IS NOT PR$ICAT$ ON ITS MODE ( PRODUCTION2 IT IS FIR/LY A BODILY & SPIRITUAL OP]ATION UPON :I* AN ECONOMIC MODE IS SUTUR$4 ,H] /ORY BEG9S AMID A REVOLT PRECISELY BECAUSE ITS SUBJECTS >E REBELL+ AGA9/ !IR E>LI] CAPTURE4 ,! FOLL[+ R\ND ( ACCUMULATION1 CONSEQU5TLY1 CANNOT BE ! FIR/4 ,IT IS ALSO WOR? NOT+ ?AT 9 H] EXHAU/IVE N>RATIVE ( ! HI/ORY ( ! WIT* HUNTS1 %E REMA9S DISMISSIVE IF NOT SIL5T AB\T ! ROLE ( MAGIC ITSELF4 ,?IS AM\NTS TO A PURELY ,MAT]IALI/ READ+ :I* CANNOT ACC\NT = ! SPIRITUAL DIM5SIONS ( DOME/ICATION AS CAPTURE4 ,F$]ICI'S TALE IS ONE /ORY AB\T AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ! PROCESS WE CALL G5D]4 ,%E MAY BE WRONG 9 SITUAT+ ?AT /ORY )9 A SPECIFIC P]IODIZATION1 & 9 H] ACC\NT ( :Y ! EV5TS PLAY$ \T1 BUT WE'RE WILL+ TO SIFT ?R\< TO GLEAN :AT WE MAY FROM IT4 ,\R 9/9CT IS ?AT %E MAY WELL BE CORRECT TO PAY P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO !SE EV5TS1 BUT ONLY ON ! *ANCE ?AT ?OSE REBELS BURNT AT ! /AKE MAY REVEAL SOME OCCULT SECRETS REG>D+ !IR [N CONFLICT AGA9/ ,LEVIA?ANIC G5D]4 

,>?UR ,EVANS' BOOK IS MORE 9T]E/+ 9 ?AT IT DIV]GES FROM ,F$]ICI'S ON !SE EXACT PO9TS4 ,:]E %E ASS]TS AN ESS5TIAL ,WOMAN1 HE SPECIFICALLY EXPLORES ! WIT* HUNTS AS AN ATTEMPT TO DE/ROY A :OLE RANGE ( SEXUALLY DEVIANT & G5D] V>IANT PEOPLE4 ,:]E ,F$]ICI LIMITS H] CRITIQUE TO ! RISE ( CAPITALISM1 ,EVANS 9DICTS ALL ( WE/]N CIVILIZATION 9 HIS4 ,:]E ,F$]ICI IS 9DIFF]5T TO ! PRACTICES & BELIEFS ( H] /ORY'S VICTIMS1 ,EVANS TRIES TO LI/5 & P]CEIVE :AT >CANE REVELATIONS !Y MI<T (F] 9 A VIOL5T & AN>*IC W> AGA9/ G5D]$ CIVILIZATION4 ,HE ALSO WEAVES A CRITIQUE ( ,HI/ORY ?R\<\T HIS TEXT2 9DICT+ 7AS ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN DOES ELSE:]E7 HI/ORIANS = !IR COMPLICITY 9 ! AGGR&IZ+ ( ,LEVIA?AN & ! ]ASURE ( ?OSE IT HAS TRI$ TO DE/ROY4 ,MO/ PROVOCATIVELY1 HE C>VES \T SPACE = MY? )9 HIS N>RATIVE4 ,& YET /ILL HE DOESN'T GO F> 5\<4 ,9/EAD ( AN ANTI-HI/ORY1 HE C\NT]S ) ,GAY ,HI/ORY1 AS IF HI/ORY'S ONLY PROBLEM WAS ITS HOMOPHOBIA4 ,AS ) ,F$]ICI'S NATURALIZATION ( ! CATEGORY WOM51 WE MU/ ALSO FL9* AT ,EVANS' UNCRITICAL DEPLOYM5T ( SOME UNIV]SAL ,GAY ,PEOPLE 9TO :I* ALL ! DIV]G5T & UNIQUE H]ETICS FIT4 ,?IS CATEGORICAL CON/RUCTION IS ! EXACT RECOMPOSITION ALLUD$ TO 9 ! ,ATT5TAT PIECE2 ! SWALL[+ :OLE ( SO MANY DECOMPOS$ FRAGM5TS BY A RE9C>NATION ( G5D]4 ,A QUE] CRITIQUE MU/ SIDE/EP ?IS TRAP4 

,SO :Y READ !SE BOOKS8 ,:AT REMA9S ( !M IF WE /RIP AWAY ! GR& METAN>RATIVES AB\T ! MOVEM5T ( AB/RACTIONS LIKE ,HI/ORY2 OR IF WE REFUSE TO IMPOSE \R CONTEMPOR>Y SUBJECT CATEGORIES BACK ?R\< TIME8 ,! REMA9D] IS A COLLECTION ( /ORIES4 ,& !SE /ORIES DIFF] FROM HIS-/ORY1 9 ?AT !Y >E AB\T ! EXPLOITS & ADV5TURES ( 9DIVIDUALS1 NOT ! MA*9]Y :I* HOLDS !M CAPTIVE4 ,/ORIES 9T]E/ US ALSO BECAUSE !Y DO NOT SEIZE UPON ?IS OR ?AT TIME1 BUT 5*ANT ! TELL] & ! LI/5] 9TO ACTIVE P>TICIPATION4 ,! /ORY IS ! PRIM>Y ME?OD ( ! MAGICAL PRACTICES ( ORAL CULTURE4 ,HIS-/ORY IS ! ,SOCRATIC ,IDEAL ( !SE /ORIES1 ! ,ONE /ORY :I* CANNIBALIZES ALL ! O!RS4 ,CRITICAL HI/ORIES LIKE ,CALIBAN & ,WIT*CRAFT 7OR ANY 'PEOPLE'S HI/ORY'7 ONLY S]VE TO 9TEGRATE !SE TALES 9TO ! ALL-CONSUM+ ONE4 ,?IS BECOMES A GAME ( AB/RACTION2 H[ A COLLECTION ( TRIAL /ATEM5TS1 H&BOOKS ON 9QUISITION1 H]ETICAL DOCUM5TS & BIOGRAPHIES ( ACCUS$ WIT*ES BECOME ,! ,ACCUMULATION ( ,WOM5 ,)9 ,CAPITALI/ ,MODE ( ,PRODUCTION OR ,GAY ,HI/ORY OR ,! ,OLD ,RELIGION4 ,9T]E/+LY 5\<1 IT HAS BE5 >GU$ BY SOME 7SU* AS ,DAVID ,ABRAM7 ?AT 

! BURN+ ALIVE ( T5S ( ?\S&S ( WOM5 7MO/ ( ! H]BALI/S & MIDWIVES FROM PEASANT BACKGR\NDS7 AS 0WIT*ES0 DUR+ ! SIXTE5? & SEV5TE5? C5TURIES MAY USEFULLY BE UND]/OOD AS ! ATTEMPT$1 & NE>LY SUCCESSFUL1 EXT]M9ATION ( ! LA/ ORALLY PRES]V$ TRADITIONS ( ,EUROPE--! LA/ TRADITIONS ROOT$ 9 ! DIRECT1 P>TICIPATORY EXP]I5CE ( PLANTS1 ANIMALS & ELEM5TS--9 ORD] TO CLE> ! WAY = ! DOM9ION ( ALPHABETIC REASON OV] A WORLD 9CREAS+LY CON/RU$ AS A PASSIVE & ME*ANICAL SET ( OBJECTS4 

,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT AS A CONSEQU5CE MO/ ACC\NTS ( ?IS P]IOD SUFF] FROM ! TRAG$Y IT IMPOS$ UPON \R CONCEPTIONS ( \RSELVES & ( TIME4 ,TO TRULY READ AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY IS TO READ ) ATT5TION TO ! /ORIES !MSELVES1 )\T AN ATTEMPT TO SY/EMATICALLY OR UNIV]SALLY PLACE !M4 

,9 A WORLD ?AT LACKS ! AB/RACT IDEALS1 DIRECTIONALITY & UNIV]SAL MORALISM ( ,HIS-/ORICAL ?\<T1 /ORIES >E USEFUL 9 ?AT !Y TELL US DISCREET LESSONS ?AT MI<T ASSI/ US 9 \R DAY TO DAY CONFLICTS4 ,ONLY :5 WE /OP TRY+ TO DECIPH] ! ,TRU? ( ,HIS-/ORY1 CAN WE ACTUALLY NOTICE ! SUBTLE WEB ( MEAN+S & MESSAGES HIDD5 BETWE5 ! /ORIES AT \R DISPOSAL4 ,H]E >E A FEW WE'VE NOTIC$3 

,MO/ ( ! /ORIES AB\T ! IMPOSITION ( G5D] >E ALSO /ORIES AB\T ! CREATION ( 9/ITUTIONS & ! FLI<T ( 9DIVIDUALS FROM !M4 ,AT TIMES CALL$ 5CLOSURE OR 9DU/RIALISM1 !SE 9/ITUTIONS T5D TO SEP>ATE US FROM ! VA/ EXP]I5CES ( LIFE4 ,ONCE WE C\LD F9D \R [N FOOD1 MAKE \R [N CLO!S1 DISCOV] \R [N SEXUAL PRACTICES1 HEAL \RSELVES & COMMUNE DIRECTLY ) ! WILD SPIRITS4 ,N[ ALL ( !SE EXP]I5CES >E M$IAT$ ?R\< F>MS1 S*OOLS1 *UR*ES1 & HOSPITALS4 ,! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION ( ! WORLD C\LD BE UND]/OOD AS ! MAT]IAL >MORS ( ! SPIRITUAL POV]TY IMPOS$ ?R\< DOME/ICATION4 ,?IS 9/ITUTIONALIZATION IS ALWAYS VIOL5T4 ,! ASC5DANCY ( 9/ITUTIONAL M$IC9E1 = EXAMPLE1 EM]GES \T ( ! A%ES ( H]BALI/S BURNT ALIVE BY WIT* HUNT]S4 ,G5D]1 IS CON/ANTLY RE-DEF9$ & RE-9SCRIB$ ?R\< !SE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,=EMO/ AMONG !M IS ! ,FAMILY4 ,! 5CLOSURE ( =E/S & FIELDS CORRESPONDS TO AN 5CLOSURE ( PEOPLES' MEANS ( C>E & SURVIVAL 9TO ?IS PRIVATE FAMILIAL UNIT4 ,! FAMILY BECOMES ! PRIM>Y UNIT = 5=C+ PRIVATE PROP]TY1 5=CEM5T ( DISCIPL9E1 & POLIC+ ( SEXUALITY4 

,:ILE ,LEVIA?AN ATTEMPTS TO SWALL[ ! 5TIRE WORLD1 DEV\R+ ANY DIV]G5CE1 IT 9ADV]T5TLY BR+S ! \TSIDE )94 ,*RI/IANITY MADE ?IS LAW3 ,?\ %ALL HAVE NO O!R GODS BE=E ME4 ,! ,NAZIS ATTEMPT$ TO P]FECT ?IS RACI/ SCI5CE AS ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG4 ,BUT ! ELIM9ATION ( WILD DIV]SITY IS NEV] TOTAL4 ,! NEWLY 9T]NALIZ$ DIV]G5CE (T5 REEM]GES 9 ! =M ( A H]ESY4 ,?IS CON/ANT RUPTURE ( HEGEMONY (T5 SEEMS LIKE A WIDESPREAD DECOMPOSITION ( ! UNITY ( ?IS OR ?AT 9/ITUTION4 ,REG>D+ G5D]1 ?IS H]ESY IS ELSE:]E CALL$ ! QUE]4 ,LEVIA?AN WILL1 FROM TIME TO TIME1 DEPLOY A SPECIALIZ$ =CE ( POLICE TO PUT D[N !SE H]ESIES2 !SE >E CALL$ 9QUISITIONS4 ,! HOLY W> COMES HOME1 ! W> AGA9/ ! \TSIDE IS TURN$ 9W>D4 ,LITTLE WILL BE KN[N ( ! DOCTR9ES & PRACTICES ( !SE H]ETIC SECTS1 = ! 9QUISITION'S ME?OD IS ALSO ,HIS-/ORICAL3 IT AIMS TO ANNIHILATE !IR /ORIES AS MU* AS !IR BODIES4 ,!SE 9QUISITIONS1 :ATEV] C5TURY !Y OCCUR1 WILL EA* EM]GE AS A MORE ADVANC$ & 9NOVATIVE LABORATORY ( TORTURE & SUBJECTION2 ! MO/ P]V]SE 9 ! RECORD$ HI/ORY ( /ATE REPRESSION4 ,NO EXP5SE WILL BE SP>$ 9 ELIM9AT+ !SE 9T]NAL COLONIES4 

,ACTIVE RESI/ANCE TO ,LEVIA?AN (T5 TAKES ON AN EC/ATIC *>ACT]4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN WILL REF] TO ! GREAT DANCES SPREAD+ LIKE FIRE ?R\<\T LEAGUES ( DES]T]S4 ,9QUISITORS & WIT* HUNT]S WILL BE HAUNT$ BY ! IMAGE ( NI<TTIME ORGIES & SABBATS4 ,ELSE:]E WE'VE WRITT5 ?AT QUE] DESIRE IS ! LOCUS PO9T ( ! DREAD ( AN 5TIRE SOCIAL ORD]'S SELF-ANNIHILATION4 ,! MO/ BEAUTIFUL MOM5TS ( 9SURG5CY >E IMMAN5T TO A DECOMPOSITION ( G5D]$ & SEXUAL ROLES4 ,EC/ASY1 FROM EK/ASIS1 IS TO BE \TSIDE ONE'S SELF4 ,TO FLEE FROM DOME/ICATION IS ALSO TO FLEE FROM ! SELVES 79 BO? !IR BODILY & SPIRITUAL DIM5SIONS7 TO :I* WE'VE BE5 CON/RA9$4 ,TO BE \TSIDE !SE SELVES IS ! 9ITIAL BREAK4 ,!SE BREAKS >E (T5 C\*$ 9 ! LANGUAGE ( !IR TIMES3 AS ANIMISM1 OR R5EWAL ( LONG VANQUI%$ DEITIES1 ! APOCALYPSE AS AN IMMAN5T LIV$ REALITY4 ,:AT IS CONSI/5T IS ! EMPHASIS ON DIRECT & IMM$IATE JOY4 ,!SE ]UPTIONS ( REVOLT >E NOT LIMIT$ TO ?IS OR ?AT HI/ORICAL P]IOD1 BUT >E UNIV]SAL ?R\<\T ,HIS-/ORY4 ,!Y HAPP5 9 CITIES1 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE1 AMID ! PEASANTRY1 & 9 LABOR CAMPS4 

,! REPRESSION ( ?IS EC/ATIC REVOLT WILL ALWAYS 9CLUDE A SEXUAL DIM5SION4 ,?IS REPRESSION AIMS TO RE9SCRIBE ! BODY & SPIRIT ( ! RESI/]S 9TO !IR DOME/IC SELVES4 ,! USE ( SEXUAL VIOL5CE AS A REPRESSIVE TACTIC OR ! ALMO/ UNIV]SAL CONFLATION ( CRIM9AL *>GES AGA9/ HOMOSEXUALITY1 H]ESY & WIT*CRAFT HELP TO ILLU/RATE ?IS4.<#a.> ,MANY WIT* HUNT]S IMPLI$ OR EXPLICITLY ACCUS$ WIT*ES ( HAV+ SEXUAL RELATIONS ) !IR ANIMAL FAMILI>S1 CONT9U+ ! ,*RI/IAN TRADITION ( SEP>AT+ HUMANITY \T ( ! RE/ ( ! LIV+ WORLD1 :ILE M>K+ ! BEA/LY AS WOR?Y ( DOM9ATION4 ,NUDITY1 HALLUC9OG5S & UNKEMPT HAIR ALL BECOME S5SUAL CRIMES ( ! BODY4 ,COLLECTIVE =MS ( SEXUALITY & SOCIALITY >E CRIM9ALIZ$ 9 ORD] TO MAXIMIZE PRODUCTIVE TIME4 ,RAPE IS CONSI/5TLY US$ AS A TACTIC ( DOM9ATION BY CONQU]+ >MIES1 TORTURE BY 9QUISITORS1 & DIVISION AMID REBEL POPULATIONS4 ,! /ATE1 AT V>I\S MOM5TS1 9/ITUTIONALIZES & SUBSUMES PRO/ITUTION1 BO? AS A PRESSURE VALVE AGA9/ REVOLT1 BUT ALSO AS A CURE = DEVIANT SEXUAL PRACTICES4 ,NON-REPRODUCTIVE SEXUALITIES >E ANNIHILAT$ BO? = ! *ALL5GE !Y POSE TO ! EM]G5T HET]OSEXUAL MATRIX1 BUT ALSO = ! CONSPIRACIES & ESCAPE PLOTS IMPLI$ 9 !SE RELATIONS4 ,9DIG5\S RESI/]S >E ALWAYS D5\NC$ BY MISSION>IES AS LACK+ MORALITY REG>D+ SEXUALITY & G5D]2 ?IS IMMORALITY IS MOBILIZ$ 9 EXPANSIVE FANTASIES ( COLONIALI/S & PIONE]S4 ,! BODIES ( COLONIZ$ RESI/]S >E M>K$ = RAPE & EXECUTION4 ,!SE OP]ATIONS LAY ! GR\NDWORK = ! G5OCIDAL 5DEAVORS ( WIT* HUNTS & HOLOCAU/S4 ,AS WE >E ALI5AT$ FROM ! WORLD1 WE >E ALI5AT$ FROM \R BODIES4 

,9 ORD] TO PREEMPT ?IS TYPE ( ESCAPE FROM \RSELVES1 ,LEVIA?AN MU/ 9/ITUTE EV] MORE COMPLEX ,SUBJECTS = ITS CON/ITU5TS4 ,!SE SUBJECTS >E ! 5D RESULT ( A LITANY ( TE*NIQUES AIM$ AT ME*ANIZ+1 DISCIPL9+ 1 EMOTIONALLY MANIPULAT+ & CONTROLL+ ! HUMAN BODY4 ,! R$UCTION ( C]TA9 BODIES TO BABY-FACTORIES IS A PRIME EXAMPLE1 BUT ALSO ! SCI5TIFIC DIAGNO/ICS ( V>I\S SEXUAL DEVIANTS OR ! DISCIPL9>Y CONTROL ( G5D] V>IANT PEOPLE4 ,?OSE :O WILLFULLY OR 9/9CTUALLY RESI/ !SE TE*NIQUES MU/ BE CLASSIFI$ AS ,O!R4 ,?IS O!R+ IS (T5 COMPOS$ ( RACIALIZ+ & G5D]+ PROCESSES4 ,AGA9/ !SE ,O!RS1 NO VIOL5CE IS EXCESSIVE4 ,! ,O!R1 :E!R ,WIT* OR ,T]RORI/ OR ,DRAPETOMANIAC OR ,FAGOT OR :ATEV]1 IS ! LEGITIMATE RECIPI5T ( ALL SORTS ( BRUTALITIES DESIGN$ TO EI!R ASSIMILATE OR ANNIHILATE ! DEVIANCY4 ,!SE CRIMES BECOME CRIM5 EXCEPTUM4 

,ONCE ,LEVIA?AN HAS CON/RUCT$ ITS 9/ITUTIONS & ! CORRESPOND+ MA*9E-LIKE BODIES1 ITS PRIM>Y PROJECT BECOMES ! MOVEM5T ( !SE T5D5CIES T[>D 9F9ITY4 ,ALL ( \R EF=TS TO CRITIQUE ! ,! ,*ILD 9 ! PREVI\S ISSUE ( ?IS J\RNAL >E 9 RESPONSE TO ?IS PROJECT ( UN9HIBIT$ GR[?4 ,?OSE :O PRACTICE ANY =M ( RESI/ANCE TO ?IS PROJECT MU/ !RE=E BE ! ,O!R WOR?Y ( ANNIHILATION4 ,! ,*ILD FUNCTIONS AS ! FANTA/IC FUTURE ( ! P>5T'S RACE4 ,ANY DECL9E 9 ! 7CIVILIZ$7 POPULATION WILL BE SE5 AS A ?REAT TO ! /ATE1 :I* 9 TURN WILL RAMP UP ! TE*NIQUES ( SEXUAL REPRESSION DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,WORK]S & ,SLAVES WILL BE 5C\RAG$ TO PRODUCE MORE WORK]S & SLAVES4 ,9 !SE MOM5TS1 ! SEXUAL & ABORTIVE DIM5SIONS ( H]ESY & WIT*CRAFT WILL COME TO ! =EFRONT ( ! 9QUISITION TRIALS4 ,IT IS NOT A CO9CID5CE ?AT WIT*ES & QUE] H]ETICS W]E EXECUT$ = HAV+ ALLEG$LY SACRIFIC$ *ILDR5 TO ! ,DEVIL4 ,! DEMONIZATION ( BIR? CONTROL CAN ALSO BE UND]/OOD ?R\< ?IS L5S4 ,?IS FANATICAL DESIRE TO 9CREASE POPULATION LEAD EV5 ! MO/ MISOGYNI/ RELIGI\S & /ATE LEAD]S TO PROCLAIM ?AT WOM5'S SOLE VIRTUE WAS !IR NATURAL CAPACITY = *ILDBIR?4 ,AS ,M>T9 ,LU!R SAID3 0:ATEV] !IR WEAKNESSES1 WOM5 POSSESS ONE VIRTUE ?AT CANCELS !M ALL3 !Y HAVE A WOMB & !Y CAN GIVE BIR?40 

,RATIONALISM1 ,REASON1 ,5LI<T5M5T 7OR ANY O!R LIE TOLD BY ,LEVIA?AN AB\T ITSELF7 NEV] LEAD TO ! ABOLITION ( !SE G5OCIDAL & BLOOD?IR/Y PRACTICES4 ,RA!R1 !SE IDEOLOGIES ONLY LEAD TO ! 9/ITUTIONALIZATION & 9CREAS$ TE*NOLOGICAL SOPHI/ICATION ( VIOL5CE4 ,!SE IDEOLOGIES 5D UP S]V+ AS JU/IFICATION = BRUTALITY AGA9/ ! IRRATIONAL ,O!R4 ,!RE IS NO L9E> PROGRESS \T ( ?IS BRUTALITY4 ,:ILE ! GOOD SUBJECTS >E MAY BE 5C\RAG$ TO 9F9ITELY REPRODUCE1 ! ACTUAL *ILDR5 ( ! RACIAL OR COLONIZ$ ,O!R WILL (T5 BY SLAU<T]$ ) IMPUNITY4 ,EV5 :ILE PROMOT+ ! IDEOLOGY ( ! ,*ILD1 ! /ATE IS CON/ANTLY & DISCREETLY ACT+ TO IMPOSE A SCI5TIFIC CAMPAIGN ( EUG5ICS1 EXT]M9ATION & =C$ /]ILIZATION UPON ?OSE IT DEEMS TO BE A RACIAL \TSIDE4 

,!SE >E ONLY A FEW ( AN 9F9ITY ( LESSONS WE MI<T EXTRACT FROM ANY CON/ELLATION ( /ORIES--LESSONS :I* HAVE AS MU* RELEVANCE TODAY AS !Y W\LD 9 C5TURIES PA/4 ,RA!R ?AN A N>RATIVE AB\T ,DOME/ICATION AS AN ,IDEA1 WE HAVE A FRAGM5T>Y & ESOT]IC SET ( TALES ?AT EA* DESCRIBES :AT DOME/ICATION LOOKS LIKE 9 A P>TICUL> MOM5T4 ,MORE EXCIT+LY !Y ALSO DESCRIBE H[ PEOPLE *OSE TO REBEL AGA9/ ?IS PROCESS4 ,TO TELL \RSELVES !SE /ORIES IS TO CONNECT TO ! 9DIVIDUALS & MOM5TS :I* HAVE ATTEMPT$ AN ESCAPE FROM ! NI<TM>E ( ,HIS-/ORY4 ,?IS CONNECTION BECOMES MO/ MEAN+FUL :5 ! /ORIES 5*ANT \R [N BE+ & >E GIV5 BODY ?R\< \R [N EXP]I5CES4 ,!SE /ORIES ONLY MATT] 9S(> AS !Y PRODUCE A VISC]AL UND]/&+ ( FLI<T FROM ?IS ANCI5T PROTOCOL ( SEP>ATION & CAPTURE4 ,?IS IS ! DIM5SION ?AT MU/ ALWAYS BE C5T]$ 9 A NEWF\ND READ+ ( ,HIS-/ORY AS DECOMPOSITION4 ,DECOMPOSITION ISN'T ONLY A =CE ( NATURE OR ACCID5T2 IT IS PRIM>ILY ! WILLFUL REFUSAL ( ,LEVIA?AN BY 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS4 ,LEVIA?AN BREAKS D[N :5 ?OSE :O MA9TA9 ITS SPR+S & :EELS REFUSE TO DO SO--:5 !Y FLEE TO ! M\NTA9S1 S+1 DANCE & PRACTICE EC/ATIC RITUAL2 :5 !Y SCREAM1 LOOT & BURN2 :5 !Y RIP \T ! >MOR1 TE> (F ! MASK & BURN ! BEA/ TO ! GR\ND4 

