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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,MOORE 

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,AT ! OP5+ ( ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN61 P]HAPS ! PREMI] AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ TEXT1 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN REM>KS3 0,?IS IS ! PLACE TO JUMP1 ! PLACE TO DANCE6 ,?IS IS ! WILD]NESS6 ,WAS !RE EV] ANY O!R80 ,?IS SEEM+LY 9NOCU\S PO9T 5CAPSULATES A KEY ASPECT ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