,IF !SE /ORIES ILLU/RATE 9/ANCES ( DOME/ICATION1 !Y ALSO ILLU/RATE ! IMPOSITION ( G5D]4 ,! 9H]5T DECOMPOSITION :I* AFFLICTS G5D] IS :AT WE CALL ! QUE]2 NOT ?IS OR ?AT HI/ORICALLY CON/ITUT$ SUBJECT CATEGORY1 BUT ALL ! DIV]G5T BODILY & SPIRITUAL EXPRESSIONS :I* ESCAPE !IR ROLES4 ,9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL1 WE SAID ?AT ?IS WAS A QUE]NESS UND]/OOD NEGATIVELY4 ,AS REBELLION_/DECOMPOSITION IS 9TR9SIC TO /ORIES AB\T DOME/ICATION1 SO IS ! \TP\R+ ( QUE] DESIRE4 

,= ?IS REASON1 DOGMATI/S 7P>TICUL>LY ( ! ,M>XI/ V>IETY71 HAVE ACCUS$ US ( BE+ AHI/ORICAL & IDEALI/4 ,TO ! =M]1 WE HAVE NO REBUTTAL4 ,WE'D HAPPILY F9D \RSELVES \TSIDE ( ! ,/ORY ( MASS RAPI/S1 K+S & 9DU/RIALI/S4 ,WE C]TA9LY WON'T CL+ TO ANY ( ! ,ID5TITIES (F]$ )9 IT1 NOR TRU/ ANY ( ! PRESCRIPTIONS LAID \T BY ITS ,S*OL>S4 ,EV5 WORSE W\LD BE TO BE ORGANIZ$ BY SU* A PRESCRIPTION ( HI/ORY4 ,:5 \R FRI5DS 9 ,ATT5TAT DESCRIB$ ! RECOMPOSITION & FUR!R DECOMPOSITION :I* FOLL[S ANY DECAY ( HI/ORY1 WE READ ?IS AS ! ,ORGANIZATION :I* FOLL[S MOM5TS ( RUPTURE1 & ! PR$ICTABLE FALL+-AP>T ( ALL SU* POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS4 ,IF WE FOLL[ ,RUB9 TO SAY ?AT ALL ,ORGANIZATION IS PR$ICAT$ ON ! EX*ANGE ( G5D]$ BODIES1 !N WE MU/ ALSO RECOGNIZE 9EVITABLE REBELLION ( BODIES AGA9/ POLITICAL ORGANIZATION4 ,RADICAL OR ,FEM9I/ ORGANIZATIONS >E NOT EXEMPT FROM ?IS DECOMPOSITION2 IT IS R\T9ELY REF]R$ TO AS BURN\T OR 9FI<T+1 ?\< WE C\LD UND]/& IT AS AN 9/9CTUAL REFUSAL TO BE CAPTUR$ & MOBILIZ$ BY ?IS OR ?AT ,ORGANIZATION4 

,AFT] ALL1 ! T5D5CY ( QUE]NESS AGA9/ HIS-/ORY HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! EC/ASY ( LIFE LIV$ \TSIDE ( TIME2 )\T CONC]N = :E!R ! TIME IS RI<T1 = ! MAT]IAL CONDITIONS OR = ! ,*ILDR54 ,QUE]NESS MU/ ALWAYS EM]GE AS \T ( ITS TIME1 DEVIANT1 IRRATIONAL4 

,TO ! LATT] *>GE1 WE CAN ONLY %RUG4 ,! ,SOCRATIC TRICK ( ,IDEAS DOESN'T REALLY CONC]N US4 ,WE'LL LEAVE ! UNIV]SALS & ! BIG /ORIES TO ! ,HIS-/ORIANS4 ,WE'LL CONC]N \RSELVES 9/EAD ) ! BEAUTIFUL MOM5TS ( H]ESY & REVOLT--! LIV$ EXP]I5CES1 BODILY PRACTICES & SPIRITUAL 9T5SITY--:I* H9T T[>D \R [N4 

,! RESI/ANCE IS ! ONLY HUMAN COMPON5T ( ! 5TIRE ,HIS-/ORY4 ,ALL ! RE/ IS ,LEVIA?ANIC PROGRESS4 

,SECOND ,MY?OS3 ,LILI? & ,EVE 

,9 ! PATRI>*AL MY?OLOGY ( ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN CIVILIZATION1 ,ADAM WAS ! FIR/ MAN1 & ,GOD GAVE HIM A WIFE4 ,MO/ KN[ AB\T ,EVE1 HIS SECOND WIFE4 ,FEW] TELL ( HIS FIR/2 ,LILI?4 ,LILI? DIFF]$ 9 ?AT %E REFUS$ TO BE SUBS]VI5T TO ,ADAM4 ,%E W\LDN'T LAY B5EA? HIM 9 ! MISSION>Y POSITION1 & SO %E WAS EXPELL$ FROM ,$54 ,UPON H] EXPULSION1 %E BECAME A DEMON1 A SUCCUBUS :O TRAVEL$ ?R\< NI<T & ?R\< TIME1 BRE$+ ) O!R DEMONS & UNLEA%+ EVIL SPIRITS4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT AT NI<T %E /ILL TEMPTS WOM5 TO LEAVE !IR HUSB&S1 TURNS M5 9TO FAGOTS1 5C\RAGES ALL MANN] ( NON-REPRODUCTIVE SEXUALITY1 & EV5 /EALS & EATS *ILDR54 

,GOD ! FA!R C\LDN'T MAKE ! SAME MI/AKE TWICE1 & SO HE FA%ION$ ,ADAM'S SECOND WIFE1 ,EVE1 \T ( ONE ( ,ADAM'S [N RIBS1 5SUR+ H] OB$I5CE4 ,& /ILL %E DISOBEY$1 %E ATE ! FRUIT FROM ! =BIDD5 TREE ( KN[L$GE & BO? %E & H] HUSB& W]E BANI%$ FROM ,$54 ,SOME1 SU* AS ,WALT] ,B5JAM91 WILL VIEW ?IS AS ! EXPULSION ( HUMANITY FROM PRIMITIVE COMMUNISM4 ,ALL ! SUBSEQU5T /ORIES ( ,! ,HOLY ,BOOK ( ?IS RELIGION IS L>GELY A LAM5T ( CIVILIZ$ LIFE4 ,ITS FIR/ *APT] N>RATES ! FALL1 & ! FOLL[+ *APT]S TELL ( ! MIS]IES )9 & EXODUS FROM V>I\S CIVILIZATIONS4 

,BUT :AT WAS ?IS =BIDD5 KN[L$GE8 ,:AT WAS ! ORIG9AL S98 ,A C]TA9 H]ESY TELLS ?AT ! =BIDD5 KN[L$GE WAS ! REALIZATION ?AT A C]TA9 TYPE ( SEX LEADS TO REPRODUCTION4 ,ONCE ,ADAM & ,EVE KNEW ?IS1 !Y C\LDN'T UNLE>N IT4 ,FROM H]E1 ALL ( !IR ACTIVITIES W]E TI$ TO AN EM]G+ SYMBOLIC ORD] ( DOM9ATION4 ,:]EAS BE=E !Y HAD SIMPLY 9DULG$ 9 UTOPIA )\T A FUTURE1 N[ !IR ACTIONS HAD CONSEQU5CES4 ,FROM ?IS KN[L$GE /EMS ! 9V5TION ( ! ROLE ( ! ,FA!R1 AS WELL AS ! KN[L$GE NECESS>Y = AGRICULTURE1 & EV5 ! FIR/ =M ( ! RATIONAL ?\<T :I* W\LD LAT] BECOME ,SCI5CE4 ,PATRI>*Y1 ,CIVILIZATION1 ,REPRODUCTIVE ,FUTURISM4 ,ALL ( IT /EMS FROM ?IS ABOM9ABLE DISCOV]Y4 

,! *UR*'S MISOGYNI/S WILL BLAME ,EVE = ?IS DISCOV]Y & EXPULSION1 BUT AS WE WELL KN[1 IT IS ! FA!RS1 H]D]S1 HUSB&S1 9QUISITORS & WIT* HUNT]S :O PUT !SE >CANE SECRETS TO USE 9 ! ME*ANIZATION ( ! BODY4 ,!SE SAME WOMAN-HAT]S WILL S5T5CE C\NTLESS WOM5 & FAGOTS TO BURN = HAV+ FALL5 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! REBEL DEMON ,LILI?4 

,IF WE CANNOT UNLE>N !SE SECRETS1 :AT W\LD IT MEAN TO DE/ROY ! MA*9]Y :I* DOM9ATES US ?R\< !M8 ,CAN WE RECALL ,LILI? & FLY ) H] AT NI<T8 

,X,I,I 

,( ALL !SE /ORIES1 !RE IS ONE :I* OCCURS CONSI/5TLY 9 ALMO/ ANY WOR?:ILE HI/ORY ( G5D]3 ! SPLITT+ ( ! M9D FROM ! BODY4 ,V>I\S ACC\NTS WILL ATTRIBUTE ?IS SPLIT TO DIFF]5T TIMES & PLACES1 BUT ITS C5TRALITY & P[] >E BEYOND QUE/ION4 ,ANTI-CIVILIZATION CRITIQUES WILL (T5 LOCATE ?IS AS A PRIM>Y EM]G5CE ( DUALISM 9 ! WORLD 7,Z]ZAN WILL SAY IT /EMS IMM$IATELY FROM ! DUALISM ( G5D]71 :]EAS ,F$]ICI WILL F9D IT 9 ! MA*9ATIONS ( ! WIT* HUNTS2 ,EVANS 9 ! RISE ( 9DU/RIALISM4 ,AGA91 ! PRECISE ORIG9S 9T]E/ US LESS ?AN ITS REPEAT$ & UN5D+ OP]ATION4 ,:]EV] IT />T$1 ! SPLIT WID5S & CONT9UES TO TE> US AWAY FROM \RSELVES4 

,IT IS 9TUITIVE ?AT SU* A SPLIT W\LD BE NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO ACCLIMATE WILD BE+S 9TO ?OSE BE+S FIT = LABOR 9 ! WORLD ( WORK4 ,IF ONE IS SOLELY RELIANT ON !IR [N S5SUAL P]CEPTION ( ! WORLD--! RELATION ( !IR BODY TO ! BODIES ( O!R ANIMALS1 PLANTS & HUMANS--!N ?AT BODILY AW>5ESS IS PRECISELY :AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$ = ! WORK]S TO BE BORN4 ,! DISCIPL9+ ( ! BODY IS ! PRECONDITION ( 9DU/RIAL EXI/5CE4 

,?IS DISCIPL9+ ( ! BODY CAN BE UND]/OOD AS AN 9T]NALIZATION ( ! W>F>E OCCURR+ \TSIDE ( IT4 ,! BATTLEGR\ND ( SOCIAL CONTROL BECOMES ! BODY ITSELF1 ! SITE ( AN ET]NAL CONFLICT BETWE5 ,REASON & ,PASSION2 ,5LI<T5M5T & ,D>KNESS4 

,ON ! ONE SIDE1 !RE >E ! '=CES ( ,REASON'3 P>SIMONY1 PRUD5CE1 S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY1 SELF-CONTROL4 ,ON ! O!R1 ! 'L[ 9/9CTS ( ! ,BODY'3 LEWDNESS1 IDL5ESS1 SY/EMATIC DISSIPATION ( ONE'S VITAL 5]GIES4 ,! BATTLE IS F\<T ON MANY FRONT BECAUSE ,REASON MU/ BE VIGILANT AGA9/ ! ATTACKS ( ! C>NAL SELF1 & PREV5T '! WISDOM ( ! FLE%' 79 ,LU!R'S WORDS7 FROM CORRUPT+ ! P[]S ( ! M9D4 ,9 ! EXTREME CASE1 ! P]SON BECOMES A T]RA9 = A W> ( ALL AGA9/ ALL4'.<#a#a.> 

,O!RS WILL CALL ?IS ,CIVIL ,W>1 WE WILL SAY IT IS P>T & P>CEL ( ! CAPTURE ( ! BODY 9 DOME/ICATION4 ,! BODY IS A MICROCOSM = ?IS PH5OM5A4 

,! COMMODIFICATION ( BODIES & ( !IR CAPACITIES LEADS TO AN E/RANGEM5T FROM SELF2 A DISASSOCIATION FROM ! MAJORITY ( ONE'S ACTIVITY & EXP]I5CE4 ,! BODY IS REIFI$ & R$UC$ TO AN OBJECT4 ,?IS SEP>ATION & OBJECTIFICATION ( ! BODY REA*ES >RIVES AT ITS [N SELF-REALIZATION ?R\< ,C>TESIAN PHILOSOPHY4 ,HOBBES WILL 5ACT A RELAT$ ATTACK UPON ! BODY 9 R$UC+ IT TO ! FUNCTION+ ( A MA*9E4 ,9 LAT] TIMES1 ?IS ME*ANIZ$ VIEW WILL REA* A NEW APEX ?R\< ! !ORY ( G5ETICS4 ,MORE ESOT]IC !ORI/S ( G5ETICS WILL >GUE ?AT BODY IS A MA*9E-VESSEL = S5TI5T & SELFI% G5ES :I* DEPLOY SAID BODIES 9 AN EF=T TO ET]NALLY P]PETUATE !MSELVES4 ,! PHILOSOPHICAL ME*ANIZATION ( ! BODY BECOMES SO TOTAL ?AT IT IS PROJECT$ BACK ?R\< HI/ORY & 9TO \R V]Y BIOLOGY4 ,9 A /RANGE P>ADOX1 SCI5CE REVIVES ,GOD AS ! ULTIMATE REFUTATION ( FREE WILL3 G5ETICS4 ,G5ETIC MANIPULATION & NANOTE*NOLOGICAL ME?ODS ( SURVEILLANCE & CONTROL >E ONLY ! MO/ CONTEMPOR>Y MANIFE/ATIONS ( ?IS >*AIC SPLIT4 

,BUT ! PROJECTION ( ?IS 9V5TION ONTO ! PHYSICAL WORLD IS NOT DONE PHILOSOPHICALLY1 IT IS DONE ?R\< BODILY VIOL5CE4 ,! TORTURE *AMB]S ( WIT* HUNT]S1 ,NAZI DOCTORS & VIVISECTORS >E ALSO ! LABORATORIES = ! EM]G5CE ( ! ME*ANIZ$ BODY4 ,?IS IS ALSO1 ( C\RSE1 ! VIOL5CE ( G5D]$ DOME/ICATION1 AS G5D] IS ?AT FIR/ DUALISM & REMA9S ! PRIM>Y OP]ATION UPON ! BODY4 ,! BODY IS CONT9U\SLY DISSECT$ SO AS TO ID5TIFY & NATURALIZE ! BIOLOGICAL DIFF]5CES :I* SUPPOS$LY JU/IFY ! 5TIRETY ( ! G5D]$ WORLD4 ,! SEX_/G5D] DI*OTOMY1 BUT ALSO ! DI*OTOMIES ( RACE >E NEATLY MAPP$ OV] ! BODY_/M9D1 & CORRESPONDS TO AN UN5D+ SET ( DISCIPL9>Y MEASURES & TE*NIQUES ( ! SELF DESIGN$ TO MA9TA9 B9>Y CON=MITY4 ,BLACK & FEM99E BODIES >E IMAG9$ AS 9DOCILE & 9 NE$ ( DISCIPL9+1 :ILE :ITE MASCUL9E BODIES >E BELIEV$ TO BE RATIONAL & TAME4 ,BODIES VIEW$ ) ANY 9NATE CONNECTION TO ANIMALITY CAN !N JU/IFIABLY BE EXPOS$ TO H>D LABOR1 SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 & EXT]M9ATION4 

,P]SONALLY1 ANY 9QUIRY 9TO ! SPLIT BETWE5 ! M9D & BODY YIELDS A CRAZY DIFFUSION ( REVELATIONS4 ,I IMM$IATELY ?9K ( ! EXP]I5CE ( MOTION SICKNESS AS A WOR?:ILE EXAMPLE4 ,AS AN 9/9CTUAL RESPONSE TO FEEL+ MOTION )\T CONSCI\SLY P]CEIV+ IT1 ?IS NAUSEA IS A HELPFUL DEF5SE ME*ANISM AGA9/ ! 9ADV]T5T CONSUMPTION ( V>I\S POISONS4 ,\TSIDE ( 9DU/RIALISM1 ?IS PH5OM5ON IS ONLY EXP]I5C$ ON ! (F *ANCE ?AT SOMEONE EATS A HALLUC9OG54 ,YET 9 A WORLD LIKE \R [N1 :]E WE >E CON/ANTLY DISASSOCIAT+ FROM ! MOVEM5T ( \R BODIES1 ?IS NAUSEA BECOMES UNIV]SAL4 ,! REPETITIVE MOTION 9JURIES FROM MY P]=MANCE ( S]VICE WORK 7:]E ! QUICK MOVEM5T ( ! WRI/S & KNEES CORRESPONDS MORE TO ! NE$S ( A ,PO9T-(-,SALE SY/EM OR BAG ( GROC]IES ?AN TO ANY O!R AG5CY7 IS ANO!R REM9D] ( A NE>LY TOTAL DISCONNECT ( MY P]CEPTION FROM ! ACTUAL MOVEM5T ( MY BODY4 ,! SPLIT WID5S ?R\< \R ACCLIMATION TO ?IS CON/ANT PA9 & DIZZ9ESS2 ! FUR!R SEV]ANCE ( P]CEPTION FUNCTIONS AS A TRAGIC SURVIVAL /RATEGY4 

,REG>D+ G5D]1 ! SPLIT IS ALL ! MORE BLATANT4 ,AS A TE5AG]1 MY [N EXP]I5CE ( DYSPHORIA & BODY DYSMORPHIA L$ TO ! SELF-5ACTM5T ( A :OLE RANGE ( DISCIPL9>Y MEASURE & TORTURE 9 ! =M ( ANOREXIA4 ,?IS WAS AN EXP]I5CE ,I %>$ ) ! VA/ MAJORITY ( MY FRI5DS :O GREW UP AS GIRLS & QUE]S4 ,!SE TE*NIQUES ( SELF-CONTROL REAPPE> 9 ! CONTEXT ( SEX WORK4 ,9 ORD] TO MORE PR(ITABLY SELL \R SEXUAL LABOR1 WE >E CON/ANTLY PROJECT ! ,IDEAL ( G5D] UPON \R BODIES2 MUTILAT+ !M & R$UC+ !M TO OBJECTS ( \R [N ME*ANIZATION4 ,MORE ?AN JU/ PHYSIOLOGY1 ?IS DOM9ATION CONC]NS ITSELF ) GE/URES1 GROOM+1 COMMUNICATION1 SEXUAL PROP5SITY4 ,9 ! ACTUAL EXP]I5CE ( SEX WORK1 ! SPLIT WID5S AGA94 ,:ILE SOME HORRIFY+ ,JOHN IS T\*+ ME1 MY M9D /RUGGLES TO BE ANY:]E BUT MY [N BODY4 ,I ?9K AB\T ! CAPITAL1 AB\T MY BANK ACC\NT1 :AT ,I'LL HAVE = D9N]2 ANY?+ BESIDES :AT IS ACTUALLY OCCURR+ TO MY BODY4 ,I'VE EXP]I5C$ ?IS FLI<T FROM ! BODY 9 C\NTLESS O!R MOM5TS2 :ILE BE+ >RE/$1 :ILE BE+ SEXUALLY ASSAULT$1 :ILE DRUNK4 ,EV5 ! EXP]I5CE ( WALK+ ?R\< ! HALLWAYS ( A HI< S*OOL CAN TE> US FROM \RSELVES3 H[ %\LD ,I C>RY MYSELF TODAY SO AS NOT TO FACE ! PR$ICTABLE VIOL5CE ( A QUE] BA%]8 

,! /ORY ( ! M9D_/BODY SPLIT GIVES US A HELPFUL TOOL 9 UND]/&+ ! COMPLEXITY & NUANCE ( ! CONT5TION ?AT DOME/ICATION IS ! CAPTURE & 5G5D]+ ( \R BODIES4 ,:]E ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN SAW SPR+S & :EELS FILL+ ! >MOR 5CAS$ BODY1 WE CAN READ ?IS AS ! RE-ORD]+ ( ! LIV+ BODY ?R\< ITS CONFLICT ) ! RATIONAL M9D4 ,! FANTASY ( ,BIOLOGICAL ,SEX1 ( ,RACE1 & ALL O!R SUPPOS$LY NATURAL CATEGORIES CORRESPOND TO ?IS SAME LOGIC ( SEV]ANCE ( BODIES FROM EA* O!R & ! M9D FROM ! BODY4 ,TAXONOMIES ( ! BODY CONSI/5TLY S]VE TO RATIONALIZE1 SY/EMIZE & PLACE ! V>I$ HAPP5/ANCES ( ! BODY 9TO A ,LEVIA?ANIC /RUCTURE4 ,?IS ME*ANI/IC !ORY ( BIOLOGY ATTEMPTS TO LAY D[N \R DE/9Y4 

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,MO/ !ORIES ( ! SPLIT BETWE5 M9D & BODY MISS A CONCOMITANT1 YET UNIQUE1 SPLIT3 ! MAT]IAL FROM ! SPIRITUAL4 ,! SEP>ATION & OBSCUR+ ( ! SPIRITUAL DIM5SION ( G5D]$ EXI/5CE LEAVES US ) A TRAGIC 9ABILITY TO EXPRESS OR EV5 REALLY COMPREH5D ! IMPLICATIONS ( !SE OP]ATIONS ( CAPTURE4 ,TO IGNORE ! SPIRITUAL DIM5SION ( DOME/ICATION LEAVES US ) ONLY HALF ! /ORY2 ) A CRASS1 ME*ANI/IC MAT]IALISM ?AT CAN ONLY (F] US CRASS1 ME*ANI/IC SOLUTIONS4 

,IF ! HUMAN BODY & NOT ! /EAM 5G9E1 & NOT EV5 ! CLOCK1 WAS ! FIR/ MA*9E DEVELOP$ BY CAPITALISM1 !N :AT IS REMA9S ( ALL ! CAPACITIES ( ! BODY :I* CANNOT BE EFFICI5TLY PUT TO USE OR RATIONALIZ$ BY ?IS TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATION8 ,! IMPOSITION ( A ,C>TESIAN ,MA/]_/SLAVE DYNAMIC BETWE5 ! M9D_/BODY ALSO MEANS ! G5]ALIZATION ( ?AT DYNAMIC T[>D ALL ( ! =MS & CAPACITIES ( LIFE :I* ONCE 5*ANT$ ! BODY'S S5SUAL CONNECTION TO ! WILD WORLD4 ,\R BE+ WAS 9SCRIB$ 9TO A S\LLESS WORLD & A MA*9E-BODY4 

,FRANCIS ,BACON LAM5T$ ?AT MAGIC KILLS 9DU/RY4 ,& ?IS IS PRECISELY BECAUSE ! CONT9U$ RELATION ( HUMAN BE+S TO !IR MAGICAL CAPACITIES WAS ALSO !IR CAPACITY TO F9D MEAN+ & SU/5ANCE \TSIDE ( ! WORLD ( WORK & 9DU/RY4 ,MAGICAL & SPIRITUAL BELIEFS W]E DANG]\S SIMPLY BECAUSE !IR REFUSAL ( L9E>1 EMPTY TIME ITSELF WAS A S\RCE ( 9SUBORD9ATION4 ,9 ORD] = ,LEVIA?AN TO A*IEVE ITS RE/RUCTUR+ ( ! BODY1 IT HAD TO FIR/ DIVORCE ! BODY ( ITS P>TICIPATION 9 A COSMOLOGY ( P[] & SPIRIT4 ,! P]CEIV$ WILDNESS ( ! WIT*ES HAD TO BE CRU%$ ALONGSIDE ! WILDNESS ( ! WORLD4 ,LEVIA?AN ALONE W\LD POSSESS ! ABILITY TO ALT]1 5*ANT & DEPLOY ! BODY4 ,?IS CONTROL OV] ! BODY C]TA9LY HAPP5S 9 A L>GELY METAPHYSICAL OP]ATION1 YET IT OBSCURES ITSELF & PRET5DS T[>D ! ,NATURAL & ,OBJECTIVE4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ S9I/] ASPECT ( ! SPIRITUAL DECIMATION :I* ME*ANIZES ! BODY IS ?AT IT D5IES ! EXI/5CE ( SPIRIT AT ALL4 

,! ME*ANIZATION ( ! BODY IS SO CON/ITUTIVE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL ?AT1 AT LEA/ 9 9DU/RIALIZ$ C\NTRIES1 GIV+ SPACE TO ! BELIEF 9 OCCULT =CES DOES NOT JEOP>DIZE ! REGUL>ITY ( SOCIAL BEHAVIOR4 ,A/ROLOGY TOO CAN BE ALL[$ TO RETURN1 ) ! C]TA9TY ?AT EV5 ! MO/ DEVOT$ CONSUM] ( A/RAL *>TS WILL AUTOMATICALLY CONSULT ! WAT* BE=E GO+ TO WORK4.<#a#b.> 

,?IS ME*ANIZATION WAS A*IEV$ ?R\< ! TW(OLD OP]ATION ( D5Y+ ! SPIRITUAL EXI/5CE :ILE ALSO DE/ROY+ ! REBEL BODY4 ,HOBBES3 0,AS = WIT*ES1 ,I ?9K NOT ?AT !IR WIT*CRAFT IS ANY REAL P[]2 BUT YET !Y >E JU/LY PUNI%$1 = ! FALSE BELIEF !Y HAVE ?AT !Y CAN DO SU* MIS*IEF1 JO9$ ) !IR PURPOSE TO DO IT IF !Y CAN40 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN & ,>?UR ,EVANS WILL BO? CRITICIZE HI/ORIANS ( ! WIT* HUNT = REIT]AT+ ?IS SAME DOME/ICAT$ ANALYZES--JU/IFY+ ! MASSACRES ( ! WIT* HUNTS BY PROJECT+ ! ME*ANI/IC UND]/&+ ( ! BODY ?R\< TIME & 9TO ! 'NATURAL' WORLD4 

,! /AKES ON :I* WIT*ES & O!R PRACTITION]S ( MAGIC DI$1 & ! *AMB]S 9 :I* !IR TORTURES W]E EXECUT$1 W]E A LABORATORY 9 :I* MU* SOCIAL DISCIPL9E WAS S$IM5T$1 & MU* KN[L$GE AB\T ! BODY WAS GA9$4 ,H]E ?OSE IRRATIONALITIES W]E ELIM9AT$ ?AT /OOD 9 ! WAY ( ! TRANS=MATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL BODY 9TO A SET ( PR$ICTABLE & CONTROLLABLE ME*ANISMS4 ,& IT WAS H]E AGA9 ?AT ! SCI5TIFIC USE ( TORTURE WAS BORN444 

,?IS BATTLE1 SIGNIFICANTLY OCCURR+ AT ! FOOT ( ! GALL[S1 DEMON/RATES BO? ! VIOL5CE ?AT PRESID$ OV] ! SCI5TIFIC RATIONALIZATION ( ! WORLD1 & ! CLA% ( TWO OPPOSITE CONCEPTS ( ! BODY1 TWO OPPOSITE 9VE/M5TS 9 IT4 ,ON ONE SIDE1 WE HAVE A CONCEPT ( ! BODY ?AT SEES IT 5D[$ ) P[]S EV5 AFT] DEA?2 ! CORPSE DOES NOT 9SPIRE REPULSION1 & IS NOT TREAT$ AS SOME?+ ROTT5 OR IRR$UCIBLY ALI54 ,ON ! O!R1 ! BODY IS SE5 AS DEAD EV5 :5 /ILL ALIVE1 9S(> AS IT IS CONCEIV$ AS A ME*ANICAL DEVICE1 TO BE TAK5 AP>T JU/ LIKE ANY MA*9E4 .<444.> ,! C\RSE ( SCI5TIFIC RATIONALIZATION WAS 9TIMATELY CONNECT$ TO ! ATTEMPT BY ! /ATE TO IMPOSE ITS CONTROL OV] AN UNWILL+ WORK=CE4 

,F]AL ,FAUN PUT ?+S ANO!R WAY 9 0,! ,QUE/ = ! ,SPIRITUAL03 

,?IS CIVILIZ$1 TE*NOLOGICAL1 COMMODITY CULTURE 9 :I* WE LIVE IS A WA/EL&4 ,= MO/ PEOPLE1 MO/ ( ! TIME1 LIFE IS DULL & EMPTY1 LACK+ VIBRANCY1 ADV5TURE1 PASSION & EC/ASY4 ,IT'S NO SURPRISE ?AT MANY PEOPLE SE>* BEYOND ! REALM ( !IR NORMAL DAILY EXI/5CE = SOME?+ MORE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS LI<T ?AT WE NE$ TO UND]/& ! QUE/ = ! SPIRITUAL444 

,I DISCOV]$ ?AT ?IS DUALISM .<BETWE5 ! MAT]IAL & ! SPIRITUAL.> WAS COMMON TO ALL RELIGIONS ) ! POSSIBLE EXCEPTIONS ( SOME =MS ( ,TAOISM & ,BUDDHISM4 ,I ALSO DISCOV]$ SOME?+ QUITE 9SIDI\S AB\T ! FLE%_/SPIRIT DI*OTOMY4 ,RELIGION PROCLAIMS ! REALM ( SPIRIT TO BE ! REALM ( FRE$OM1 ( CREATIVITY1 ( BEAUTY1 ( EC/ASY1 ( JOY1 ( WOND]1 ( LIFE ITSELF4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! REALM ( MATT] IS ! REALM ( DEAD ME*ANICAL ACTIVITY1 ( GROSSNESS1 ( WORK1 ( SLAV]Y1 ( SUFF]+1 ( SORR[4 ,! E>?1 ! CREATURES ON IT1 EV5 \R [N BODIES W]E IMP$IM5TS TO \R SPIRITUAL GR[?1 OR AT BE/1 TOOLS TO BE EXPLOIT$4 ,:AT A P]FECT IDEOLOGICAL JU/IFICATION = ! EXPLOITATIVE ACTIVITIES ( CIVILIZATION444 AS EXPLOITATION IMMIS]AT$ ! LIVES ( PEOPLE1 ! EC/ATIC JOY ( WILD EXI/5CE & ( ! FLE% UNREPRESS$ BECAME FA9T] & FA9T] MEMORIES UNTIL AT LA/ !Y SEEM$ TO BE NOT ( ?IS WORLD AT ALL4 ,?IS WORLD WAS ! WORLD ( TRAVAIL 7FROM ! ,LAT9 ROOT WORD :I* GIVES ALL ! ,ROMANCE LANGUAGES !IR WORD = WORK7 & SORR[4 ,JOY & EC/ASY HAD TO BE ( ANO!R REALM--! REALM ( SPIRIT4 ,E>LY RELIGION IS WILDLY ORGIA/IC1 CLE>LY REFLECT+ ! LO/ WAY ( LIFE = :I* PEOPLE LONG$4 ,BUT BY SEP>AT+ ?IS WILD AB&ON 9TO ! REALM ( SPIRIT1 :I* IS 9 REALITY JU/ A REALM ( AB/RACT IDEAS ) NO CONCRETE EXI/5CE1 RELIGION MADE ITSELF ! H&MAID5 ( CIVILIZ$1 DOME/ICAT$ CULTURE444 

,?IS TRANS=MATION ( ! BODY 9TO PR$ICTABLE & CONTROLLABLE OP]ATIONS IS ABSOLUTELY C5TRAL TO ! NATURALIZATION ( ! CATEGORY ( SEX4 ,! UT]US BECOMES A MA*9E--CONTROLL$ BY ! /ATE & DOCTORS--= ! PRODUCTION ( NEW BODIES4 ,! 9COMPREH5SIBLE DIV]SITY ( ! HUMAN BODY BECOMES R$UC$ TO A SIMPLI/IC & QUANTITATIVE RELATION BETWE5 V>I\S *EMICALS & HORMONES4 ,C]TA9 %APES >E DEEM$ HEAL?Y :ILE O!RS ABNORMAL & 9 NE$ ( SURGICAL 9T]V5TION4 ,! B9>Y ( ! SO-CALL$ SEX ORGANS IS ALMO/ A*IEV$ ?R\< ?IS ONGO+ MUTILATION4 ,C]TA9 RATIOS ( ! DI/RIBUTION ( FAT1 HAIR1 BONE /RUCTURE & O!R OCCURR5CES COME TO BE IMMUTABLE PRO( ( ! ET]NAL EXI/5CE ( ! SOCIAL PRISON ( SEX4 ,9 ORD] = ?IS PRISON TO BE TOTALIZ+1 \R CONCEPTION ( \RSELVES MU/ BE DEBAS$ TO !SE MAT]IAL OP]ATIONS4 ,! 5G5D]+ ( HUMANITY 9TO ! RATIONAL SEXUAL BODY REQUIR$ ! DE/RUCTION ( MAGIC PRECISELY BECAUSE A MAGICAL VIEW ( ! WORLD HOLDS ?AT IT IS ANIMAT$1 UNPR$ICTABLE & ?AT !RE IS AN OCCULT =CE 9 PLANTS1 ANIMALS1 /ONES1 ! />S & \RSELVES4 ,)9 ?IS ANIMI/ WORLDVIEW1 \R 9DIVIDUAL CAPACITIES >E NOT LIMIT$ TO ! SUPPOS$ BIOLOGICAL DE/9Y ( SEX2 9/EAD WE CAN CREATE1 DE/ROY1 LOVE1 & TAKE PLEASURE 9 AN 9F9ITY ( SITUATIONS4 ,?IS AN>*IC1 MOLECUL> DIFFUSION ( P[]S ?R\<\T ! WORLD IS ANTI!TICAL TO A G5D]$ & SOCIAL ORD] :I* AIMS AT CAPTUR+ & DOM9AT+ ALL LIFE4 ,! WORLD HAD TO BE DIS5*ANT$ TO BE DOM9AT$4 

,H]E IS SCI5CE BORN4 ,! DIS5*ANT$ WORLD CAN N[ BE EXPLA9$ ?R\< RATIONAL1 OBJECTIVE 9QUIRY4 ,& YET IT IS A MEAN+FUL CONTRADICTION ?AT ?IS NEW SCI5CE DID NOT MEAN AN 5D TO :AT IT W\LD HAVE SE5 AS AN IRRATIONAL P]SECUTION ( WIT*ES4 ,9/EAD1 ME*ANI/IC PHILOSOPH]S CELEBRAT$ ! WIT* HUNTS AS ! ADVANCEM5T ( ! RATIONAL WORLDVIEW4 ,FRANCIS ,BACON1 ONE ( ! E>LY HI< PRIE/S ( SCI5CE1 IS EXPLICIT 9 TAK+ ME?ODS ( SCI5TIFIC 9QUIRY DIRECTLY \T ( TORTURE *AMB]S ( ! 9QUISITION4 ,= SCI5CE1 ! :OLE WORLD BECOMES ANALOG\S TO A WIT*3 A BODY TO BE 9T]ROGAT$1 TORTUR$1 RAP$ & UNVEIL$4 ,F> FROM RELEGAT$ TO ?IS P>TICUL> P]IOD1 WE CAN SEE REPEAT+ OV] & OV] AGA9 9 ,NAZI DEA? CAMPS1 ! M$ICAL EXP]IM5TATION ON PRISON]S1 ! VIVISECTION ( ANIMALS1 ETC4 ,SCI5TIFIC RATIONALISM IS NOT SOME PROGRESSIVE 9T]V5TION AGA9/ BRUTALITY1 IT IS SIMPLY ! UNIV]SALIZATION ( ?AT BRUTALITY AGA9/ ALL ! WILD WORLD1 AGA9/ ! BODY & AGA9/ ! SPIRIT4 ,?IS SCI5TIFIC APPROA* TO ! WORLD BECOMES ALL ! MORE T]RIFY+ :5 IT IS TAK5 UP BY REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS F\<T 9 ! NAME ( ,REASON & ,JU/ICE1 5D$ UP C>V+ ?OSE AB/RACTIONS 9TO ! FLE% ( 9DIVIDUALS ?R\< ! ,GUILLOT9E1 COMMITTEES ( PUBLIC SAFETY & HEAL?1 & O!R IMPLEM5TS ( SY/EMIC T]ROR4 ,?IS T]ROR TOOK ON A NEW DIM5SION 9 ! COMMUNI/ REVOLUTIONS :I* FOLL[$4 

,WE'LL HAVE TO SAY1 ALONG ) ! $ITORS ( ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y ?AT ! SCI5TIFIC UND]/&+ ( ! WORLD IS ! CULM9ATION ( ! SEGM5TATION ( REALITY :I* FIR/ OCCURS 9 G5D] & 9 DOME/ICATION3 

,SCI5CE IS NOT NEUTRAL4 ,IT IS LOAD$ ) MOTIVES & ASSUMPTIONS ?AT COME \T (1 & RE9=CE1 ! CATA/ROPHE ( DISSOCIATION1 DISEMP[]M5T1 & CONSUM+ DEADNESS ?AT WE CALL 0CIVILIZATION40 ,SCI5CE ASSUMES DETA*M5T4 ,?IS IS BUILT 9TO ! V]Y WORD 0OBS]VATION40 ,TO 0OBS]VE0 SOME?+ IS TO P]CEIVE IT :ILE DI/ANC+ ONESELF EMOTIONALLY & PHYSICALLY1 TO HAVE A ONE-WAY *ANNEL ( 09=MATION0 MOV+ FROM ! OBS]V$ ?+ TO ! 0SELF10 :I* IS DEF9$ AS NOT A P>T ( ?AT ?+4 ,?IS DEA?-BAS$ OR ME*ANI/IC VIEW IS A RELIGION1 ! DOM9ANT RELIGION ( \R TIME4 ,! ME?OD ( SCI5CE DEALS ONLY ) ! QUANTITATIVE4 ,IT DOES NOT ADMIT VALUES OR EMOTIONS1 OR ! WAY ! AIR SMELLS :5 IT'S />T+ TO RA92 OR IF IT DEALS ) !SE ?+S1 IT DOES SO BY TRANS=M+ !M 9TO NUMB]S1 BY TURN+ ON5ESS ) ! SMELL ( ! RA9 9TO AB/RACT PREOCCUPATION ) ! *EMICAL =MULA = OZONE1 TURN+ ! WAY IT MAKES Y\ FEEL 9TO ! 9TELLECTUAL IDEA ?AT EMOTIONS >E ONLY AN ILLUSION ( FIR+ NEURONS4 ,NUMB] ITSELF IS NOT TRU? BUT A *OS5 /YLE ( ?9K+4 ,WE HAVE *OS5 A HABIT ( M9D ?AT FOCUSES \R ATT5TION 9TO A WORLD REMOV$ FROM REALITY1 :]E NO?+ HAS QUALITY OR AW>5ESS OR A LIFE ( ITS [N4 ,WE HAVE *OS5 TO TRANS=M ! LIV+ 9TO ! DEAD4 ,C>EFUL-?9K+ SCI5TI/S WILL ADMIT ?AT :AT !Y /UDY IS A N>R[ SIMULATION ( ! COMPLEX REAL WORLD1 BUT FEW ( !M NOTICE ?AT ?IS N>R[ FOCUS IS SELF-FE$+1 ?AT IT HAS BUILT TE*NOLOGICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & POLITICAL SY/EMS ?AT >E ALL WORK+ TOGE!R1 :I* SUCK \R REALITY 9 ON ITSELF4 ,AS N>R[ AS ! WORLD ( NUMB]S IS1 SCI5TIFIC ME?OD DOES NOT EV5 P]MIT ALL NUMB]S2 ONLY ?OSE NUMB]S :I* >E REPRODUCIBLE1 PR$ICTABLE1 & ! SAME = ALL OBS]V]S4 ,( C\RSE REALITY ITSELF IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE OR PR$ICTABLE OR ! SAME = ALL OBS]V]S4 ,BUT NEI!R >E FANTASY WORLDS D]IV$ FROM REALITY4 

,SCI5CE DOESN'T /OP AT PULL+ US 9TO A DREAM WORLD2 IT GOES ONE /EP FUR!R & MAKES ?IS DREAM WORLD A NI<TM>E :OSE CONT5TS >E SELECT$ = PR$ICTABILITY & CONTROLLABILITY & UNI=MITY4 ,ALL SURPRISE & S5SUALITY >E VANQUI%$4 ,BECAUSE ( SCI5CE1 /ATES ( CONSCI\SNESS ?AT CANNOT BE RELIABLY DISPOS$ >E CLASSIFI$ AS 9SANE1 OR AT BE/ 0NON-ORD9>Y10 & EXCLUD$4 ,ANOMAL\S EXP]I5CE1 ANOMAL\S IDEAS1 & ANOMAL\S PEOPLE >E CA/ (F OR DE/ROY$ LIKE IMP]FECTLY-%AP$ MA*9E COMPON5TS4 ,SCI5CE IS ONLY A MANIFE/ATION & LOCK+ 9 ( AN URGE = CONTROL ?AT WE'VE HAD AT LEA/ S9CE WE />T$ F>M+ FIELDS & F5C+ ANIMALS 9/EAD ( SURF+ ! LESS PR$ICTABLE 7BUT MORE ABUNDANT7 WORLD ( REALITY1 OR 0NATURE40 ,& FROM ?AT TIME TO N[1 ?IS URGE HAS DRIV5 EV]Y DECISION AB\T :AT C\NTS AS 0PROGRESS10 UP TO & 9CLUD+ ! G5ETIC RE/RUCTUR+ ( LIFE4 

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,A CRITIQUE ( SCI5CE N[ POSES A TREM5D\S PROBLEM = MO/ !ORIES ( RESI/ANCE4 ,SO MANY ( ! OLD MEANS ( RESI/ANCE 7ESPECIALLY ?OSE :I* >E PR$ICAT$ ON SCI5CE & 9DU/RIALISM7 HAVE ONLY REAFFIRM$ ?IS ORD]+ ( ! WORLD4 ,! BL9DSPOT ( ?IS RESI/ANCE IS SPECIFICALLY ?AT WE \RSELVES HAVE BE5 DOME/ICAT$ 9 A BIOLOGICAL DIM5SION1 9 ! CAPTURE ( \R BODIES & ! D5IAL ( \R SPIRITS4 ,IT W\LDN'T BE 5\< TO DE/ROY ALL ! COMPUT] 9FRA/RUCTURE 9 ! WORLD1 SO LONG AS WE HOLD AN UNSPOK5 VIEW ( \RSELVES AS PRIMITIVE COMPUT]S4 ,ANY ATTEMPTS TO DEPLOY SCI5CE 9 ! PURSUIT ( LIB]ATION CAN ONLY DEEP5 ! TRAG$Y ( SEP>ATION & CONTROL :I* IS ! V]Y ESS5CE ( DOME/ICATION4 

,?IS CAN P]HAPS BE MORE EASILY REALIZ$ 9 ,M>XISM ?AN 9 ANY O!R SY/EM ( ?\<T 9 ! LA/ C5TURY4 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S TEXT ,! ,CONT9U+ ,APPEAL ( ,NATIONALISM IS BRUTAL ON ?IS PO9T3 

,M>X HAD A SIGNIFICANT BL9D SPOT2 MO/ ( HIS DISCIPLES1 & MANY MILITANTS :O W]E NOT HIS DISCIPLES1 BUILT !IR PLAT=MS ON ?AT BL9D SPOT4 ,M>X WAS AN 5?USIA/IC SUPPORT] ( ! B\RGEOISIE'S /RUGGLE = LIB]ATION FROM FEUDAL BONDS--:O WAS NOT AN 5?USIA/ 9 ?OSE DAYS8 ,HE1 :O OBS]V$ ?AT ! RUL+ IDEAS ( AN EPO* W]E ! IDEAS ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 %>$ MANY ( ! IDEAS ( ! NEWLY EMP[]$ MIDDLE CLASS4 ,HE WAS AN 5?USIA/ ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T1 ( RATIONALISM1 ( MAT]IAL PROGRESS4 ,IT WAS ,M>X :O 9SI<TFULLY PO9T$ \T ?AT EV]Y TIME A WORK] REPRODUC$ HIS LABOR P[]1 EV] M9UTE HE DEVOT$ TO HIS ASSIGN$ TASK1 HE 5L>G$ ! MAT]IAL & SOCIAL APP>ATUS ?AT DEHUMANIZ$ HIM4 ,YET ! SAME ,M>X WAS AN 5?USIA/ = ! APPLICATION ( SCI5CE TO PRODUCTION4 

,BUT ?IS PROGRESS HAD TO CONT5D1 AT EV]Y JUNCTURE1 ) ! DECOMPOSITION :I* ACCOMPANI$ ALL ,LEVIA?ANIC ORGANIZATION4 ,9 ORD] TO DO ?IS1 ,LEVIA?AN HAS CONSI/5TLY NE$$ NEW POPULATIONS FROM :I* IT C\LD SQUEEZE SURPLUS4 ,AT TIMES1 ! CAPTURE_/DOME/ICATION ( !SE POPULATIONS WAS A*IEV$ ?R\< COLONIALISM1 :]EAS AT O!RS IT WAS TO BE F\ND 9 DOME/IC COLONIES 7( ,JEWS1 WIT*ES1 FAGOTS1 ,MUSLIMS1 H]ETICS1 ETC47 ,?IS PROCESS ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION 

IS RESPONSIBLE = ! TAKE(FS1 ! W9DFALLS & ! GREAT LEAPS =W>D4 .<444.> NEW 9JECTIONS ( PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL >E ! ONLY KN[N CURE TO ! CRISES4 ,)\T AN ONGO+ PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL1 ! PRODUCTION PROCESS W\LD /OP2 EA* CRISIS W\LD T5D TO BECOME P]MAN5T4 

,G5OCIDE1 ! RATIONALLY CALCULAT$ EXT]M9ATION ( HUMAN POPULATIONS DESIGNAT$ AS LEGITIMATE PREY1 HAS NOT BE5 AN AB]RATION 9 AN O!RWISE PEACEFUL M>* ( PROGRESS4 ,?IS IS :Y NATIONAL >M$ =CES W]E 9DISP5SABLE TO ! WIELD]S ( CAPITAL4 ,!SE =CES DID NOT ONLY PROTECT ! [N]S ( CAPITAL FROM ! 9SURRECTION>Y WRA? ( !IR [N EXPLOIT$ WAGE WORK]S4 ,!SE =CES ALSO CAPTUR$ ! HOLY GRAIL1 ! MAGIC LANT]N1 ! PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL1 BY BATT]+ ! GATES ( RESI/+ OR UNRESI/+ \TSID]S1 BY LOOT+1 DEPORT+ & MURD]+444 

,HUMAN COMMUNITIES AS V>IEGAT$ 9 !IR WAYS & BELIEFS AS BIRDS >E 9 FEA!RS W]E 9VAD$1 DESPOIL$ & AT LA/ EXT]M9AT$ BEYOND IMAG9ATION'S GRASP4 ,! CLO!S & >TIFACTS ( ! VANI%$ COMMUNITIES W]E GA!R$ UP AS TROPHIES & DISPLAY$ 9 MUSEUMS AS ADDITIONAL TRACES ( ! M>* ( PROGRESS2 ! EXT9CT BELIEFS & WAYS BECAME ! CURIOSITIES ( YET ANO!R ( ! 9VAD]S' MANY SCI5CES4 ,! EXPROPRIAT$ FIELDS1 =E/S1 & ANIMALS W]E G>N]$ AS BONANZAS1 AS PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL1 AS ! PRECONDITION = ! PRODUCTION PROCESS ?AT WAS TO TURN ! FIELDS 9TO F>MS1 ! TREES 9TO LUMB]1 ! ANIMALS 9TO HATS1 ! M9]ALS 9TO MUNITIONS1 ! HUMAN SURVIVORS 9TO *EAP LABOR4 ,G5OCIDE WAS1 & /ILL IS1 ! PRECONDITION1 ! CORN]/ONE & GR\NDWORK ( ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEXES1 ( ! PROCESS$ 5VIRONM5TS ( ! WORLD ( (FICES & P>K+ LOTS4.<#a#c.> 

,P]LMAN GOES ON TO FOLL[ ?IS BL9DSPOT--! CAPTURE1 G5OCIDE1 & EXPLOITATION NECESSITAT$ BY 9DU/RIALIZATION--?R\< ! ?\<T ( ! VA/ MAJORITY ( REVOLUTION>IES S9CE ,M>X2 AN>*I/S1 SOCIALI/S & ,L59I/S ALIKE4 ,ALL ( !M GLORIFY 9DU/RIALISM AS KEY )9 ! PROGRESSIVE MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY4 ,= ,FR$Y1 ! MO/ 9NOVATIVE & HORRIFY+ CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS BL9DSPOT CAN BE SE5 9 ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION & ! ?\<T ( ,L594 

,L59 WAS A ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOIS :O CURS$ ! WEAKNESS & 9EPTITUDE ( ! ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOISIE4 ,AN 5?USIA/ = CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T1 AN >D5T ADMIR] ( ,AM]ICAN-/YLE PROGRESS1 HE DID NOT MAKE COMMON CAUSE ) ?OSE HE CURS$1 BUT RA!R ) !IR 5EMIES1 ) ! ANTI-CAPITALI/ DISCIPLES ( ,M>X4 ,HE AVAIL$ HIMSELF ( ,M>X'S BL9D SPOT TO TRANS=M ,M>X'S CRITIQUE ( ! CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION PROCESS 9TO A MANUAL = DEVELOP+ CAPITAL1 A 'H[-TO-DO-IT' GUIDE4 ,M>X'S /UDIES ( EXPLOITATION & IMMIS]ATION BECAME FOOD = ! FAMI%$1 A CORNUCOPIA1 A VIRTUAL HORN ( PL5TY444 

,RUSSIAN C\NTRYFOLK C\LD NOT BE MOBILIZ$ 9 T]MS ( !IR ,RUSSIANNESS OR OR?ODOXY OR :IT5ESS1 BUT !Y C\LD BE1 & W]E1 MOBILIZ$ 9 T]MS ( !IR EXPLOITATION1 !IR OPPRESSION1 !IR AGES ( SUFF]+ UND] ! DESPOTISM ( ! ,CZ>S4 ,OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION BECAME WELD+ MAT]IALS4 ,! LONG SUFF]+S UND] ! ,CZ>S444 W]E US$ TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE 9TO FI<T+ UNITS1 9TO EMBRYOS ( ! NATIONAL >MY & ! NATIONAL POLICE4 

,! PRES5TATION ( ! DICTATOR & ( ! ,P>TY'S C5TRAL COMMITTEE AS A DICTATOR%IP ( ! LIB]AT$ PROLET>IAT SEEM$ TO BE SOME?+ NEW1 BUT EV5 ?IS WAS NEW ONLY 9 ! WORDS ?AT W]E US$4 ,?IS WAS SOME?+ AS OLD AS ! ,PH>AOHS & ,LUGALS ( ANCI5T ,EGYPT & ,MESOPOTAMIA1 :O HAD BE5 *OS5 BY ! GOD TO LEAD ! PEOPLE1 :O HAD EMBODI$ ! PEOPLE 9 !IR DIALOGUES ) ! GOD4 ,?IS WAS A TRI$ & TE/$ GIMMICK ( ! RUL]S4 ,EV5 IF ! ANCI5T PREC$5TS W]E TEMPOR>ILY =GOTT51 A MORE REC5T PREC$5T HAD BE5 PROVID$ BY ! ,FR5* ,COMMITTEE ( ,PUBLIC ,HEAL?1 :I* HAD PRES5T$ ITSELF AS ! EMBODIM5T ( ! NATION'S G5]AL WILL444 

,! GOAL ( ! DICTATOR ( ! PROLET>IAT WAS /ILL ,AM]ICAN-/YLE PROGRESS1 CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T1 ELECTRIFICATION1 RAPID MASS TRANSPORTATION1 SCI5CE1 ! PROCESS+ ( ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T4 ,! GOAL WAS ! CAPITALISM ?AT ! WEAK & 9EPT ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOISIE HAD FAIL$ TO DEVELOP444 

,L59 DID NOT LIVE LONG 5\< TO DEMON/RATE HIS VIRTUOSITY AS G5]AL MANAG] ( ,RUSSIAN CAPITAL1 BUT HIS SUCCESSOR ,/AL9 AMPLY DEMON/RAT$ ! P[]S ( ! F\ND]'S MA*9E4 ,! FIR/ /EP WAS ! PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION ( CAPITAL4 ,IF ,M>X HAD NOT BE5 V]Y CLE> AB\T ?IS1 ,PREOBRAZH5SKY HAD BE5 V]Y CLE>4 ,PREOBRAZH5SKY WAS JAIL$1 BUT HIS DESCRIPTION ( ! TRI$ & TE/$ ME?ODS ( PROCUR+ PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL WAS APPLI$ TO VA/ ,RUSSIA4 ,! PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL ( ,5GLI%1 ,AM]ICAN1 ,BELGIAN & O!R CAPITALI/S HAD COME FROM PLUND]$ OV]SEAS COLONIES4 ,RUSSIA HAD NO OV]SEAS COLONIES4 ,?IS LACK WAS NO OB/ACLE4 ,! 5TIRE ,RUSSIAN C\NTRYSIDE WAS TRANS=M$ 9TO A COLONY4 

,! PEASANTS W]E NOT ! ONLY COLONIALS4 ,! =M] RUL+ CLASS HAD ALREADY BE5 ?OR\<LY EXPROPRIAT$ ( ALL ITS WEAL? & PROP]TY1 BUT YET O!R S\RCES ( PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL W]E F\ND4 ,) ! TOTALITY ( /ATE P[] CONC5TRAT$ 9 !IR H&S1 ! DICTATORS SOON DISCOV]$ ?AT !Y C\LD MANUFACTURE S\RCES ( PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION4 ,SUCCESSFUL 5TREPR5EURS1 DISSATISFI$ WORK]S & PEASANTS1 MILITANTS ( COMPET+ ORGANIZATIONS1 EV5 DISILLUSION$ ,P>TY MEMB]S1 C\LD BE DESIGNAT$ AS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES1 R\ND$ UP1 EXPROPRIAT$ & %IPP$ (F TO LABOR CAMPS4 ,ALL ! DEPORTATIONS1 MASS EXECUTIONS & EXPROPRIATIONS ( E>LI] COLONIZ]S W]E RE5ACT$ 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,BY .<?IS.> TIME1 ALL ! ME?ODS ( PROCUR+ PRELIM9>Y CAPITAL HAD BE5 TRI$ & TE/$1 & C\LD BE SCI5TIFICALLY APPLI$4 

,P]LMAN WILL CONT5D ?AT ?IS 9NOVATIVE ME?OD ( CAPTURE WILL LAT] 9SPIRE ! LIKES ( ,HITL]1 ,MUSSOL9I & ,MAO1 MO/ ( :OM WILL DISP5SE ( ! RHETORIC ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 BUT MA9TA9 ! BOIL$-D[N SCI5TIFIC ESS5TIALS ( ! ME?OD4 ,& S9CE ! REVOLUTION :I* FIR/ IMPLEM5T$ ?IS ME?OD FAIL$ 9 ITS RHETORICAL AIM ( LIB]AT+ HUMANITY FROM WAGE LABOR1 ?IS TOO WAS DISP5S$ ( AS AN EMB>RASSM5T4 ,9/EAD1 ! PROGRESS ( ! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL /ATE IS ITSELF ! JU/IFICATION4 ,! PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION NE$$ = ! ASC5DANCE ( LAT] TOTALIT>IAN /ATES W\LD BE F\ND 9 ! 9T]NAL 5EMIES ( ! ,P>TIES4 ,DOME/ICATION NO LONG] NE$S TO JU/IFY ITSELF ?R\< ANY?+ O!R ?AN ITS [N SCI5TIFIC ME?OD4 ,& SCI5CE ITSELF W\LD 9V5T ME?ODS ?AT E>LI] G5OCIDAL COLONIALI/S C\LD ONLY HAVE DREAM$ (2 ,EUG5ICS1 ,GAS ,*AMB]S1 ,LABORATORIES4 ,!SE 9DU/RIALIZ]S WILL EA* IMAG9E A TRIUMPHANT R$UCTION ( ! 5TIRE ,EURASIAN CONT95T TO A SITE ( RES\RCES TO BE DOME/ICAT$ & ACCUMULAT$4 ,WE/]N ,RATIONALI/S WILL ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 !SE MASS MURD]]S AS IRRATIONAL1 & YET W\LD SEE PEOPLE LIKE ,GEORGE ,WA%+TON & ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON AS P]FECTLY REASONABLE LEAD]S1EV5 ?\< !SE M5 5VISION$ & BEGAN TO 5ACT ! CONQUE/ ( A VA/ CONT95T1 ! DEPORTATION & EXT]M9ATION ( ! CONT95T'S POPULATION1 AT A TIME :5 SU* A PROJECT WAS MU* LESS FEASIBLE4 

,:AT IS CONSI/5T 9 ALL ( !SE SITUATIONS IS A DEEPLY SEAT$ BELIEF 9 HUMAN PROGRESS ?R\< ! EXPANSION ( 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION4 ,MOD]N DAY ,M>XI/S WILL SAY ?AT !SE APPLICATIONS ( ,M>X'S !ORY W]E 9CORRECT & ?AT !Y W]E DEVIANT OR REVISIONI/4 ,BUT ISN'T ?IS HORROR ! CONSEQU5CE ( EV]Y ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE ANY !ORY ON A MASS 9DU/RIAL SCALE8 

,APPLI$ SCI5TI/S US$ ! DISCOV]Y .<( ! ATOM.> TO SPLIT ! ATOM'S NUCLEUS1 TO PRODUCE WEAPONS :I* CAN SPLIT EV]Y ATOM'S NUCLEUS2 NATIONALI/S US$ ! POETRY TO SPLIT & FUZE HUMAN POPULATIONS1 TO MOBILIZE G5OCIDAL >MIES1 TO P]PETUATE NEW HOLOCAU/S4 

,! PURE SCI5TI/S1 .<NATIONALI/.> POETS & RESE>*]S CONSID] !MSELVES 9NOC5T ( ! DEVA/AT$ C\NTRYSIDES & *>R$ BODIES444 EV]Y M9UTE DEVOT$ TO ! CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION PROCESS1 EV]Y ?\<T CONTRIBUT$ TO ! 9DU/RIAL SY/EM1 FUR!R 5L>GES A P[] ?AT IS 9IMICAL TO NATURE1 TO CULTURE1 TO LIFE4 ,APPLI$ SCI5CE IS NOT SOME?+ ALI52 IT IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION PROCESS4 

,:AT BECOMES CLE> IS ?AT ANY ATTEMPT TO FLE% \T A SCI5TIFIC !ORY ( DOM9ATION 7:ATEV] ! 9T5TIONS ( ! !ORI/S7 BECOMES PUT TO WORK BY DOM9ATION ITSELF AS A BLUEPR9T4 ,?IS C\LD BE UND]/OOD AS ! DE_/RECOMPOSITION ( HI/ORY4 ,MORE SIGNIFICANTLY IT TIES 9TO ! CRITIQUE >TICULAT$ ABOVE ( O!R ,SCI5TIFIC DISCIPL9ES3 ,AN?ROPOLOGY & ,PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,! PURE !ORIES ( ,AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 ,PSY*OANALY/S & ,M>XI/S ALWAYS T5D TO BECOME NEW MEANS ( DOME/ICATION3 UNIV]SITIES1 ASYLUMS & WORK CAMPS4 ,CAMATTE IS AT HIS MO/ LUCID :5 CRITIQU+ ! ROLE ( !ORY3 

,!ORY1 LIKE CONSCI\SNESS1 DEM&S OBJECTIFICATION TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT EV5 AN 9DIVIDUAL :O REJECTS POLITICAL RACKETS CAN ELEVATE !ORY TO ! /ATUS ( A RACKET4 ,9 A SUBJECT POS+ AS REVOLUTION>Y1 !ORY IS A DESPOTISM3 EV]YONE %\LD RECOGNIZE ?IS4 ,AFT] ! DOM9ATION ( ! BODY BY ! M9D = MORE ?AN TWO MILL5NIA1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT !ORY IS /ILL A MANIFE/ATION ( ?IS DOM9ATION4 

,= ?IS REASON1 IT IS ALL ! MORE IMPORTANT ?AT WE DISP5SE ) SCI5TIFIC C]TA9TY & ME?ODOLOGY 9 \R 9QUIRY 9TO G5D]4 ,O!RWISE1 ! SOLUTIONS WILL CONT9UE TO BE MORE ( ! SAME3 CYB]-FEM9ISM1 ! VIRTUAL FLI<T FROM ! BODY1 AUTOMAT$ REPRODUCTION1 A FLI<T :I* IS 0ILLUSORY1 A =GETT+ ( ! :OLE TRA9 & LOGIC ( OPPRESSIVE 9/ITUTIONS ?AT MAKE UP PATRI>*Y4 ,! DIS-EMBODI$ HI<-TE* FUTURE CAN ONLY BE MORE ( ! SAME DE/RUCTIVE C\RSE40.<#a#d.> ,9 ! SAME WAY ?AT ! M9D_/BODY SPLIT ASSURES US ?AT IDEALI/ SOLUTIONS TO G5D] WILL ALWAYS FAIL 7,QUE]+ ! ECONOMY6 ,QUE]+ ! ,/ATE67 SO TOO DOES ! MAT]IAL_/SPIRITUAL SPLIT GU>ANTEE US ?AT ! BL9D SPOT ( 9DU/RIALISM WILL CONT9UE ITS C\RSE ( ANNIHILATION & CONTROL4 

,TO RETURN MOM5T>ILY TO ,F]AL ,FAUN3 

,MAT]IALISM /ILL ACCEPTS ! MATT]_/SPIRIT DI*OTOMY--BUT !N PROCLAIMS ?AT SPIRIT DOES NOT EXI/4 ,?US1 FRE$OM1 CREATIVITY1 BEAUTY1 EC/ASY1 LIFE AS SOME?+ MORE ?AN M]E ME*ANICAL EXI/5CE >E UTT]LY ]ADICAT$ FROM ! WORLD4 ,ME*ANI/IC MAT]IALISM IS ! IDEOLOGY ( RELIGION UPDAT$ TO FIT ! NE$S ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM4 ,= 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM REQUIRES NOT ONLY A DEAD5$1 DISPIRIT$ E>?1 BUT DEAD5$1 DISPIRIT$ HUMAN BE+S :O CAN BE MADE 9TO COGS 9 A VA/ MA*9E4 

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,?R\<\T ! BODY ( ?IS TEXT WE'VE BE5 WEAV+ TOGE!R A CRITIQUE ( ! SCI5TIFIC VIEW ( G5D]1 AS WELL AS RESI/ANCE PRACTICES :I* REMA9 ROOT$ 9 ?IS DOME/ICATION4 ,WE'LL N[ TURN EXPLICITLY T[>D ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T ( !SE IDEOLOGIES REG>D+ G5D]3 ,M>XI/ ,FEM9ISM 7OR ITS CONTEMPOR>Y EUPHEMISM1 ,MAT]IALI/ ,FEM9ISM74 ,?IS IDEOLOGY L>GELY EM]G$ 9 ! SEV5TIES AS AN ATTEMPT TO SYN!SIZE ! CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM ) ! CRITIQUE ( ,PATRI>*Y4 ,GAYLE ,RUB9'S 9QUIRY1 :I* WE'VE DETAIL$ ABOVE1 WAS L>GELY A CRITIQUE ( ! LIMITATIONS ( ! ,M>XI/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,QUE] !ORY & BLACK FEM9ISM & TRANSFEM9ISM ALSO EM]G$ L>GELY 9 REACTION TO ! 9ABILITY ( ?IS !ORY TO ACC\NT = ! MAJORITY ( G5D] VIOL5CE EXP]I5C$ BY A :OLE RANGE ( SUBJECTS EXCLUD$ FROM ! SCI5TIFIC SAMPLE4 ,! !ORIES ( CONTEMPOR>Y ,M>XI/ FEM9I/S HAV5'T DEVIAT$ ALL ?AT F> FROM !IR ROOTS1 BUT ! QUE/IONS POS$ DECADES AGO REMA9 L>GELY UNANSW]$4 

,!SE 9T]V5TIONS >E RELEVANT TO \R [N CRITIQUE1 BUT WE BEG9 FROM A DIFF]5T PLACE4 ,BECAUSE IT IS MAT]IALI/1 ,MAT]IALI/ ,FEM9ISM IGNORES ! SPIRITUAL DIM5SIONS ( G5D]1 & AS A CONSEQU5CE HAS NOT BE5 ABLE TO ASC]TA9 OR CRITIQUE G5D] AS DOME/ICATION4 ,BECAUSE ( ITS PRIORITIZATION ( ! ,HI/ORICAL & ,ECONOMIC IT (F]S V]Y LITTLE REG>D+ ! EXP]I5CE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL BODIES 5SN>$ OR EXCLUD$ BY !SE ,LEVIA?ANIC AB/RACTIONS4 

,9 ! SEV5TIES1 ,RUB9 & O!RS SAID ?AT ! PRIM>Y LIMITATION ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM WAS ITS CONCEPTION ( ORIG9S4 ,= !M1 ! EXPLOITATION & DOM9ATION ( WOM5 WAS BAS$ 9 ! SEP>ATION & G5D]+ ( ! SPH]ES ( PRODUCTIVE & REPRODUCTIVE LABOR4 ,RUB9 CONT5D$ ?AT ! DOM9ATION ( WOM5 ORIG9AT$ \TSIDE ?IS SEP>ATION1 BUT ALSO ?AT BO? ! SEX_/G5D] SY/EM & ! ECONOMIC SY/EM HAD !IR [N MODES ( PRODUCTION & REPRODUCTION 7! SEX_/G5D] SY/EM IS PRODUCTIVE ( G5D] & SEXUAL ID5TITIES !MSELVES1 :ILE !RE IS ALSO UNQUANTIFIABLE REPRODUCTION ( ! ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT HAPP5S WAYS IRR$UCIBLE TO DOME/IC LABOR74 ,ALREADY !N IT WAS SLOPPY TO R$UCE ! TWO SY/EMS AS BE+ SIMPLY ! PRODUCTIVE & REPRODUCTIVE SPH]ES ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE4 ,= H]1 ! ORIG9S ( G5D] >E F> MORE >*AIC1 EM]G+ AT ! BEG9N+ ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF4 ,:ILE OBVI\SLY FEM9I/ AN?ROPOLOGI/S WILL W9 AGA9/ ,M>XI/ FEM9I/S ON ! ORIG9S DEBATE ANY DAY1 \R 9QUIRY TAKES US \TSIDE ?IS !ORETICAL PISS+ CONTE/4 ,RUB9'S P]SPECTIVE ISN'T 9T]E/+ TO US BECAUSE ITS EVID5CE IS OLD] 7AFT] ALL1 ! AN?ROPOLOGICAL ME?OD IS AS ROOT$ 9 ! FAILURES ( SCI5CE AS ! HI/ORICAL ECONOMIC ONE74 ,9/EAD1 WE'RE 9T]E/$ 9 ! WAY H] TEXT CONTRIBUTES TO ! ELABORATION ( G5D] & DOME/ICATION AS BE+ ONE & ! SAME PROCESS ) BO? BODILY & SPIRITUAL OP]ATIONS4 

,WE'LL CONT5D ?AT 9 ORD] TO PLOT AN ESCAPE FROM A SY/EM :I* HOLDS US CAPTIVE1 LET ALONE TO /RIKE \T AGA9/ ! BEA/ ITSELF1 WE MU/ UND]/& NOT ONLY :]E IT COMES FROM1 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY H[ IT OP]ATES 9 ! PRES5T4 ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM FEELS 9ADEQUATE 9 BO? !SE REG>DS4 ,TO LOCATE A !ORY ( DOM9ATION 9 ! P]=MANCE ( DOME/IC LABOR )\T />T+ FROM A CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION WILL ALWAYS AM\NT TO A P>TIAL /ORY2 A DESCRIPTION ( SPECIFIC MOM5TS 7OR FANTASIES7 9 SPECIFIC TIMES & PLACES1 BUT WILL MISS ! DISCREET 5EMY FUNCTION :I* TIES IT TO ALL ! O!R MOM5TS ( G5D]4 ,MORE SOPHI/ICAT$ IT]ATIONS ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM WILL SAY ?AT G5D] IS OBVI\SLY OLD] ?AN CAPITAL1 BUT ?AT CAPITAL TAKES UP & CONSUMES ALL PREEXI/+ SOCIAL RELATIONS1 !RE=E EXPLOIT+ G5D] ALONG ) ALL ! O!RS4 ,& :ILE IT IS TRUE ?AT !RE IS A DIM5SION ( ! UNIQUE 9 EV]Y MOM5T1 & ?AT G5D]S )9 CAPITALISM >E DIFF]5T ?AN )9 O!R MODES ( PRODUCTION2 ?IS DOES NOT PROVE ?AT ! ESS5CE ( G5D]$ DOM9ATION HAS *ANG$ ALL ?AT MU*4 ,RA!R1 ! G5D]-=M EM]GES FROM MILL5NIA BE=E & /AYS CONSI/5T 9 ITS TW(OLD BODILY_/SPIRITUAL ASSAULT ON HUMAN EXI/5CE4 

,! MOM5TS ( ! ACCUMULATION ( DOME/IC LABOR 79 ! WIT* HUNTS1 OR )9 ,=DISM7 >E TWO WOR?:ILE /ORIES AB\T H[ G5D] HAS TAK5 ITS CONTEMPOR>Y =M1 BUT !Y REMA9 TWO /ORIES AMONG MANY4 ,TO OV]-PRIORITIZE !SE MOM5TS ( ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION IS TO SIL5CE & UND]VALUE ! C\NTLESS /ORIES :I* DO NOT FIT 9SIDE ! NEAT N>RATIVE4 ,IT IS POPUL> = ?\<TFUL ,M>XI/S TO ASS]T ?AT ! ,/ATE MAY BE F> OLD] ?AN CAPITAL1 BUT ?AT !IR 9SEP>ABLE 9T]WEAV+ HAS COMPLETELY TRANS=M$ & RECON/ITUT$ ! /ATE2 & ! TWO =MS MU/ BE DE/ROY$ TOGE!R4 ,& YET ALL ATTEMPT$ ,M>XI/ REVOLUTIONS HAVE ONLY EV] REPRODUC$ ! /ATE1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ! =M IS MORE ANCI5T & ?OR\<LY COLONIZES \R BE+4 ,9 ?IS SAME WAY1 A SIMPLE ASS]TION ?AT G5D] & CAPITAL HAVE BECOME T]RIBLY 9T]TW9$ & MU/ BE DE/ROY$ TOGE!R IS NOT A !ORY ( H[ ?AT WILL HAPP5 OR EV5 MU* ( AN ANALYSIS ( H[ ?IS CAME TO BE4 ,JU/ AS A FOCUS ON ! /ATE AS P>T 9 P>CEL ( CAPITAL WILL 9 PRACTICE FUNCTION AS A BL9DSPOT1 SO TOO WILL ?IS SITUATION ( G5D]4 ,WE'RE REM9D$ ( ! LAU<ABLE MOM5TS 9 ! LA/ DECADE :]E V>I\S COMMUNI/ P>TIES HAD TO MAKE A COMPLETE REV]SAL ( !IR POSITIONS ON QUE] PEOPLE1 )\T EV] ALT]+ ! /RUCTURE ( !IR UND]/&+4 ,! EF=T TO EXP& & ADAPT ! IDEOLOGY 7TO ACC\NT = CATEGORIES IT PREVI\SLY IGNOR$7 CONSI/5TLY FEELS LIKE ! SAME POLITICS ( LIB]AL 9CLUSION SUTUR$ ON TOP ( VULG> ,M>XISM4 ,YES1 G5D] IS EXPLOIT$ BY CAPITAL & ! TWO >E L>GELY 9DI/+UI%ABLE & 9SEP>ABLE 9 ! PRES5T1 BUT ?IS IS NOT SUFFICI5T4 ,JU/ AS A REFUSAL ( ! /ATE-=M W\LD REQUIRE AN UND]/&+ ( ITS EM]G5CE & FUNCTION UP UNTIL ! PRES5T 7)\T VULG>LY SY/EMIZ+ IT )9 CAPITAL7 SO TO DOES G5D] REQUIRE SU* AN 9QUIRY4 ,IF WE WANT TO DE/ROY IT1 WE CANNOT LIMIT \R CANON TO ?OSE MOM5TS :I* FIT NEATLY 9TO A /ORY AB\T CAPITAL4 ,WE'LL ALSO NE$ TO DRAW UPON ! >*AIC ORIG9S ( G5D] & ! VOICES & BIOGRAPHIES ( ?OSE :O ATTEMPT$ TO BURN IT \T ( !MSELVES4 

,! ,M>XI/ FEM9I/ P]SPECTIVE WILL ALWAYS FAIL ON ! DISCUSSION ( ORIG9S1 BECAUSE EV5 ?OSE :O CRITIQUE ! SOCIAL CON/RUCTION ( G5D] WILL AFFIRM A NATURALIZ$ VIEW ( SEX4 ,= !M1 SOCIALIZ$ G5D] IS A CORRUPTION ( ! BIOLOGICAL REALITIES ( MALES & FEMALES ( ! SPECIES ) REG>D TO REPRODUCTION4 ,WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSS$ H[ ?IS SPLIT IS ITSELF DOME/ICATION & ?AT IT IS ,LEVIA?AN'S FUNCTION TO UNIV]SALIZE & NATURALIZE ITS MA*9]Y 9TO ! WILD4 ,IF ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM HAS REFUS$ ?IS NATURALIZATION ( SEX1 WE HAVE SC>CELY SE5 IT4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O GO AS F> AS TO PROBLEMATIZE ESS5TIALI/ G5D]1 WILL /ILL DEFAULT TO DISCUSS+ A TRAN%I/ORICAL 'M5 & WOM5' )9 ALL !IR COMPLEX =MULATIONS4 

,EV5 IF WE ONLY EXPLOR$ G5D] 9 ! PRES5T1 WE W\LD /ILL F9D ! /ORY ( DOME/IC LABOR 9ADEQUATE TO ! TASK4 ,! N>RATIVE SITUATES ! ,FAMILY AS ! PRIM>Y SITE ( ! EXPLOITATION ( WOM5'S REPRODUCTIVE LABOR1 LABOR :I* IS NECESS>Y = ! CONT9U$ FUNCTION ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT ! ,FAMILY DOES S]VE ?IS PURPOSE1 BUT TO /OP \R CRITIQUE H]E IS TO BE LIMIT$ BY A ME*ANI/IC & MAT]IALI/ VIEW4 ,WE'VE ALREADY EXPLOR$ A !ORY ?AT ! ,FAMILY IS A /RUCTURE :I* EM]GES \T ( ! EX*ANGE ( ! BODIES ( O!RS AS COMMODITIES1 & ?AT IT IS IMBU$ ) A MY/ICAL P[] ?R\< ! 5ACTM5T ( ANCI5T RITUALS REG>D+ SEXUALITY & K9%IP4 ,! CONSOLIDATIONS ( !SE MY/ICAL K9%IP /RUCTURES W]E ! BASIS ( MORE COMPLEX HUMAN SOCIAL RELATIONS 9CLUD+ ,LEVIA?AN & ! ,/ATE4 ,A SPECIFIC P[] ( 9CLUSION 5*ANTS ?OSE :O P>TICIPATE 9 !SE ,FAMILIES1 = !Y BECOME ! 9H]ITORS ( MILL5NIA ( L9EAGE & TASK$ ) ! TRANSMISSION ( ?AT H]ITAGE 9TO ! FUTURE 7WE'VE DISCUSS$ ?IS PREVI\SLY 9 ! SYMBOL ( ! ,*ILD74 ,FASCISM FETI%IZES !SE BONDS1 BUT SO TOO DO MO/ POLITICAL TRADITIONS4 ,! ,M>XI/ ANALYSIS ( ! ,FAMILY WILL TELL US ?AT ?IS /RUCTURE EM]GES \T ( ! SPECIFIC ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ( CAPITALISM1 BUT ?IS IS EMPIRICALLY UNTRUE4 ,CAPITAL HAS %AP$ ! ,FAMILY 9 UNIQUE WAYS1 BUT ! BONDS :I* ANIMATE & GIVE P[] TO ! ,FAMILY 7BONDS ( K9%IP1 TRANSMISSION1 ANCE/RY1 SEXUALITY & REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM7 /REAM ?R\< ,HIS-/ORY & CON/ITUTE AN 9H]ITANCE ( MILL5NIA ( CONTROL & DOM9ATION4 ,TO TAKE S]I\SLY ! TASK ( DE/ROY+ ?IS UNIT1 WE MU/ COMPREH5D IT 9 ITS TOTALITY--9 ITS ECONOMIC FUNCTION1 SURE1BUT ALSO = ITS IMPRISONM5T & %AP+ ( BO? ! BODY & ! SPIRIT4 ,:Y DOES ! FAMILY HOLD SU* A 9TR9SIC PLACE 9 ALL DOME/ICAT$ CULTURE8 ,:Y DO PEOPLE =M !M8 ,:Y DO !Y REMA9 9 !M8 ,:Y DO SOME ACTUALLY CLAIM TO LOVE & 5JOY !IR ABUSIVE POSITIONS )9 !M8 ,:Y DOES IT REMA9 ! %AD[Y REALM ( OP5 SECRETS & QUIET LITTLE VIOL5CES8 ,!SE QUE/IONS CANNOT BE ANSW]$ ?R\< ECONOMICS ALONE4 

,A ,M>XI/ ATTEMPT W\LD ANSW] ?AT WOM5 REMA9 9 ! FAMILY BECAUSE !Y >E D5I$ ! WAGE1 & M5 BECAUSE !Y NE$ ! FREE REPRODUCTIVE LABOR1 BUT ?IS ANSW] FEELS PALTRY COMP>$ TO ! 5ORMITY ( ! QUE/IONS POS$4 ,H[ C\LD ?IS OR ?AT >RANGEM5T ( ! WAGE RELATION%IP BE ! GLUE :I* HOLDS TOGE!R ! MO/ =MATIVE SOCIAL RELATION )9 CIVILIZATION8 ,IT ISN'T4 ,WE'VE SAID ALREADY ?AT SCI5CE IS A N>R[ VIEW ( ! WORLD :I* R$UCES ! DIV]SITY ( REALITY 9TO ! %APE ( ITS VIEW4 ,?IS T5D5CY IS ALL TOO CLE> 9 ! SCI5TIFIC 9T]PRETATION ( ! FAMILY4 ,?IS VIEW IS F> TOO N>R[ TO ACC\NT = MO/ PEOPLE'S EXP]I5CES ( G5D] & VIOL5CE1 BUT EV5 TOO N>R[ TO DESCRIBE MO/ PEOPLE'S FAMILIES4 ,BLACK1 BR[N & 9DIG5\S FEM9I/S HAVE CONSI/5TLY CRITIQU$ ! ,M>XI/ =MULATION AS BE+ A PRIM>ILY :ITE UND]/&+ :I* HAS LITTLE TO NO APPLICATION TO !IR LIVES4 ,! =MULATION EV5 EXCLUDES MANY :ITE FAMILIES1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE :I* >E V]Y POOR4 ,MY ,MOM1 = EXAMPLE1 WORK$ TWO JOBS 9 A FACTORY & A NURS+ HOME TO SUPPORT US :5 ,I WAS A *ILD4 ,H] MO!R /ILL WORKS AT ! SAME D9] :]E %E HAS WORK$ = DECADES4 ,& YET ! CONT5T ( MY FAMILY RETA9S ITS DOME/IC *>ACT]4 ,WE'VE FOLL[$ ,FR$Y & ,ATT5TAT 9 ASS]T+ ?AT HI/ORY IS ! DECOMPOSITION ( ,LEVIA?ANIC =MS4 ,SO TOO IS ! FAMILY CON/ANTLY DECOMPOS+ & RIS+ ANEW FROM ! A%ES4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 SO MANY 'NEW NORMAL' FAMILIAL >RANGEM5TS EXI/1 NONE ( :I* >E ACC\NT$ = 9 ! SIMPLI/IC B9>I/ UND]/&+ ( G5D]4 ,H[ DOES A ,M>XI/ VIEW ACC\NT = ?IS PROLONG$ MOM5T ( ! ,FAMILY'S DECOMPOSITION8 

,A QUE] POSITION CONT5DS ?AT ! FAMILY IS A SITE ( \R EXPLOITATION1 YES1 BUT ALSO HAS BE5 A CONSI/5T OP]ATION ( TORTURE1 CON/RA9T & DOM9ATION :I* VA/LY \TPACES ! NE$S ( DOME/IC LABOR4 ,= O!RS1 WE (T5 F9D ! FAMILY ALSO AS A SITE ( EXCLUSION1 SPECIFICALLY AT ! MOM5TS :5 WE REBEL AGA9/ IT4 ,! ,M>XI/ WORLDVIEW HAS NO?+ TO SAY AB\T EI!R \R MUTILATION )9 ! FAMILY-=M OR \R EXPULSION FROM IT4 ,FUR!R1 IT D]IDES \R 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE REVOLT AGA9/ ?IS =M AS AHI/ORICAL & IDEALI/4 ,WE >E ACT+ TOO SOON OR )\T ! RI<T CONDITIONS2 BUT !SE RATIONALI/IC APPROA*ES HAVE ONLY EV] AFFIRM$ ! FAMILY 7EV5 IF CRITIQU+ ITS ROLE ECONOMICALLY74 ,\R REVOLT WILL NEV] BE COMPREH5SIBLE FROM )9 IT4 

,EV5 = ! PROPON5TS ( ?IS !ORY1 IT EXPLA9S V]Y LITTLE AB\T !IR [N LIVES4 ,9 ! SEV5TIES1 ! SITUATION ALREADY WAS BAS$ ON A GR\P ( WOM5 OBJECTIVELY /UDY+ AN ,O!R4 ,9 ! PRES5T1 WE HAVE ACADEMICS /UDY+ ! IDEAS ( ACADEMICS :O /UDI$ ?IS ,O!R BODY ( WOM5 7& !N CALL+ IT HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM74 ,I ?9K ( ?OSE FEM9I/ PR(ESSORS :OSE LIB]ATION COMES ?R\< HIR+ A H\SEKEEP]4 

,\R 9QUIRY BEG9S FIR/LY FROM \R [N LIVES1 & !N FOLL[S ! L9ES ALONG :I* WE CAN LOCATE \R [N /RUGGLES )9 & AGA9/ G5D] 9 ! /RUGGLES ( O!RS4 ,\TSIDE ( ?IS1 ALL 9QUIRY FEELS MEAN+LESS & EMPTY4 ,9 MY [N LIFE & EXP]I5CES1 ,M>XISM'S =MULATIONS >\ND ! SPLIT BETWE5 REPRODUCTIVE & PRODUCTIVE LABOR IS 9CR$IBLY SUP]FICIAL 9 ADDRESS+ G5D] VIOL5CE4 ,IT DOESN'T EXPLA9 :Y OLD M5 PAY TO HAVE SEX ) ME OR TO WAT* VIDEOS ( MY SEXUAL LABOR4 ,IT DOESN'T ACC\NT = :AT 9VE/M5T PEOPLE \TSIDE MY FAMILY W\LD HAVE 9 POLIC+ MY SEXUALITY & G5D] EXPRESSION4 ,IT DOESN'T EXPLA9 :Y RAPE & SEXUAL VIOL5CE HAPP5S TO ?OSE ( US :O DON'T HAVE ! BIOLOGICAL CAPACITY TO GIVE BIR?4 ,IT DEF9ITELY DOESN'T ACC\NT = ! PREVAL5CE ( DATE RAPE DRUGS AT QUE] B>S & P>TIES1 OR = \R MURD] AT ! H&S ( BA%]S & POLICE4 ,:ILE ,I WON'T PRECLUDE ?AT POSSIBILITY ?AT SU* AN ACC\NT+ C\LD HAPP5 SOM$AY1 WE'VE SE5 NO EF=TS 9 ?IS DIRECTION4 ,A REFUSAL ( ,MAT]IALISM ISN'T AN AFFIRMATION ( SOME SORT ( QUE] ,IDEALISM1 RA!R IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLORE :AT HAS BE5 CUT \T & DISC>D$ BY BO? ( !SE WORLDVIEWS1 ! BODY & ! SPIRIT4 ,!SE EXP]I5CES REQUIRE A BODILY & SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION1 ONE :I* TAKES S]I\SLY ! SIMULTANE\S QUE/ION ( DOME/ICATION4 ,SU* AN EXPLORATION SEEMS 5TIRELY NECESS>Y IF WE WANT TO COMPREH5D ! VA/ RANGE ( G5D] VIOL5CE 7BO? ! EXCLUSION>Y & IMPRISON+ VIOL5CES AGA9/ QUE]S & G5D] V>IANT PEOPLE1 & ALSO ! MORE MUNDANE DAILY EXPLOITATIONS 9 ! FAMILY71 & TO RECOGNIZE !M AS ONE OP]ATION4 

,?AT ! !ORY ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM IS FLAW$ IS ONLY ! BEG9N+ ( ! PROBLEM4 ,AS ) ANY O!R !ORY1 ITS APPLICATIONS WILL ALWAYS BE HAUNT$ BY ! BL9D SPOTS )9 IT4 ,WE'VE ALREADY %[N ?AT PURE SCI5CES T5D TO PRODUCE HORRIFY+ RESULTS4 ,! APPLICATION ( ?IS !ORY1 ( C\RSE1 IS ,ORGANIZATION4 ,(T5 ! ORGANIZATION IS SO BANAL & RE=MI/ AS TO NOT W>RANT EXPLORATION 7,WAGES = ,H\SEWORK61 = EXAMPLE74 ,O!R FALSE SOLUTIONS 7ME*ANIZ$ REPRODUCTION OR SELF-MANAG$ H\SEWORK7 HAVE ?ANKFULLY NOT BE5 PUT 9TO PRACTICE ON ANY NOTABLE SCALE4 

,ANO!R APPLICATION ( ,M>XI/ FEM9ISM IS SEP>ATISM4 ,IT IS WOR? FOCUS+ ON BECAUSE ( ! SPECIFIC TRAG$Y ?AT ITS HI/ORY %[S4 ,! ,SEP>ATI/ PROJECT BEG9S FROM AN AW>5ESS ( ! DYNAMIC WE'VE ALSO ILLU/RAT$ 9 ORGANIZATION 7= ALL ORGANIZATION TO BE CON/ITUT$ ?R\< ! EX*ANGE CIRCULATION ( G5D]$ BODIES71 BUT /RIVES TO SELF-MANAGE ?IS CIRCULATION4 ,WOM5 MU/ BE ORGANIZ$ 9TO ?IS OR ?AT GR\P OR P>TY1 :]E O!R MORE CONSCI\S WOM5 WILL HELP TO /RUCTURE !IR ?\<T & ACTIVITY4 ,! EXCLUSION ( C]TA9 G5D]S FROM ! SEP>ATI/ GR\P HAS NEV] EXORCIZ$ ! DEMONIC QUALITY ( ORGANIZATION ITSELF4 ,BEYOND ?IS1 IT HAS ACTUALLY TAK5 ON A P>TICUL>LY S9I/] DIM5SION ?R\< ITS WILLFUL & VITRIOLIC EXCLUSION ( TRANSG5D] WOM5 & O!RS4 ,M>XI/ FEM9I/ ACTIVI/S W]E 9/RUM5TAL 9 ! =MATION ( /ATE POLICIES ( EXCLUD+ !SE WOM5 FROM /ATE S]VICES1 FROM ACTIVI/ GR\PS1 FROM %ELT]S4 ,!SE FEM9I/S S]V$ AS ! FRONTL9E ( ! =MATION ( TRANSMISOGYNI/ POLICIES 9 C\NTLESS POLITICAL & CULTURAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,AS ) ALL SCI5TIFIC !ORIES ( DOM9ATION1 ?IS V>IANT ( FEM9ISM HAS HI/ORICALLY HELP$ TO MAT]IALIZE ! EXCLUSION ( ?OSE :O CANNOT FIT )9 ITS !ORETICAL CON/RUCTS4 ,CONTEMPOR>Y ,M>XI/ FEM9I/S WILL CONT5D ?AT S9CE !Y >E AV[$LY NOT TRANSMISOGYNI/S1 !Y DO NOT HAVE TO ANSW] = ?IS TRADITION4 ,& YET ! !ORETICAL UND]P9N+ ( ?IS ATTITUDE AMONG !IR =EMO!RS HAS NOT BE5 *ANG$ 9 ANY MEAN+FUL WAY4 ,9CLUSION ( A FEW REF]5CES TO TRANSWOM5 AT BE/1 REPETITION ( ! PA/ AT WOR/4 ,IF ! T5D5CY IS GO+ TO SUB/ANTIALLY BREAK FROM ?IS HI/ORY1 IT W\LD REQUIRE A ?OR\< ANALYSIS :I* IS V]Y F> FROM HAPP5+4 ,H[ CAN A PURELY MAT]IALI/ CONCEPTION ( G5D] EXPLA9 ! *OICE ( 9DIVIDUALS TO RISK !IR LIVES1 FRE$OM1 & WELLBE+ 9 ORD] TO LIVE OP5LY AS A G5D] O!R ?AN :AT !Y W]E ASSIGN$ AT BIR?8 ,IT CAN'T1 OBVI\SLY1 UNLESS IT EXPLORES ! 9T]PLAY ( ! SPIRITUAL & ALSO BODILY OP]ATIONS ( G5D]4 ,WE HAVE V]Y LITTLE FAI? 9 ! EM]G5CE ( A CATEGORICAL !ORY ( G5D] :I* DOES NOT BECOME AN APP>ATUS = POLIC+ ?OSE CATEGORIES4 ,?IS POLIC+ IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! AGE OLD PROBLEM ( POLITICS3 ?AT ( REPRES5TATION4 ,CLAIMS TO BE ,! ,WOM5 OR ,! ,FEM9I/S OR EV5 ,! ,QUE]S WILL ALWAYS TELL ONE TALE ( G5D]1 AT ! EXCLUSION ( SO MANY O!RS4 ,?OSE :O DRAW !SE L9ES WILL ALWAYS DRAW !M ?R\< ! BODIES ( O!RS4 

,ONE REC5T ANSW] TO !SE CRITIQUES HAS BE5 ! 9TRODUCTION ( ! CONCEPT NOT-M5.<#a#e.>4 ,MO/ ATTEMPTS AT DEF9+ ?IS CATEGORY >E EXTREMELY CLUMSY4 ,AT TIMES IT IS US$ TO MEAN NOT-CISM51 OR TO EXPLICITLY SAY ?AT FAGOTS >E NOT WELCOME AT C]TA9 MEET+S4 ,AT O!RS IT SIMPLY MEANS WOM5 PLUS TRANS PEOPLE4 ,SOME FEM9I/S HAVE EV5 SAID ?AT ! CATEGORY AT TIMES 9CLUDES 'EMASCULAT$ M5 ( COLOR4' ,USUALLY IT IS JU/ PO/MOD]N %OR?& = WOM54 ,AS ) ANY O!R CATEGORIES1 IT ONLY FUNCTIONS IF IT HAS A FIRM BORD]1 & ?IS BORD] WILL ALWAYS BE POLIC$4 ,AT EV]Y /EP ( ! WAY1 IT IS CEASELESSLY PROBLEMATIC4 ,! LEA/ PROBLEMATIC DEF9ITIONS ( IT 7SU* AS ! ONE 9 0,UNDO+ ,SEX0.<#a#f.>7 >E SO VAGUE AS TO NOT HAVE ANY PRACTICAL APPLICATION4 ,& IT IS ALWAYS 9 ! PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS ?AT !SE !ORIES 5ACT !IR VIOL5CES4 ,! PROSPECT ( A POLITICAL BODY ( L>GELY CISG5D]$ WOM5 DET]M9+ :I* G5D]QUE] OR TRANSFEM99E 9DIVIDUALS >E NOT-M5 5\< TO P>TICIPATE 9 !IR GR\PS IS QUITE NAUSEAT+4 ,?IS CATEGORICAL POLIC+ MIRRORS ALL ! O!RS4 ,MEET ! NEW B9>Y1 SAME AS ! OLD B9>Y4 ,A WAY \T ( ?IS DILEMMA MAY BE TO />T FROM EXP]I5CE RA!R ?AN ID5TITY4 ,TO SEEK \T CONSPIRATORS BAS$ ON A %>$ EXP]I5CE ( A RANGE ( G5D] VIOL5CE4 ,SOME PROPON5TS ( NOT-M5 HAVE DEF9$ IT SIMIL>LY 7'?OSE :O >E RAP$1' '?OSE :O DO C>+ LABOR'7 BUT NONE ( !SE EXP]I5CES >E LIMIT$ BY ID5TITY1 & TO ACCEPT A PH5OM5OLOGICAL OR EXP]I5TIAL FRAMEWORK W\LD DISP5SE ) ! UTILITY ( ! CATEGORY AT ALL4 ,IF ! CONCEPT IS EI!R PROBLEMATIC OR USELESS !N :Y HAS !RE BE5 SO MU* FANCY FOOTWORK PUT 9TO AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE ! CONCEPT8 ,:AT WE'RE REALLY SEE+ IS A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE B9>Y CATEGORIES1 9 A WORLD :]E !Y'VE LONG BE5 DECOMPOS+4 

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,!RE IS A TR5D )9 COMMUNI/ ?\<T :I* ASPIRES TO TRANSC5D ! LIMITATIONS ILLUM9AT$ 9 ! V>I\S ATTACKS ON ,M>XISM3 COMMUNIZATION4 ,:ILE IT IS BEYOND ! SCOPE ( !SE FRAGM5TS TO EXPLORE & CRITIQUE ?IS TEXTUAL BODY 9 ITS 5TIRETY1 WE WILL 5GAGE ) IT BECAUSE ITS REC5T PROPON5TS HAVE TAK5 ON ! QUE/ION ( G5D]4 ,MO/ ( ! WRIT+S ( ,AM]ICAN COMMUNIZ]S DEAL+ ) G5D] HAS BE5 9FLU5C$ BY ! ,FR5* GR\P ,!ORIE ,COMMUNI/E4 ,T,C POSITS ?AT 9 ADDITION TO ! CONTRADICTION ( LABOR & CAPITAL1 !RE IS A SECOND CONTRADICTION BETWE5 M5 & WOM54 ,= !M1 !SE TWO CONTRADICTIONS 9T]SECT 9 ! PRES5T TO =M ! C5TRAL DYNAMIC ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ,T,C IS SIMIL> TO ,GAYLE ,RUB92 IMAG9+ TWO DI/9CT SY/EMS ( PRODUCTION & ( G5D] :I* BECOME 9T]WOV54 ,:ILE IT IS LAU<ABLE TO R$UCE ! DYNAMIC ( ! PRES5T TO BE+ TWO CONTRADICTIONS1 WE >E ALSO NOT 9T]E/$ 9 ANY QUANTIFIABLE >RANGEM5T ( B9>Y CONTRADICTIONS4 ,DOME/ICATION IS AN 9F9ITELY COMPLEX & DIFFUSE SPLITT+ ( LIFE2 IT 9TRODUCES C\NTLESS CONTRADICTIONS :I* CANNOT BE SUMM>IZ$ AS ANY ONE1 TWO1 OR FIVE SY/EMS4 ,WE'LL BREAK FROM BO? ( !M 9 ASS]T+ ?AT !RE IS NEV] A P]IOD :]E !SE SY/EMS >E DI/9CT1 BUT RA!R ?AT !Y'VE ALWAYS BE5 EXAMPLES ( ! FRACTUR+ ( DOME/ICATION4 

,H[EV] CONTRIV$ ,T,C'S !ORY ( G5D] FEELS1 IT SEEMS WOR?:ILE TO EXPLORE ! IDEAS ( ?OSE :O'VE DRAWN 9SPIRATION FROM !M4 ,AS ! CUTT+ $GE ( ,M>XI/ ?\<T ON G5D]1 IT IS H]E ?AT WE'LL LOOK TO SEE IF WE CAN F9D A COMMON CRITIQUE ( DOME/ICATION4 ,SPECIFICALLY WE'LL BRIEFLY LOOK AT ?REE TEXTS3 0,COMMUNIZATION & ! ,ABOLITION ( ,G5D]0 BY ,MAYA ,&REA ,GONZALEZ1 0,! ,G5D] ,DI/9CTION 9 ,COMMUNIZATION ,!ORY0 BY ,P4 ,VAL5T9E FROM ,L,I,E,S J\RNAL1 & 0,! ,LOGIC ( ,G5D]0 9 ! ?IRD ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL ,5DNOTES4 

,GONZALEZ'S CRITICAL READ+ ( ,T,C IS 9T]E/+ = A FEW REASONS4 ,PRIM>ILY1 %E CRITIQUES ,T,C = HAV+ SUTUR$ !IR !ORY ( G5D] ON TOP ( ! ALREADY EXI/+ !ORY ( ! ,CAPITALI/ ,MODE ( ,PRODUCTION1 ?US DISP5S+ ( ! HI/ORICAL SPECIFICITY ( G5D] AT ! PO9T :]E !Y 9T]SECT4 ,%E CRITICIZES !IR FETI%I/IC FOCUS ON ! ROLE ( UNPAID DOME/IC LABOR P]=M$ BY WOM5 & SAYS ?AT !IR DOM9ATION IS TI$ UP 9 ! WAY CLASS SOCIETY ACCUMULATES !IR CAPACITY TO GIVE BIR?4 ,?IS 9T]E/S US FIR/LY BECAUSE ( ITS %IFT \TSIDE ! MORE VULG> ,M>XI/ UND]/&+1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE IT RELATES TO \R CRITIQUE ( REPRODUCTIVE FUTURISM LAID \T PREVI\SLY4 ,! FANTASY ( ! ,*ILD REMA9S ! PRIM>Y /RUCTURE ( ! %AP+ ( ! SOCIAL ORD]1 & AS SU* HAS TO BE 9DICT$ AS C5TRAL TO ! G5D]$ MATRIX4 ,WE >E ALSO EXCIT$ BY H] ATTEMPTS TO D5ATURALIZE BO? ! CATEGORIES ( SEX & G5D]4 

,NOT ALL HUMAN BE+S FIT 9TO ! CATEGORIES ( MALE & FEMALE4 ,! PO9T IS NOT TO USE ! LANGUAGE ( BIOLOGY TO GR\ND A !ORY ( NATURALIZ$ SEXUALITY1 AS DI/9CT FROM SOCIALIZ$ G5D]4 ,NATURE1 :I* IS )\T DI/9CTION1 BECOMES 9TEGRAT$ 9TO A SOCIAL /RUCTURE--:I* TAKES NATURAL AV]AGES & TURNS !M 9TO BEHAVIORAL NORMS4 ,NOT ALL 'WOM5' BE> *ILDR52 MAYBE SOME 'M5' DO4 ,?AT DOES NOT MAKE !M ANY LESS BEHOLD5 TO SOCIETY'S /RICTURES1 9CLUD+ AT ! LEVEL ( !IR V]Y BODIES1 :I* >E SOMETIMES ALT]$ AT BIR? TO 5SURE CON=MITY ) SEXUAL NORMS4 

,?IS D5ATURALIZATION FITS NICELY ) A CONCEPTION ( G5D] AS DOME/ICATION1 PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS ! DOME/ICATION PROCESS :I* 9TEGRATES ! WILD PROLIF]ATION ( BODIES 9TO SOCIAL /RUCTURE4 ,! SOCIAL /RUCTURE :I* TAKES 'NATURAL AV]AGES' & TURNS !M 9TO POLICE ME*ANISMS IS ! OLDE/ SOCIAL /RUCTURE1 ! EM]G5T K9%IP /RUCTURES :I* GIVE RISE TO ! FIR/ LEVIA?ANS4 ,TO ! TEXT'S CR$IT1 IT SITUATES ?IS POLIC+ & CATEGORICAL CON/RUCTION AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( CLASS SOCIETY4 ,GONZALEZ'S WRIT+ ON ?IS PO9T IS ALMO/ 5TIRELY UNIQUE 9 A T]RA9 ( ?\<T :I* O!RWISE HOLDS SEX1 IF NOT G5D]1 TO BE ESS5TIAL4 ,WE SMILE ON ?IS PO9T1 BUT HAVE TO REM9D \RSELVES :Y ?IS %IFT FEELS NECESS>Y4 ,TO SITUATE G5D] AS DOME/ICATION IS CRUCIAL = US1 ONLY IF \R TASK IS ALSO TO BREAK G5D]S HOLD OV] \R LIVES4 

,GONZALEZ CALLS = ! ABOLITION ( G5D]1 & DOES SO ?R\< !ORIZ+ COMMUNIZATION AS ITS OV]COM+3 

,S9CE ! REVOLUTION AS COMMUNIZATION MU/ ABOLI% ALL DIVISIONS )9 SOCIAL LIFE1 IT MU/ ALSO ABOLI% G5D] RELATIONS--NOT BECAUSE G5D] IS 9CONV5I5T OR OBJECTIONABLE1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS P>T ( ! TOTALITY ( RELATIONS ?AT DAILY REPRODUCE ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,G5D]1 TOO1 IS CON/ITUTIVE ( CAPITAL'S C5TRAL CONTRADICTION1 & SO G5D] MU/ BE TORN ASUND] 9 ! PROCESS ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL AFT] ! REVOLUTION = ! G5D] QUE/ION TO BE SOLV$4 ,ITS RELEVANCE TO \R EXI/5CE WILL NOT BE TRANS=M$ SL[LY--:E!R ?R\< PLANN$ OBSOLESC5CE OR PLAYFUL DECON/RUCTION1 :E!R AS ! EQUALITY ( G5D] ID5TITIES OR !IR PROLIF]ATION 9TO A MULTITUDE ( DIFF]5CES4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 9 ORD] TO BE REVOLUTION AT ALL1 COMMUNIZATION MU/ DE/ROY G5D] 9 ITS V]Y C\RSE1 9AUGURAT+ RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS DEF9$ 9 !IR S+UL>ITY4 

,:ILE WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL ( SKEPTICISM AB\T ?IS TYPE ( TOTAL REVOLUTION1 !RE IS MU* COMMON GR\ND H]E3 ! DESIRE TO 9AUGURATE RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS 9 !IR S+UL>ITY1 TO ABOLI% G5D] & NOT SIMPLY PROLIF]ATE IT1 & TO DE/ROY G5D] ALONGSIDE \R DE/RUCTION ( ALL ! RE/4 ,\R DISAPPO9TM5T !N IS PRECISELY AT ! PO9T :]E ?IS L9E ( 9QUIRY /OPS4 ,GONZALEZ'S WORK 9 ?IS PIECE AM\NTS TO AN ELABORATION ( :Y ?IS W\LD HAVE TO HAPP51 BUT REMA9S ALMO/ 5TIRELY SIL5T ON H[1 :5 OR BY :OM4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 H] TEXT HAS A PROBLEM :I* IS CONSI/5T 9 COMMUNIZATION !ORY4 ,AS ) MO/ O!R >GUM5TS >\ND COMMUNIZATION1 IT REMA9S /UCK AS A SORT ( ASPIRATIONAL TAUTOLOGY4 ,COMMUNIZATION DE/ROYS CAPITAL2 CAPITAL IS G5D]2 COMMUNIZATION DE/ROYS G5D]2 IF ! REVOLUTION DOES NOT DE/ROY G5D] !N IT IS NOT COMMUNIZATION4 ,! MOM5TS 9 ! TEXT :I* H9T T[>D :AT ?IS DE/RUCTION W\LD LOOK LIKE >E JU/ A REIT]ATION ( ! TAUTOLOGY4 

,?AT OV]COM+ IS ONLY ! REVOLUTION AS COMMUNIZATION1 :I* DE/ROYS G5D] & ALL O!R DIVISIONS ?AT COME BETWE5 US4 

,WE WANT TO READ ?IS ASPIRATION AS A BEG9N+ ( A /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOME/ICATION1 BUT WE HAVE NOT SE5 ?IS L9E CONT9UE4 ,GONZALEZ IS CORRECT 9 >TICULAT+ ! NECESS>Y DE/RUCTION ( G5D] 9 C\RSE1 BUT HAS YET TO GIVE A %APE TO ! C\RSE ITSELF4 ,IT IS NOTABLE ?AT %E PO9TS TO A 'LOOS5+ ( ! /RAI<T JACKET ( ! HET]OSEXUAL MATRIX' BUT SAYS ?AT QUE] !ORY CANNOT ACC\NT = ?IS4 ,WE'LL >GUE ?AT ?IS LOOS5+ IS NOT A PH5OM5ON DET]M9I/ICALLY B\ND TO ! UNFOLD+ ( DEMOGRAPHICS & ECONOMICS1 BUT RA!R IS ! WILLFUL ACTIVITY ( MANY :O HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO GIVE !IR [N %APE TO ! C\RSE ( ! MATRIX'S DE/RUCTION4 ,! MAT]IALI/ HI/ORICAL ACC\NT ( G5D] IS PRECISELY :Y WE FEEL DISAPPO9T$ BY ! PRESCRIPTIONS ( COMMUNIZATION3 ! POSSIBILITY ( A WILLFUL REVOLT AGA9/ ! /RAI<T JACKET ( G5D] REMA9S ABS5T4 

,P4 ,VAL5T9E'S PIECE BEG9S BY READ+ BO? ! WORK ( ,T,C & ,MAYA ,&REA ,GONZALEZ4 ,%E AFFIRMS MU* ( ! SAME CONT5TION1 SAY+ ?AT COMMUNIZATION !ORY IS UNIQUELY ON ! BR9K ( BE+ ABLE TO (F] A !ORY ( G5D] & CAPITAL AS A S+LE SY/EM4 ,BEYOND ?IS1 = H]1 COMMUNIZATION IS A DEM& = ! ABOLITION ( FUNDAM5TAL MAT]IAL ELEM5TS ( ! REPRODUCTION ( G5D]4 ,%E1 LIKE ,GONZALEZ1 CRITIQUES ,T,C = !IR SUTUR+ ( G5D] ON TOP ( ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION1 & /RIVES TO F9D ! 'REAL MAT]IAL GR\ND' ( ! PRODUCTION ( G5D] DIFF]5CE4 ,%E CONT5DS ?AT ?IS WILL BE ! BASIS = A 'NON-IDEALI/' !ORY ( ! ABOLITION ( G5D]4 ,AT BE/ IT IS FUNNY ?AT %E SE>*ES = ?IS MAT]IAL GR\ND 9 ! !ORETICAL DEM& ( ESOT]IC COMMUNISM4 ,AT WOR/1 ?IS ATTEMPT TO CREATE 'NON-IDEALI/' CONT5T FEELS E]ILY COMPLICIT 9 ! TYPICAL ,HI/ORICAL OP]ATION ( JU/IFY+ ! EXT]M9ATION ( ?OSE REBELS :OSE ESCAPE ATTEMPTS >E NOT EASILY RATIONALIZ$ )9 !SE MAT]IAL CONTEXTS4 ,= ,VAL5T9E1 ?IS 'REAL MAT]IAL GR\ND' IS LOCAT$ 9 ! SEP>ATION ( PRODUCTIVE & REPRODUCTIVE SPH]ES1 BUT ALSO 9 ! REALM ( *ILDBIR?4 ,TO H] CR$IT1 %E EXPLICITLY SAYS ?AT NEI!R ( !SE PH5OM5A ACC\NT = ! EM]G5CE ( ! G5D] DI/9CTION1 BUT %E HAS NO O!R !ORY ON ?IS REG>D4 

,FUR!R1 & MORE FUNDAM5TALLY1 H[ DOES ?IS APPROPRIATION ( WOM51 ON :ATEV] BASIS 7*ILDBE>+ OR NO7 BEG98 ,9 O!R WORDS1 :AT IS ! ORIG9 ( ! G5D] DI/9CTION & H[ IS IT REPRODUC$8 ,!SE QUE/IONS >E \TSIDE ! SCOPE ( ?IS >TICLE1 BUT WE DO BELIEVE ?AT ! ANSW]S BO? 9VOLVE G5D]$ PHYSICAL VIOL5CE & SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 

,:AT DOES IT MEAN TO ASS]T ! NECESSITY ( F9D+ ! MAT]IAL GR\ND = ! EM]G5CE ( G5D]1 & !N TO REFUSE TO DO SO8 ,! MAT]IAL GR\ND IS BAS$ 9 SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 BUT ?IS VIOL5CE IS A TOOL ( DOME/ICATION'S EX*ANG+ ( BODIES & 5=C+ ( SPIRITUAL SUBMISSION4 ,?IS DEAD-5D 9 COMMUNIZATION SEEMS LIKE A WILLFUL REFUSAL TO FOLL[ ! 9QUIRY TO :]E IT %\LD TAKE US4 ,VAL5T9E ACTUALLY 9T]JECT$ 9TO A PANEL DISCUSSION ) ,SILVIA ,F$]ICI 9 ,OAKL& :5 ANO!R SPEAK] WAS BEG9N+ TO DISCUSS ?IS V]Y QUE/ION ( G5D] & CIVILIZATION BY MOCK+ ':AT IS CIVILIZATION1 EV58' ,%E MAY NOT WANT TO LET ?AT DISCUSSION HAPP51 BUT IT IS PRECISELY ! DISCUSSION WE >E 9T]E/$ 94 ,CIVILIZATION IS ! >*AIC MON/ROSITY :I* PRODUCES ITSELF ?R\< ?IS V]Y SEXUAL VIOL5CE & G5D]+ OP]ATION ,VAL5T9E ALLUDES TO4 ,IT IS ! HOLY GRAIL ( 'MAT]IAL GR\ND' ?AT ,M>XI/ FEM9I/S SE>* = BUT CAN NEV] F9D4 ,VAL5T9E IS UNIQUE 9 SITUAT+ SEXUAL VIOL5CE AS ! BASIS ( ! ACCUMULATION ( WOM5'S LABOR 7& NOT SIMPLY A CONSEQU5CE ( ACCUMULATION1 AS ALMO/ ALL O!R ,M>XI/S W\LD SAY71 BUT /ILL CANNOT SPEAK AB\T :5 & :Y ?IS VIOL5CE EM]GES4 

,%E SAYS ?AT 0UND]/&+ SEXUAL VIOL5CE AS A /RUCTUR+ ELEM5T ( G5D] ALSO HELPS US TO UND]/& H[ PATRI>*Y REPRODUCES ITSELF UPON & ?R\< GAY & QUE] M51 TRANS PEOPLE1 G5D] NONCON=M+ PEOPLE & BODIES1 & *ILDR5 ( ANY G5D]4440 BUT %E GIVES ABSOLUTELY Z]O CONT5T TO ?IS 'UND]/&+4' ,%E SAYS 0?AT COMMUNIZATION OP5S AV5UES T[>D NEW & MORE RIGOR\S !ORIES ( G5D] OPPRESSION ?AT >E ABLE TO L9K ! EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION ( WOM5 ) VIOL5CE & OPPRESSION BAS$ ON HET]ONORMATIVITY & CISNORMATIVITY40 ,%E CAN CITE ?AT ?IS VIOL5CE EXI/S1 BUT DOES NOT BEG9 TO TRAV]SE ! AV5UE ?AT IS SUPPOS$LY OP5$ BY COMMUNIZATION !ORY4 ,! ONLY HEAVY LIFT+ %E DOES ON G5D] VIOL5CE IS EXPLICITLY LIMIT$ TO 'VIOL5CE AGA9/ WOM54' ,?IS FEELS LIKE ! SAME LIP S]VICE & POLITICS ( 9CLUSION WE'VE D]ID$ ALREADY4 

,?IS IS A NOTICEABLE TR5D 9 ! ESSAY3 ,VAL5T9E ID5TIFIES LIMITS )9 O!R COMMUNIZ] ?\<T1 & (F]S PLATITUDES AB\T H[ !SE LIMITS MU/ BE OV]COME1 BUT DOES LITTLE TO />T ! PROCESS ( ?AT OV]COM+4 ,?IS IS TRUE ( ! QUE/IONS ( ORIG9S1 SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 ! G5D] VIOL5CE EXP]I5C$ BY QUE] & TRANSG5D] PEOPLE1 & ! VIOL5CE IMPOS$ UPON *ILDR54 ,%E DOES ! SAME ) RACE1 ID5TIFY+ IT AS A LIMIT TO COMMUNIZATION ?\<T1 BUT 5D+ !RE4 ,?IS /RATEGY APPE>S AS A TRAGIC REPETITION ( ! ACADEMIC WORLDVIEW1 BUT ALSO AS ! H>D LIMIT TO ! USEFULNESS ( COMMUNIZATION 9 \R [N 9QUIRY4 ,WE >5'T 9T]E/$ 9 ACADEMICS' SELF-CONGRATULATORY PONTIFICATION ON H[ !Y %\LD />T CONSID]+ \R EXP]I5CES3 WE WANT A WAY \T4 

,AT ! TIME ( WRIT+1 ! MO/ REC5T CONTRIBUTION TO ! G5D] & COMMUNIZATION DISC\RSE APPE>S 9 ! ?IRD ISSUE ( ! J\RNAL ,5DNOTES UND] ! TITLE 0,! ,LOGIC ( ,G5D]40 ,W]E WE TO WAG] A HOPE ?AT ?IS PIECE W\LD FLE% \T SOME ( ! LIMITS SET 9 ! FIR/ TWO TEXTS1 WE W\LD BE SORELY DISAPPO9T$4 ,IF ANY?+1 ?IS PIECE TAKES A H>D TURN AWAY FROM ! QUE/IONS ( ORIG9S1 SEXUAL VIOL5CE & ! MEANS ( DE/RUCTION4 ,9/EAD1 ,5DNOTES IS EXPLICIT 9 BE+ ONLY 9T]E/$ 9 ?OSE =MS ( G5D] SPECIFIC TO ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,IRONICALLY1 !IR DEF9ITION ( ?OSE =MS C5T]S ON ! TRAD+ ( BODIES AS G5D]$ COMMODITIES1 A PROCESS :I* ,CAMATTE1 ,RUB91 ,P]LMAN & C\NTLESS O!RS HAVE ID5TIFI$ LONG BE=E ! CAPITALI/ MODE ( PRODUCTION4 ,! PIECE LIMITS ITS FOCUS TO ! CONTEMPOR>Y SPLIT BETWE5 TWO SPH]ES ( LABOR C5TRAL ! CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION4 ,ELSE:]E DEF9$ AS PUBLIC_/PRIVATE1 PRODUCTIVE_/REPRODUCTIVE1 OR WAG$_/UNWAG$1 ,5DNOTES DEVOTE MO/ ( !IR 9TELLECTUAL LABOR TO DEF9+ MORE PRECISE1 SPECIFIC & SOPHI/ICAT$ T]MS = !SE SPH]ES4 ,:AT !Y SETTLE ON >E HUMOR\SLY LONG-W9D$ DIRECTLY M>KET-M$IAT$ SPH]E 7,D,M,M7 & ! 9DIRECTLY M>KET-M$IAT$ SPH]E 7,I,M,M74 ,TRUE TO =M1 !Y GO ON & SKET* A P]IODIZATION ( !SE SPH]ES BEG9N+ ) ! PRIMITIVE ACCUMULATION ( ! #a#f? & #a#g? C5TURIES1 JUMP+ =W>D TO ,=DISM1 DWELL+ = A MOM5T ON ! SEV5TIES & CONCLUD+ ) ! PRES5T ,CRISIS4 ,WE C\LD ACCEPT ?IS AS AN 9T]E/+ CON/ELLATION ( /ORIES1 IF IT WASN'T = ! 9SI/5CE BY ! /ORYTELL]S ?AT ?IS IS EMPIRICAL1 MAT]IAL ,HIS-/ORY--! ONE /ORY :I* CONSUMES ALL O!RS4 ,?IS ,HIS-/ORY IS NOTICEABLY ?9 = PEOPLE :O PRIDE !MSELVES ON !IR ]UDITE & METICUL\S HI/ORICAL ANALYSIS2 TO SAY NO?+ ( ITS FIXATION ON ?OSE EXACT SAME P]IODS ON :I* PREVI\S ,M>XI/ ACC\NTS ( G5D] FIXAT$4 ,?IS NEW =MULATION ( ,D,M,M & ,I,M,M SPH]ES IS MAYBE ! MO/ VULG> ( ALL ! ,M>XI/ =MULATIONS WE'VE EXPLOR$ SO F>4 

,& YET !RE IS ONE MOM5T ( ! TEXT :I* WE MAY F9D USEFUL4 ,! PIECE SPECIFICALLY D5ATURALIZES G5D] & SEX 7) ! HELP ( QUE] !ORY7 & SAYS ?AT GR\PS ( 9DIVIDUALS >E AN*OR$ 9TO !SE B9>Y SPH]ES--SPH]ES :I* >E CON/ANTLY *ANG+ :I* MA9TA9+ ! UNIV]SAL B9>Y /RUCTURE ITSELF4 ,IT DESCRIBES ! NATURALIZATION ( SEX & G5D] AS MOM5TS ( ?IS AN*OR+1 & CLAIMS ?AT ?IS PROCESS HAPP5S OV] & OV] AGA91 REIMPOS+ & REPRODUC+ G5D]4 ,!Y CRITICIZE A =MULATION = SELF-MANAG$ REPRODUCTIVE LABOR 7PUT =W>D BY ,F$]ICI7 AS JU/ ANO!R DREADFUL REIMPOSITION ( G5D]4 ,WE'D AGREE ) ?IS1 BUT >E 9T]E/$ 9 LOCAT+ ! O!R MOM5TS ( REIMPOSITION4 ,IF WE >E TO BE G5]\S1 ?IS PROCESS ( AN*OR+ & REIMPOSITION ( G5D] C\LD BE UND]/OOD AS A EUPHEMISM = :AT WE CALL DOME/ICATION4 ,SADLY ! TEXT EXPLORES ?IS NO FUR!R4 

,9 KEEP+ TO ! MOTIFS ( COMMUNIZATION !ORY1 ! AU?OR7S7 WILL ALLUDE TO MORE LIMITS ?AT !Y DO NOT ACTUALLY EXPLORE4 ,9 :AT IS ESS5TIALLY A FOOTNOTE TO AN ADD5DUM1 !Y SAY ?AT !IR !ORY IS PR$ICAT$ ON TAK+ = GRANT$ ME*ANISMS SU* AS ! 9/ITUTION ( M>RIAGE1 ! AVAILABILITY OR NOT ( CONTRACEPTIVES1 ! 5=CEM5T ( HET]ONORMATIVITY1 ! %AME >\ND NON-REPRODUCTIVE SEX ACTS1 ETC4 ,!SE MOM5TS :I* CANNOT BE SY/EMIZ$ )9 !IR RIGOR\S SY/EM >E NOTEWOR?Y 9 ?AT !Y AM\NT TO A VA/ & UNQUANTIFIABLE SPH]E ( G5D]$ ACTIVITY4 ,IT IS ?R\< !SE UN!ORIZ$ ME*ANISMS ?AT ! AN*OR+ ( G5D] OCCURS4 ,IF WE WANT TO !ORIZE ! ABOLITION ( G5D]1 WE NE$ TO DEP>T FROM ! ,M>XI/ CA!XIS UPON ! SPH]ES ( LABOR1 & LOOK ALSO AT ?OSE ME*ANISMS :I* NATURALIZE1 CAPTURE & AN*OR 9DIVIDUALS 9TO !M4 

,! PIECE CONCLUDES BY REPEAT+ ANO!R MOTIF ( COMMUNIZATION !ORY1 AN ASS]TION ?AT ?IS OR ?AT MOVEM5T ( HI/ORY N[ MAKES IT POSSIBLE = US TO RECOGNIZE ?IS OR ?AT ASPECT ( ID5TITY AS AN EXT]NAL CON/RA9T4 ,SPECIFICALLY !Y SAY ?AT 0! PROCESS ( D5ATURALIZATION CREATES ! POSSIBILITY ( G5D] APPE>+ AS AN EXT]NAL CON/RA9T4 ,?IS IS NOT TO SAY ?AT ! CON/RA9T ( G5D] IS LESS P[]FUL ?AN BE=E1 BUT ?AT IT CAN N[ BE SE5 AS A CON/RA9T1 ?AT IS1 AS SOME?+ \TSIDE ONESELF ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ABOLI%40 ,?IS ASS]TION 9ADV]T5TLY S]VES ! NATURALIZATION PROCESS ?R\< ! UNF\ND$ IMPLICATION ?AT G5D] HAS NOT BE5 SE5 AS AN EXT]NAL CON/RA9T UP UNTIL ?IS PO9T4 ,G5D] IS ( C\RSE SOME?+ \TSIDE ( \RSELVES :I* IMPRISONS US1 BUT ?IS HAS BE5 REALIZ$ FROM ITS MO/ PRIMAL ORIG92 ?IS REALIZATION HAS BE5 ! CONT9U\S S\RCE ( ! REVOLT :I* T5DS T[>D ITS DECOMPOSITION4 ,! FAGOT H]ETICS1 WIT*ES1 & GAY RIOT]S %[ US ?AT DOME/ICAT$ G5D] HAS ALWAYS BE5 EXP]I5C$ AS AN EXT]NAL CON/RA9T4 ,?IS IS EXACTLY :Y IT MU/ BE CON/ANTLY RE-NATURALIZ$ & RE-IMPOS$4 

,! ,5DNOTES PIECE 5DS 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! O!RS1 9 ASS]T+ ! NE$ = A COMMUNIZATION !ORY ?AT CAN EXPLA9 H[ G5D] WILL BE ABOLI%$1 )\T EV5 BEG9N+ TO CONCEIVE ( H[ ?AT ABOLITION WILL OCCUR4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 COMMUNIZATION CAN ONLY BE EXP]I5C$ AS HAV+ A TRAGICALLY MESSIANIC *>ACT]1 AS SOME?+ WE MU/ WAIT = & NEV] SOME?+ 9 :I* WE P>TICIPATE4 ,IT IS A SCI5TIFIC /UDY1 CON/RA9$ LIKE ALL O!R !ORIES :I* /AKE A CLAIM TO C]TA9TY & TRU?4 ,IF IT HAS AN APPLICATION \TSIDE ( ?IS PURELY ACADEMIC FRAMEWORK1 IT REMA9S TO BE %[N4 ,! ASS]TION 7?AT G5D] & ,CAPITAL WILL BE OV]COME TOGE!R7 IS M]ELY RHETORICAL IF G5D] IS ONLY UND]/OOD 9 ITS CAPITALI/ P]MUTATIONS4 ,IF ! ASS]TION IS TO HAVE ANY CONT5T1 WE MU/ UND]/& ! G5D]$ WORLD ?AT ,CAPITAL 9H]IT$ AS WELL AS ! CONTEMPOR>Y OP]ATIONS :I* CANNOT BE EXPLA9$ BY ,M>XI/ =MULATIONS4 

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,! PREC$+ FRAGM5TS PO9T TO :AT WE %\LD N[ /ATE CLE>LY3 DOME/ICATION DID NOT HAPP5 TO US #a1 YE>S AGO1 NOR 9 ! #a#f? & #a#g? C5TURY1 & C]TA9LY NOT 9 ! RISE ( ,=DISM4 ,DOME/ICATION IS CON/ANTLY HAPP5+4 ,!RE IS NO S+UL> ORIG9 TO G5D] AS DOME/ICATION4 ,IT IS DONE TO US EV]YDAY 9 C\NTLESS DIFFUSE & (T5 9VISIBLE WAYS4 ,IT IS A RHY?M ?AT IS IMPOS$ UPON \R LIVES2 ESCAPE & CAPTURE1 DECOMPOSITION & RECOMPOSITION4 ,IF G5D]_/DOME/ICATION IS ACTIVE 9 ALL ! ORIG9 /ORIES1 BUT ALSO 9 EV]Y MOM5T ( ! PRES5T1 !N WE NE$ A TOOL TO EXPLA9 H[ ?IS HAPP5S1 & :AT ME*ANISMS 5=CE ?IS RHY?M4 ,! ME?OD ( /ORYTELL+ IS ONE SU* TOOL1 5*ANT+ US ) OCCURR5CES NOT B\ND 9 ANY P>TICUL> TEMPORALITY4 

,F\CAULT1 ?R\< ,AGAMB5 & LAT] ,TIQQUN1 GIVES US ANO!R TOOL 9 ! CONCEPT ( ! APP>ATUS4 ,AN APP>ATUS IS A NETWORK ( RELATION%IPS BETWE5 A HET]OG5\S SET ( DISC\RSES1 9/ITUTIONS1 >*ITECTURAL =MS1 REGULATORY DECISIONS1 LAWS1 ADM9I/RATIVE MEASURES1 SCI5TIFIC /ATEM5TS1 PHILOSOPHICAL1 MORAL & PHILAN?ROPIC PROPOSITIONS4 

,IT IS A HET]OG5\S SET ?AT 9CLUDES VIRTUALLY ANY?+1 L+UI/IC & NONL+UI/IC1 UND] ! SAME HEAD+3 DISC\RSES1 9/ITUTIONS1 BUILD+S1 LAWS1 POLICE MEASURES1 PHILOSOPHICAL PROPOSITIONS1 & SO ON4 ,! APP>ATUS ITSELF IS ! NETWORK ?AT IS E/ABLI%$ BETWE5 !SE ELEM5TS4 

,APP>ATUSES >E ! PURE 5=CEM5T ( GOV]NANCE & ! =MATION ( SUBJECTIVITIES4 ,!Y 9CLUDE ANY?+ USEFUL 9 GOV]N+1 CONTROLL+ & ORI5T+ HUMAN BEHAVIOR4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ! SY/EM ( G5D] CAN BE UND]/OOD AS A NETWORK BETWE5 ALL !SE ME*ANISMS :I* PRODUCE G5D]$ SUBJECTS 9 ORD] TO CONTROL & ORI5T \R V]Y BE+4 

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,I WI% TO PROPOSE TO Y\ NO?+ LESS ?AN A G5]AL & MASSIVE P>TITION+ ( BE+S 9TO TWO L>GE GR\PS OR CLASSES3 ON ! ONE H&1 LIV+ BE+S 7OR SUB/ANCES71 & ON ! O!R1 APP>ATUSES 9 :I* LIV+ BE+S >E 9CESSANTLY CAPTUR$4 ,ON ONE SIDE1 !N1 TO RETURN TO ! T]M9OLOGY ( ! !OLOGIANS1 LIES ! ONTOLOGY ( CREATURES1 & ON ! O!R SIDE1 ! OIKONOMIA ( APP>ATUSES ?AT SEEK TO GOV]N & GUIDE !M T[>D ! GOOD4 

,FUR!R EXP&+ ! ALREADY L>GE CLASS ( ,F\CAULDIAN APP>ATUSES1 ,I %ALL CALL AN APP>ATUS LIT]ALLY ANY?+ ?AT HAS 9 SOME WAY ! CAPACITY TO CAPTURE1 ORI5T1 DET]M9E1 9T]CEPT1 MODEL1 CONTROL1 OR SECURE ! GE/URES1 BEHAVIORS1 OP9IONS1 OR DISC\RSES ( LIV+ BE+S4 ,NOT ONLY1 !RE=E1 PRISONS1 MADH\SES1 ! PANOPTICON1 S*OOLS1 CONFESSION1 FACTORIES1 DISCIPL9ES1 JURIDICAL MEASURES1 & SO =? 7:OSE CONNECTION ) P[] IS 9 A C]TA9 S5SE EVID5T71 BUT ALSO ! P51 WRIT+1 LIT]ATURE1 PHILOSOPHY1 AGRICULTURE1 CIG>ETTES1 NAVIGATION1 COMPUT]S1 CELLUL> TELEPHONES &--:Y NOT--LANGUAGE ITSELF444 

,TO RECAPITULATE1 WE HAVE !N TWO GREAT CLASSES3 LIV+ BE+S 7OR SUB/ANCES7 & APP>ATUSES4 ,&1 BETWE5 !SE TWO1 AS A ?IRD CLASS1 SUBJECTS4 ,I CALL A SUBJECT ?AT :I* RESULTS FROM ! RELATION &1 SO TO SPEAK1 FROM ! REL5TLESS FI<T BETWE5 LIV+ BE+S & APP>ATUSES4 ,NATURALLY1 ! SUB/ANCES & ! SUBJECTS1 AS 9 ANCI5T METAPHYSICS1 SEEM TO OV]LAP1 BUT NOT COMPLETELY4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 = EXAMPLE1 ! SAME 9DIVIDUAL1 ! SAME SUB/ANCE1 CAN BE ! PLACE ( MULTIPLE PROCESSES ( SUBJECTIFICATION3 ! US] ( CELLUL> PHONES1 ! WEB SURF]1 ! WRIT] ( /ORIES1 ! TANGO AFICIONADO1 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION ACTIVI/1 & SO ON & SO =?4 ,! B\NDLESS GR[? ( APP>ATUSES 9 \R TIME CORRESPONDS TO ! EQUALLY EXTREME PROLIF]ATION 9 PROCESSES ( SUBJECTIFICATION4 

,9 ?IS DESCRIPTION1 WE CANNOT HELP BUT READ A PROCESS BY :I* WILD LIFE IS CAPTUR$ BY A DEAD ?+1 & IS MUTILAT$ 9TO A G5D]$ SUBJECT4 ,?IS !ORY ( APP>ATUSES GIVES US A HELPFUL WAY TO CONCEIVE ( DOME/ICATION )\T ORIG9S1 ( DOME/ICATION 9 ! PRES5T4 ,IT ALSO ALL[S US TO 9DICT ALL ! EM]G5T NON-NORMATIVE & 9NOVATIVE SUBJECTS AS NEW MA*9ES ( CAPTURE ALONG ) ! OLD4 

,ALL ( ?IS MEANS ?AT ! /RATEGY ?AT WE MU/ ADOPT 9 \R H&-TO-H& COMBAT ) APP>ATUSES CANNOT BE A SIMPLE ONE4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE :AT WE >E DEAL+ ) H]E IS ! LIB]ATION ( ?AT :I* REMA9S CAPTUR$ & SEP>AT$ BY MEANS ( APP>ATUSES444 

,\R H&-TO-H& CONFLICT ) G5D] MU/ !N BE CONCEIV$ ( AS ?AT SAME EF=T TO LIB]ATE ! LIV+ REMA9D] FROM ! SUBJECTIVITIES CREAT$ BY ! NETWORK ( DEAD ?+S4 ,FROM ?IS P]SPECTIVE1 AN 9SURRECTION AGA9/ G5D] BEG9S AS AN EXPLORATION ( ALL ! 5G5D]+ APP>ATUSES :I* FUNCTION 9 \R DAILY LIVES TO REORI5T & RE-AN*OR \R BE+ 9TO !SE SUBJECTS4 ,EQUALLY SO1 WE MU/ ALSO EXPLORE ?OSE APP>ATUSES :I* PRODUCE RACIAL SUBJECTS :I* >E 9SEP>ABLE =M G5D]$ ONES4 ,:AT >E ! MA*9ES ?AT HOLD US HO/AGE8 ,H[ DO !Y BREAKD[N8 ,H[ CAN WE EVADE !M8 ,H[ CAN WE DE/ROY !M8 ,A ?OR\< DETAIL+ ( !SE 9F9ITE 5EMIES IS A MONUM5TAL TASK1 BUT IT IS ONE :I* WE MU/ UND]TAKE IF AN 9SURG5T BREAK FROM G5D] IS TO BE POSSIBLE4 ,WE HAVE ALREADY 9DICT$ SEV]AL1 BUT WE WILL NE$ TO BE EV5 MORE IMAG9ATIVE & AW>E IF WE >E TO 9DICT ALL ?OSE ONES ?AT SEEM NEUTRAL IF WE >E TO P]MAN5TLY %ATT] ! SPECTACLE ( NATURALIZ$ G5D] & ESCAPE 9TO AN UNG5D]$ UNKN[N4 

,FOLL[+ FROM ?IS UND]/&+1 WE CAN REALIZE ?AT IT REQUIRES ?AT WE HAVE REC\RSE TO ANO!R3 TO EXPLORE DOME/ICATION )\T ORIG9S1 WE NE$ TO GIVE A DIFF]5T %APE TO ,TIME ITSELF4 ,SU* A NEW %APE WILL MEAN DISP5S+ ) ! CONCEPT ( ! PRIMITIVE AS SOME NATURAL ANTEC$5T TO AN 9EVITABLE TELEOLOGICAL RISE ( CIVILIZATION4 ,SU* A CONCEPT WILL ALWAYS BE> ! NATURALIZ$ IMAGE ( CIVILIZATION ITSELF 9TO PRE-HI/ORY1 OBSCUR+ ! BRUTAL CONQUE/ :I* ?OSE IMAGES 5TAIL4 ,9/EAD WE NE$ A %APE TO TIME :I* RECOGNIZES DOME/ICATION AS A PROCESS :I* IS CON/ANTLY CAPTUR+ LIFE \TSIDE ITSELF2 ]AS+ ! /ORIES & COSMOLOGIES ( ANY?+ BEYOND ITS CONTROL4 

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,I'VE BE5 US+ ! PRES5T T5SE4 ,UR IS ,N[4 ,IT IS NOT EXOTIC AT ALL4 ,IT IS \R WORLD444 

,AN 9DIVIDUAL 9TIMATELY FAMILI> ) ! DAILY RAPACITY MAY REMA9 UNMOV$ BY CRITICS ( ! RAPACITY4 ,%E OR HE MU/ MAKE A *OICE1 %E MU/ DECIDE TO TURN AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES & TO JO9 ! CIRCLE ( RESI/]S4 ,SU* A DECISION DISRUPTS A P]SON'S :OLE LIFE1 & IT NE$S TO BE MOTIVAT$ BY V]Y GOOD REASONS4 ,! GOOD REASONS >E EXPRESS$ 9 ! LANGUAGE ( ! TIME1 NOT 9 ! LANGUAGE ( SOME FUTURE TIME4 ,A REVELATION OR A VISITATION IS A V]Y GOOD REASON4 ,! REVELATION MI<T COME 9 A DREAM1 OR 9 A VISION1 OR 9 :AT WE WILL CALL A COMPLETE M5TAL BREAKD[N4 ,BE=E ?IS EXP]I5CE1 EV]Y?+ WAS NOISE & NO?+ HAD MEAN+4 ,AFT] ! EXP]I5CE1 EV]Y?+ IS CLE>4 ,N[ ! 9DIVIDUAL WOND]S :Y O!RS >E SO BL9D4 ,%E MI<T BECOME IMPATI5T ) ! O!RS & LEAVE !M TO !IR BL9DNESS1 OR %E MI<T DECIDE TO RETURN TO ! O!RS TO HELP !M SEE4 

,ALL ?IS IS V]Y UND]/&ABLE1 V]Y HUMAN1 & IT HAS BE5 TAK+ PLACE 9 HUMAN COMMUNITIES = A LONG TIME4 ,BUT SU* SUDD5 DISRUPTIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL LIVES >E ALSO DISRUPTIONS ( ,LEVIA?ANIC EXI/5CE4 ,AFT] SU* EXP]I5CES1 AN 9DIVIDUAL AB&ONS ! SEQU5CE ( MEAN+LESS 9T]VALS ( ,LEVIA?ANIC ,TIME & RECOV]S SOME ( ! RHY?MS ( COMMUNITIES 9 ! /ATE ( NATURE444 

,! P>ADOX WILL BE PROBLEMATIC TO PEOPLE TRAPP$ 9 L9E>1 ,LEVIA?ANIC TIME4 .<,O!RS.> KNEW L9E> TIME AS WELL AS RHY?MIC TIME1 & !Y ALSO KNEW ?AT :AT MATT]$1 :AT WAS HUMANLY IMPORTANT1 DID NOT TAKE PLACE 9 L9E> TIME4444 ,RHY?MIC EV5TS W]E ! SUBJECTS ( SONGS1 ( DANCES1 ( ! FREQU5T C]EMONIES & FE/IVALS4 .<,HI/ORICAL EV5TS.> WILL BE CONSID]$ 'FACTS' & 0RAW DATA0 BY ! ,LEVIA?ANIZ$ BECAUSE ! L9E> PROGRESSION ( SU* EV5TS CON/ITUTES ,LEVIA?ANIC TIME1 NAMELY ,HIS-/ORY4 ,! ,LEVIA?ANIZ$ WILL REMEMB] ONLY FRAGM5TS ( ! SOLE EV5TS !Y CONSID] WOR? REMEMB]+ BECAUSE ! MEMORY ( SU* EV5TS WILL NOT BE LODG$ 9 LIV+ HUMAN BE+S BUT ON /ONE TABLETS1 ON PAP]1 & EV5TUALLY 9 MA*9ES444 

,IF TRAG$Y REPEAT.<S.>1 !N ! EV5T WAS NOT L9E> BUT RHY?MIC1 & IT WAS ALREADY KN[N4 ,RHY?MS W]E GRASP$ ) SYMBOLS & EXPRESS$ ) MUSIC4 ,MUSICAL KN[L$GE WAS KN[L$GE ( ! IMPORTANT1 ! DEEP1 ! LIV+4 ,! MUSIC ( MY? EXPRESS$ ! SYMPHONY ( RHY?MS ?AT CON/ITUT$ ! ,COSMOS4 

,9 ,EURASIA1 ,LEVIA?AN DE/ROY$ COMMUNITIES & 5CAS$ HUMAN BE+S 9 ITS 5TRAILS4 ,L9E> ,HIS-/ORY REPLAC$ ! RHY?MIC CYCLES ( LIFE4 ,MUSIC GAVE WAY TO ! ,M>* ( ,TIME444 

,!SE V]Y WORDS1 WRITT5 WORDS1 >E 9V5TIONS ( ! ,LUGAL'S SCRIBES4 ,!Y CANNOT CONVEY DREAM TIME444 

,! ,R5EGADES FROM ,CIVILIZATION >E NOTORI\S4 ,!Y %$ MASKS4 ,!Y %$ :OLE >MORS4 ,!Y SEP>ATE FROM PREVI\SLY 9DISP5SABLE AM5ITIES & EXP]I5CE A %$D+ ( AN 9SUPPORTABLE BURD54 ,M]E CONTACT ) A COMMUNITY ( FREE HUMAN BE+S GIVES !M 9SI<TS NO ,LEVIA?ANIC $UCATION CAN PROVIDE4 ,NURTUR+ CONTACT /IMULATES DREAMS & ULTIMATELY EV5 VISIONS4 ,! ,R5EGADE IS POSSESS$1 TRANS=M$1 HUMANIZ$4 ,PSY*E-MANIPULATORS AW>E ( ,CIVILIZATION'S DISCONT5TS WILL TRY TO 9DUCE SU* TRANS=MATIONS )9 ,LEVIA?AN'S 5TRAILS1 BUT !IR MO/ VAUNT$ SUCCESSES WILL BE MIS]ABLE FAILURES4 ,CIVILIZATION DOES NOT NURTURE HUMANITY444 

,! 9VASION IS A SIL5C+ ( MUSIC1 A FLATT5+ ( RHY?M2 IT IS A L9E>IZATION ( TIME1 A DE/RUCTION ( ! MY?S & WAYS ?AT WILL LAT] BE CALL$ ,CULTURE1 A W> AGA9/ COMMUNITIES ?AT NURTURE FRE$OM1 VISION & LIFE444 

,! RESI/ANCE P]SI/S FROM G5]ATION TO G5]ATION1 9 ! FACE ( PLAGUES1 POISONS & EXPLOSIVES4 ,! /ORY ( ?AT RESI/ANCE HAS BE5 REPEAT$LY & P[]FULLY TOLD4 ,IT IS A /ORY ?AT DOES NOT %[ ,LEVIA?AN TO BE AS NATURAL TO HUMAN BE+S AS HIVES >E TO BEES4 ,IT IS A /ORY ?AT %[S ,LEVIA?AN TO BE AN AB]RATION :I* CANNOT BE IMPOS$1 BY WILE OR BY =CE1 ON HUMAN BE+S :O RETA9 ! SLI<TE/ L9K ) COMMUNITY1 EV5 A L9K AS T5U\S AS ! REMEMBRANCE ( A ,DREAM ,TIME444 

,IT IS A GOOD TIME = PEOPLE TO LET GO ( ITS SANITY1 ITS MASKS & >MORS1 & GO MAD1 = !Y >E ALREADY BE+ EJECT$ FROM ITS PRETTY POLIS4 ,9 ANCI5T ,ANATOLIA PEOPLE DANC$ ON ! E>?-COV]$ RU9S ( ! ,HITTITE ,LEVIA?AN & BUILT !IR LODGES ) /ONES :I* CONTA9$ ! RECORDS ( ! VANI%$ EMPIRE'S GREAT DE$S4 

,! CYCLE HAS COME R\ND AGA94 ,AM]ICA IS :]E ,ANATOLIA WAS4 ,IT IS A PLACE :]E HUMAN BE+S1 JU/ TO /AY ALIVE1 HAVE TO JUMP1 TO DANCE1 & BY DANC+ REVIVE ! RHY?MS1 RECOV] CYCLICAL TIME4 ,AN->*IC & PAN!I/IC DANC]S NO LONG] S5SE ! >TIFICE & ITS ,HIS-/ORY AS ,ALL BUT AS M]ELY ONE CYCLE1 ONE LONG NI<T1 A /ORMY NI<T ?AT LEFT ,E>? W\ND$1 BUT A NI<T ?AT 5DS1 AS ALL NI<TS 5D1 :5 ! SUN RISES4.<#a#g.> 

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,WE MU/ PAUSE H]E & ASK A QUE/ION :I* IS IMPLICIT 9 ALL ! IDEOLOGICAL UND]/&+S ( G5D]2 HAS !RE BE5 OR WILL !RE BE A WORLD )\T G5D]8 

,! NIHILI/ TASK IS TO SAY NO4 ,AS A CONSEQU5CE ( A RHY?MIC %APE TO TIME1 WE CANNOT RELY ON ANY ANSW]S :I* W\LD ASS]T ) ANY C]TA9TY ?AT A WORLD )\T G5D] EV] EXI/$4 ,AS A FUR!R CONSEQU5CE1 WE CANNOT PUT FAI? 9 ANY UTOPIAN VISION ( A WORLD )\T G5D] TO COME4 ,:ATEV] IS SAID BY ! SOO?SAY]S ( FEM9ISM & QUE] !ORY1 UTOPIA DOES NOT APPROA*4 ,WE'VE EXPLOR$ C\NTLESS VISIONS ( H[ SU* A UTOPIA MI<T EM]GE1 BUT EA* FEELS AS UNLIKELY AS ! LA/4 ,! ECO-FEM9I/ MATRI>*Y NEV] EXI/$ AS A UNIV]SAL1 & IF IT DID IT IS HOPELESSLY LO/4 ,! TE*NO-9DU/RIAL FANTASIES ( ME*ANICAL REPRODUCTION & AUTOMAT$ REPRODUCTIVE LABOR >E SIMPLY AN 9T5SIFICATION ( ! NI<TM>E4 ,! ABOLITION ( G5D] AWAIT$ BY ! COMMUNIZ]S HAS YET TO REVEAL ITS %APE OR REALLY EV5 A H9T ( ITS COM+4 ,! DEMOCRATIC DIFFUSION ( G5D] 9 QUE] SUBCULTURE AM\NTS TO AN EV] MORE 9SIDI\S & DIFFUSE RECOMPOSITION ( G5D]4 

,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN6 CAN BE READ AS A BIOGRAPHICAL ACC\NT ( ! FAILURES ( ?OSE :O RESI/ ! ,LEVIA?AN4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! DECOMPOS+ OR AB&ON$ SEGM5TS ( ! MON/] CAN ALWAYS BE RECONFIGUR$ & RE-ANIMAT$4 ,9DIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES ( RESI/]S WILL DIE1 BUT ! COMPON5TS & APP>ATUSES ( ! MA*9E CAN ALWAYS BE REVIV$ TO RE-CAPTURE LIFE ANEW4 ,LIV+ BE+S >E 9F]IOR 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,DEA? IS ON ! SIDE ( ! MA*9ES4 ,! /ORIES ( ?OSE :O'VE ESCAP$ >E (T5 LO/ TO US4 ,& WE \RSELVES >E (T5 SO MUTILAT$ BY ! MA*9E ?AT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HE> ANYWAY4 ,! MASKS & >MORS >E (T5 TO DEEPLY 9T]TW9$ ) \R BE+ TO TE> (F1 & :5 WE CAN1 WE >E LEFT W\ND$4 

,?IS HAS TRAGIC CONSEQU5CES = ?OSE :O AT LA/ SUCCE$ 9 DIS5CUMB]+ !MSELVES ( ! HEAVY C>CASS4 ,!Y CANNOT RETURN TO ! OLD COMMUNITIES1 = !SE HAVE BE5 DE/ROY$ BY G5]ATIONS ( PLUND]+1 KIDNAPP+ & MURD]+ ,CIVILIZATIONS4 ,PEOPLE CANNOT RESUME2 !Y HAVE TO />T OV] AGA94 ,WE %\LD NOT ASSUME ?AT ! WAYS1 :AT WE WILL CALL ,CULTURE1 NURTUR$ & CULTIVAT$ OV] ?\S&S ( G5]ATIONS1 CAN BE REG5]AT$ OV]NI<T4 

,! MESSIANIC /ORIES HAVE LO/ MU* ( !IR P[]4 

,IT IS H>D TO IMAG9E ?AT ANY COLLAPSE OR REVOLUTION ( DIV9E 9T]V5TION C\LD TRULY BURN ?IS >*AIC CON/RA9T \T ( US4 

,ALL ! SWEAT & LABOR EXP5D$ H\RLY 9 ! BEA/'S 5TRAILS PRESUPPOSES ! BEA/'S P]PETUAL EXI/5CE4 ,! NOTION ( A ,PROGRESS ?AT CULM9ATES 9 A F9AL COLLAPSE IS ,*RI/IAN BUT NOT ,LEVIA?ANIC4 ,! NOTION IS ( A PIECE ) ,*RI/IANITY'S COMMITM5T TO ! ABSURD1 & IS NOT ALTOGE!R ABSURD IF LIFE IS CONSID]$ A VALE ( TE>S4 ,BUT = ,LEVIA?AN SU* A NOTION IS CONTRADICTORY1 & ,LEVIA?AN IS AN EM95TLY LOGICAL 5TITY4 

,LEVIA?ANIC EXI/5CE1 A VALE ( TE>S TO ,*RI/IANS & \TSID]S1 IS TO ,LEVIA?AN A PAV$ HI<WAY1 & ,PROGRESS ALONG ?IS HI<WAY CANNOT LEAD TO AN ,APOCALYPSE BUT ONLY TO MORE ,PROGRESS4 

,LEVIA?ANIC SELF-CONSCI\SNESS EXPRESSES ITSELF 9 ! CURR5TS ( ?\<T KN[N AS ,5LI<T5M5T1 ,ILLUM9ISM1 ,MASONRY1 ,M>XISM1 PLUS A FEW O!RS4 ,!SE CURR5TS SUPPLY ! ALL-SWALL[+ BEA/ ) A LANGUAGE SUITABLE TO ITS LA/ DAYS4 

,YET REM>KABLY1 WE NEV] SEE 9 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY AN >GUM5T TO ACC$E TO \R CAPTURE & CON/RA9T4 ,RA!R1 WE SEE A CELEBRATION ( ALL ! MOM5TS ( RESI/ANCE :I* />T 9 ! LIVES ( ! RESI/]S !MSELVES4 ,TO GIVE UP ON HOPE = A WORLD )\T G5D] IS NOT TO ACCEPT DEFEAT4 ,RA!R IT UN*A9S US FROM ! OLD TRAPS ( ,POLITICS & ,IDEOLOGY & ALL[S US TO BEG9 AGA91 %IFT+ ! SCOPE FROM ALL ( ,HIS-/ORY TO \R [N LIVES4 ,IT ALL[S US TO BEG9 AGA9 FROM \RSELVES1 \R BODIES & \R SPIRITS4 

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,IF !RE WAS NO PREEXI/+ & DEF9ITE WORLD )\T G5D]1 !N WE CANNOT CONCEIVE ( \R /RUGGLE AS BE+ = A RETURN TO SOME PRE-G5D]$ :OLE4 ,RA!R WE MU/ CONCEIVE ( \R ESCAPE AS ! FLI<T ( DOME/ICAT$ BE+S 9TO ! WILD4 ,NOT PRIMITIVE OR PRELAPS>IAN BE+S1 WE MU/ BECOME F]AL BE+S4 ,WE CAN UND]/& QUE]NESS SIMIL>LY4 ,WE >5'T NAIVE 5\< TO PROJECT A POSITIVE OR ESS5TIAL QUE]NESS 9TO ! UNKN[N BE=E CIVILIZATION4 ,9/EAD1 WE CONCEIVE ( \R QUE]NESS NEGATIVELY1 AS ESCAPE1 REFUSAL & FAILURE ( G5D]4 ,:AT WE PURSUE !N1 IS A F]AL QUE]NESS :I* BUCKS AGA9/ ALL ! APP>ATUSES ( CON/RA9T & SUBJECTION2 A F]AL QUE] :I* APPE>S AS \T ( TIME1 IRRATIONAL1 9APPROPRIATE & WILD4 ,WE WON'T F9D ?IS 9 AN?ROPOLOGY1 HI/ORY1 ECONOMICS OR PSY*OANALYSIS4 ,9/EAD WE'LL EMPLOY MAGIC1 H]ESY1 MY? & EXEGESIS4 

,?OSE EXAMPLES WE HAVE EXPLOR$ PREVI\SLY TAKE = GRANT$ ?AT SU* A F]AL QUE]NESS MU/ EM]GE ?R\< ! /RUGGLE ( ! BODY AGA9/ ITS CAPTURE4 ,?IS IS L>GELY SELF EVID5T 9 ! MODES ( RIOT1 EVASION & REBEL SEXUALITY :I* COMPRISE \R QUE] /ORIES4 ,:AT IS MORE SUBTLE1 & REQUIRES SOME ELABORATION1 IS ?AT ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOME/ICATION MU/ ALSO OCCUR 9 ITS SPIRITUAL DIM5SION4 ,AS ! BODY MU/ FLEE ! MA*9ES :I* CAPTURE IT1 ! SPIRIT MU/ EXPEL ! MA*9ES :I* COLONIZE IT4 ,WE MU/ DO VIOL5CE ) \RSELVES4 ,TO EMB>K ON ?IS LIFELONG 5DEAVOR1 WE'LL HAVE TO *>T A C\RSE AGA9/ ! MULTIPLICITY ( APP>ATUSES :I* COMPOSE ?IS G5D]$ PRISON4 

,FR$Y ,P]LMAN WILL SPEAK ( ?IS TASK AS ! FIRE :I* BURNS AGA9/ ! D>KNESS4 ,A FIRE :I* CAN BURN (F ! MASK1 BURN \T ! >MOR & BURN ,LEVIA?AN TO ! GR\ND4 

,! LA/ COMMUNITIES DO A <O/ DANCE1 & ! <O/S ( ! LA/ COMMUNITIES WILL CONT9UE TO DANCE )9 ! 5TRAILS ( ! >TIFICIAL BEA/4 ,! C\NCIL-FIRES ( ! NEV]-DEFEAT$ COMMUNITIES >E NOT EXT+UI%$ BY ! G5OCIDAL 9VAD]S1 JU/ AS ! LI<T ( ,AHURA ,MAZDA WAS NOT EXT+UI%$ BY RUL]S :O CLAIM$ IT %ONE ON !M4 ,! FIRE IS ECLIPS$ BY SOME?+ D>K1 BUT IT CONT9UES TO BURN1 & ITS FLAMES %OOT \T :]E !Y >E LEA/ EXPECT$4 

,?IS FIRE IS L>GELY 9EFFABLE1 & ATTEMPTS TO 5%R9E IT 9 WORDS (T5 AM\NT TO YET ANO!R APP>ATUS ( CAPTURE4 ,WE CANNOT SCI5TIFICALLY >TICULATE ?IS FIRE1 AS IT HAS TO BE F\ND 9 EA* 9DIVIDUAL IF !Y >E TO P>TICIPATE 9 ANY P]SONAL OR COLLECTIVE DES]TION ( ! BEA/4 ,! FIRE :I* BURNS AGA9/ G5D] IS PRECISELY ?AT 9EXPRESSIBLE MOM5T ( QUE]NESS :I* LA%ES \T AGA9/ ANY CAPTURE 9 LANGUAGE4 ,WE CANNOT COMPREH5D ! FIRE1 BUT WE CAN TRY TO ILLU/RATE ITS CONT\RS4 

,WE MU/ RECLAIM ! MY/]Y1 PASSION1 9T5SITY & DEP? ( FEEL+ :I* HAS BE5 ALI5AT$ FROM US & 5%R9$ 9 RELIGION4 ,WE MU/ PURSUE ! SPIRITUAL EC/ASY :I* RELIGION COH]$ 9 ORD] TO ABOLI%4 ,WE MU/ PURSUE ! UNITY & JOY :I* G5D] HAS ALWAYS PRECLUD$ & IMITAT$4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 WE MU/ REFUSE ! B9>Y :I* RELEGATES !SE PURSUITS TO SOME SPIRITUAL REALM SEP>ATE FROM \R CORPOREALITY4 ,REVOLT MU/ TAKE =M & CONT5T :I* DO NOT D5Y & SEP>ATE ! BODY & SPIRIT4 ,AS ! FIRE BURNS \T ! ME*ANI/IC P>TS ( ! SELF1 IT MU/ ALSO BURN ! TE!RS :I* MA9TA9 \R CAPTURE4 

,WE'LL BRIEFLY RETURN TO ,F]AL ,FAUN TO QUOTE3 

,! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT MU/ C]TA9LY 9CLUDE ! 5D ( RELIGION--BUT NOT 9 ! =M ( A SIMPLI/IC ACCEPTANCE ( ME*ANI/IC MAT]IALISM4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ SEEK TO AWAK5 \R S5SES TO ! FULLNESS ( LIFE ?AT IS ! MAT]IAL WORLD4 ,WE MU/ OPPOSE BO? RELIGION & ME*ANI/IC MAT]IALISM ) A VIBRANT1 PASSIONATE1 LIV+ MAT]IALISM4 ,WE MU/ /ORM ! CITADEL ( RELIGION & RECLAIM ! FRE$OM1 ! CREATIVITY1 ! PASSION & ! WOND] ?AT RELIGION HAS /OL5 FROM \R E>? & \R LIVES4 ,9 ORD] TO DO ?IS WE WILL HAVE TO UND]/& :AT NE$S & DESIRES RELIGION SPEAKS TO & H[ IT FAILS TO FULFILL !M4 ,I HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO EXPRESS SOME ( MY [N EXPLORATIONS SO ?AT WE CAN C>RY ON ! PROJECT ( CREAT+ \RSELVES AS FREE1 WILD BE+S4 ,! PROJECT ( TRANS=M+ ! WORLD 9TO A REALM ( S5SUAL JOY & PLEASURE BY DE/ROY+ ! CIVILIZATION ?AT HAS /OL5 ! FULLNESS ( LIFE FROM US4 

,A F]AL QUE]NESS MAY APPE> AS A WILDNESS1 AS AN EF=T TO EMBODY ! *AOS ( ! WORLD1 :ILE REFUS+ ! ORD]+ ?AT IS ALWAYS IMPOS$ UPON ?AT *AOS4 ,IT MI<T APPE> AS AN ORGIA/IC DANCE AGA9/ CON/RA9T1 OR A FR5ZI$ TE>+ (F ( ! MASKS & >MORS4 ,IT MAY APPE> AS ! R$ISCOV]Y ( ALL ! POT5TIALS--SEXUAL1 ANIMI/IC1 RELATIONAL1 MAGICAL--:I* HAVE BE5 /UNT$ BY DOME/ICATION4 ,IT WILL SEEM EMOTIONAL1 CA?>TIC1 IRRATIONAL1 BUT HEAL+4 

,BUT IT MAY ALSO APPE> MORE QUIETLY AS A )DRAWAL4 ,SOMETIMES IT IS EASI] TO DISCREETLY FLEE ! BEA/4 ,PEOPLE >E CON/ANTLY PLOTT+ ESCAPES & !Y (T5 SUCCE$4 ,! /ORIES ( R5EGADES1 M>OONS1 VAGABONDS & DEFECTORS ILLU/RATE ANO!R =M ( ,LEVIA?AN'S DECOMPOSITION4 ,RA!R ?AN PROCLAIM+ SOME NEW G5D]$ ID5TITY1 A F]AL QUE]NESS MI<T NOT BE VISIBLE AT ALL4 ,IT MAY HIDE1 FLEE1 & MAKE A HOME = ITSELF 9 ! %R\DS ( MY/]Y \TSIDE LEVIA?AN'S PURVIEW4 ,9 A WORLD :I* CALLS US TO SELF-ID5TIFY1 WE MU/ MAKE A HOME 9 ANONYMITY4 

,ANY POSSIBLE ESCAPE FROM G5D]$ CON/RA9T WILL LIKELY 9VOLVE BO? ! EXPLOSIVE & CL&E/9E TACTICS1 BUT ALSO ME?ODS :I* MAKE !SE =MS 9DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,:5 ,I DON ! BLACK MASK1 ,I P>TICIPATE 9 ! UNFOLD+ ( A RIOT1 BUT ALSO )DRAW FROM ! APP>ATUSES :I* W\LD LOCATE & ID5TIFY ME 9 ?IS OR ?AT G5D]4 ,I OBSCURE MY FACIAL FEATURES1 HAIR1 BODY--ANY?+ :I* C\LD BE 5G5D]$2 REVEAL+ 9/EAD MY VIOL5CE4 ,! ,/ATE1 ,M$IA1 & FEM9I/ ,LEFT 5DLESSLY 9SI/ ?AT ! VIOL5CE BELONGS TO M5 ALONE2 ?IS 9SI/5CE ITSELF =MS ANO!R APP>ATUS TO CAPTURE & 5G5D]4 ,MY VIOL5CE1 TAK5 FROM ME BY SO MANY REPRES5TATIONS & POLITICS ( VICTIMHOOD1 RETURNS & EMANATES FROM ! 9SIDE \TW>D4 ,! BLACK MASK =MS ! FABRIC :I* /IT*ES TOGE!R ! REFUSALS ( 9T]NAL SUBMISSION & EXT]NAL REPRES5TATION4 ,ABOVE ALL ELSE1 ! FOLL[+ ATTACKS DE/ROY ! B>RI]S & SEP>ATIONS )9 & )\T4 ,I BECOME A MICROCOSMS ( ! *AOS >\ND ME1 SUSP5D+ ! REGULATORY PRACTICES ( ID5TITY4 

,A F]AL QUE]NESS MU/ EXT5D ?IS EFFECT TO ! :OLE ( LIFE4 ,:ATEV] ITS =M1 IT MU/ TAKE AIM AT LIFE ITSELF4 

,TO QUOTE ,FR$Y ONE LA/ TIME3 

,I'M IMPATI5T TO 5D ! /ORY ( ! >TIFICIAL BEA/ ) HUMAN 5TRAILS4 ,9 A DIFF]5T WORK ,I WILL TELL SOME ( ! DETAILS ( ! RESI/ANCE TO ,AM]ICANIZATION ON ! P>T ( SOME ( ! WORLD'S LA/ COMMUNITIES4 ,I CANNOT TELL ALL1 EI!R !RE OR H]E1 BECAUSE ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,HIS-/ORY1 AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN1 IS SYNONYM\S ) ,LIFE2 IT IS P>T ( ! ,BIOSPH]E'S SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ ! MON/] R5D+ H] ASUND]4 ,& ! /RUGGLE IS BY NO MEANS OV]2 IT GOES ON AS LONG AS ! BEA/ IS ANIMAT$ BY LIV+ BE+S4 

,TO CULTIVATE ! FIRE MEANS TO BE ABLE TO />T FROM ONESELF & /RIKE \T ALONE4 ,UND5IABLY A SPREAD+ ( ! WILDFIRE W\LD REQUIRE ! 9T]WEAV+ ( ONE'S P]SONAL REBELLION ) O!RS1 BUT ! FIRE CANNOT BE IMPOS$ FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,IT REQUIRES AN OV]COM+ ( ! FE> ( AUTONOMY1 A DEP5D5CE IMPOS$ BY DOME/ICATION4 ,ONE MU/ OPPOSE !IR LIFE TO ! ,LEVIA?ANIC ORGANIZATION ( A SOCIETY :I* IS DEA? APPE>+ AS LIFE4 ,REFUSAL1 EVASION1 ATTACK--ALL ( IT FL[S FROM ?AT 9T]NAL FIRE1 OR IT DOES NOT FL[ AT ALL4 ,WE MU/ BURN G5D] \T ( \RSELVES BE=E WE CAN HELP CULTIVATE ! FIRE 9 O!RS4 ,9 ! FIR/ ISSUE ( ?IS J\RNAL1 WE DISCUSS$ ! CONCEPT ( J\ISSANCE1 ! SUP]SESSION ( PLEASURE & PA91 ( DUALITY4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS BREAK ) DUALITY ?AT WE CAN ALSO BREAK ) B9>Y G5D]4 

,!RE >E SEV]AL EXAMPLES WE CAN LOOK TO ( 9DIVIDUALS & SMALL GR\PS FLEE+ OR REBELL+ AGA9/ ! CON/RA9TS ( G5D]4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT WE CAN READ ! SELF-ORGANIZATION = SURVIVAL BY /REET QUE5S ( ,/REET ,TRANSVE/ITE ,ACTION ,REVOLUTION>IES AS AN ATTEMPT TO )DRAW FROM ! SUBJECTIVIZ+ APP>ATUS ( SEXUAL LABOR1 AS WELL AS AN ATTEMPT TO CULTIVATE A QUE] & REBEL SPIRITUALITY4 ,)9 PRISON SOCIETY1 WE CAN SEE A WIDE RANGE ( /ORIES ( QUE] & G5D]-V>IANT PEOPLE REVOLT+ AGA9/ ! CON/RA9TS ( G5D] IMPOS$ ON !IR BODIES4 ,M5 ,AGA9/ ,SEXISM WAG$ AN >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! MA*9]Y ( RAPE CULTURE1 :ILE ! PRES5T /RUGGLE ( ,G5D] ,AN>KY 9 ! ,CALI=NIA PRISON SY/EM ILLU/RATES A CLE> EXAMPLE ( A TRANSG5D] AN>KI/S WAG+ A SPIRITUAL & BODILY /RUGGLE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION FROM )9 ! HELLI% 9T]SECTION ( SO MANY APP>ATUSES ( G5D]+ & CONTROL4 ,9 H] TEXT 0,ASPECTS ( ,9SURRECTION>Y ,AN>KY10 ,AMAZON ( ,G5D] ,AN>KY WRITES3 

,! ABS5CE ( SPIRITUAL AW>5ESS 9 ONE'S LIFE CONTRIBUTES TO FE> ( CONSEQU5CES4 ,WORSE1 IT LEAVES A VACUUM 9 ! P]SON ?AT GETS FILL$ ) ! DEBRIS ( ! WORLD1 CLOGG+ !M UP1 /UNT+ !IR 9SI<T4 ,! DEBRIS ( MAT]IAL POSSESSIONS1 SELFI%NESS1 UNC>+1 IGNORANCE1 GRE$1 5VY1 EGOTISM1 FE>4 ,IT IS A TRAG$Y BECAUSE PEOPLE SO AFFLICT$ CANNOT OP5 UP TO ! WORLD >\ND !M & DRAW FROM IT B5EFICIALLY :5 !IR S5SIBILITIES >E SO %UT D[N & DI/RACT$1 CANNOT LIVE FULL LIVES BUT LIVE LESS]1 HALF LIVES444 ,WE BELIEVE 9 ! SPIRIT4 ,IT IS AN ASPECT ( \R 9SURRECTION444 ,BE+ SEP>AT$ FROM NATURE SEP>ATES US FROM SPIRITUAL AW>5ESS & IMP$ES \R BALANCE1 ! TOTALITY ( \R 9N] SELF1 :I* IS NE$$ TO UND]/& & RELATE TO ! EXT]NAL WORLD >\ND US3 NATURE & PEOPLE1 ! ANIMALS1 ! PLANT LIFE1 ! WEA!R & SEASONS1 ! SUNS1 PLANETS1 MOONS444 ,9 ?IS !RE IS A DIRECT RELATION%IP BETWE5 AN>KI/ 9SURRECTION1 :I* FI<TS = AUTONOMY & ! E>?1 & SPIRITUALITY4 

,ANO!R 9SPIR+ EXAMPLE ( A REVOLT AGA9/ G5D] FROM )9 PRISONS WALLS IS ! COMMUNIQUE RELEAS$ BY ,OLGA ,EKONOMID\1 IMPRISON$ MEMB] ( ! ,CONSPIRACY ,CELLS ( ,FIRE 9 ,GREECE4 ,OLGA REFUS$ ! CAPTURE ( H] BODY ?R\< ! APP>ATUS ( FULL BODY SE>*3 

,9 ?IS MOM5T ,I AM WRIT+ !SE FEW L9ES FROM 9SIDE ISOLATION2 #c DAYS ( SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T IS ! PRICE ,I PAY = MY REFUSAL TO SELL \T MY DIGNITY & OBEY ! HUMILIATION ( A FULL BODY SE>*1 :I* W\LD LA/ #e M9UTES4 ,I REMA9 UNREP5TANT 9 MY DECISION4 ,I WON'T GIVE AWAY EV5 A SECOND ( COMPROMISE TO PRISON GU>DS4 ,I WILL NOT EX*ANGE MY REFUSALS & *OICES ) ! 'W>M?' ( A /&>D CELL & ! 'LIB]TY' ( Y>D TIME AMONG ! G5]AL PRISON POPULATION4 ,I'M NOT LOOK+ TO BECOME ANO!R NORMAL /ATI/IC ( AN 9MATE :O CR+ES BE=E ! PRISON S]VICE1 :O S]VES 'QUIETLY' H] S5T5CE1 :O TRIPS 9TO HALLUC9ATIONS 9DUC$ BY WACKO-PILLS1 :O =CES H]SELF AS AN 'OLD] RANK' ON NEW-COM+ PRISON]S4 ,I REMA9 FRI5D1 COMRADE & HUMAN ) ALL WOM5 & M5 :O KEEP ! FIRE BURN+ 9SIDE !M4 ,) ?OSE WOM5 & M5 :O *OOSE ! DANG]\S PA?S ( WOLVES 9/EAD ( %EEP PA/URES4 ,:5 IT COMES TO ALL ( US1 AN>*I/S ( PRAXIS1 IMPRISONM5T IS NEV] 5\< 'PUNI%M5T4' ,= ?IS1 DISCIPL9>Y P5ALTIES1 TRANSF]S & SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5TS >E DUE TO COME D[N4 ,ISOLATION IS A PRISON )9 ! PRISON4 ,Y\ REMA9 #bd H\RS A DAY LOCK$ UP 9 A CAGE ) A BUNK B$1 AN 9-CELL TOILET & ! VIGILANT EYE ( A CLOS$-CIRCUIT CAM]A4 ,9SIDE H]E1 Y\R ONLY GIRLFRI5DS >E Y\R ?\<TS & MEMORIES4 ,9SIDE H]E1 ! DAYS & H\RS >E ELIM9AT$1 LO/1 DY+1 PU%+ SL[LY EA* O!R444 

,BUT !SE #c DAYS ( SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T ,I WAS NOT LEFT ALONE4 ,I HAD SOME ODD & *>M+ VISITORS BY MY SIDE ?AT PASS$ SECRETLY & 'SMUGGL$' !IR WAY 9TO MY CELL1 BREAK+ ! ISOLATION4 #c DAYS ( SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T & ,I GO ON1 BUT ! %E-WOLF 9SIDE ME DOESN'T SLEEP1 DOESN'T GIVE CONS5T1 DOESN'T =GIVE444 

,LA/LY1 WE HAVE TO M5TION A WOMAN 9 ,JU>EZ1 ,MEXICO :O GOES BY ! NAME ( ,DIANA ! ,HUNTRESS4 ,! BORD] T[N ( ,JU>EZ IS NOTORI\S = :AT SOME HAVE CALL$ AN ONGO+ FEMICIDE1 A MASS MURD] & DISAPPE>ANCE ( C\NTLESS WOM54 ,9 ,SEPTEMB] ( #b#a#c1 ,DIANA /RUCK \T AGA9/ ?IS APP>ATUS ( CAPTURE1 %OOT+ TWO RAPI/ BUS DRIV]S4 ,%E RELEAS$ A COMMUNIQUE CLAIM+ RESPONSIBILITY = ! MURD]1 9DICT+ ?OSE DRIV]S AS P>T ( ! RAPE MA*9]Y ( ! CITY1 BUT ALSO ANN\NC+ A REFUSAL ON H] P>T TO PLAY ! ROLE ( A VICTIM SUBJECT4 

,9 !SE DIFFUSE /ORIES WE SEE MOM5TS1 FRAGM5TS1 ( ! BURN+ SPIRITUAL CL>ITY :I* /RIKES \T1 ?R\< EXPLOSIVE VIOL5CE OR QUIET REFUSAL1 AGA9/ G5D] & DOME/ICATION4 

,?IRD ,MY?OS3 ,DIANA 

,MANY TODAY PRAISE ! GREATNESS ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE1 ! ,RES ,PUBLICA1 ! ,PUBLIC ,?+1 A CIVILIZATION :I* RECOGNIZ$ & HAT$ ITSELF AS SU*4 ,?IS SELF-HATR$ TURN$ \TW>DS1 CONQU]+ & DE/ROY+ EV]Y?+ \TSIDE ITS WALLS4 ,C\NTLESS BOOKS HAVE BE5 DEVOT$ TO ! GREATNESS ( ,ROME1 TO ITS W> 5G9ES & DEA? MA*9ES--AT TIMES TO DEA? ITSELF--BUT ,ROME'S GREATNESS IS PO/HUM\S4 ,AMONG ?OSE TRAPP$ 9 ITS 5TRAILS1 FEW LOV$ IT2 MANY TRI$ DAILY TO DE/ROY IT4 ,HAT+ :AT !Y'D BECOME1 MANY CONSPIR$ TO SET FIRE TO ,ROME4 

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.<#a.> 0,QUE]S ,GONE ,WILD10 BA$AN VOL4 ONE1 #b#a#b4 

.<#b.> ,PRIMITIVI/S SEEK TO UND]/& DOME/ICATION AT ITS ORIG9S1 ) P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO ! CULTURES IT DE/ROY$4 ,9SURRECTION>IES T5D TO EXPLORE /RATEGIES AGA9/ ! 9/ITUTIONS ( DOME/ICATION 9 ! PRES5T4 ,O!RS EMPHASIZE ! METAPHYSICAL & SPIRITUAL IMPLICATIONS ( DOME/ICATION4 ,QUE] & FEM9I/ ANTI-CIVILIZATION P]SPECTIVES FOCUS ON DOME/ICATION AS ! ORIG9S ( PATRI>*Y4 

.<#c.> 0,AN ,9TRODUCTION TO ,ANTI-,CIVILIZATION ,AN>*I/ ,?\<T & ,PRACTICE0 BY ! ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y COLLECTIVE4 

.<#d.> ,IBID4 

.<#e.> ,SUSAN ,/RYK]1 0,MY ,WORDS TO ,VICTOR ,FRANK5/E9 ABOVE ! ,VILLAGE ( ,*AM\NIX3 ,P]=M+ ,TRANSG5D] ,RAGE10 ,G,L,Q3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,LESBIAN & ,GAY ,/UDIES1 ISSUE #a VOLUME #c1 #a#i#i#d4 

.<#f.> ,&REA ,SMI?1 ,CONQUE/3 ,SEXUAL ,VIOL5CE & ! ,AM]ICAN ,9DIAN ,G5OCIDE1 #b#e4 

.<#g.> ,M>IA ,LUGONES1 ,HET]OSEXUALISM & ! ,COLONIAL_/,MOD]N ,G5D] ,SY/EM1 #b#g4 

.<#h.> ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN64 

.<#i.> ,ANONYM\S1 0,HI/ORY AS ,DECOMPOSITION0 9 ,ATT5TAT1 ! J\RNAL ( ! NIHILI/ POSITION1 #b#a#c4 

.<#a.> ,9 ! H&BOOKS ( 9QUISITORS1 HOMOSEXUALITY & WIT*CRAFT >E VIRTUALLY 9DI/+UI%ABLE4 ,FROM ! #afai ,DISC\RS DES ,SORCI]S3 0,Y\ MAY WELL SUPPOSE ?AT EV]Y K9D ( OBSC5ITY IS PRACTIC$ !RE1 YEA1 EV5 ?OSE ABOM9ATIONS = :I* ,HEAV5 P\R$ D[N FIRE & BRIM/ONE ON ,SODOM & ,GOMORRAH >E QUITE COMMON 9 !SE ASSEMBLIES40 ,! ,!OLOGIA ,MORALIS1 PUBLI%$ A FEW YE>S LAT]1 EXPLA9$ ?AT SODOMY WAS A SORT ( GATEWAY DRUG TO WIT*CRAFT4 

.<#a#a.> ,CALIBAN & ! ,WIT*4 

.<#a#b.> ,IBID4 

.<#a#c.> ,! ,CONT9U+ ,APPEAL ( ,NATIONALISM4 

.<#a#d.> ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN1 ,PATRI>*Y1 ,CIVILIZATION1 & ! ,ORIG9S ( ,G5D]4 

.<#a#e.> ,9 ,L,I,E,S3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,MAT]IALI/ ,FEM9ISM1 AS WELL AS O!R REC5T PUBLICATIONS & DEBATES FROM )9 ! ,M>XI/ ,FEM9I/ MILIEU4 

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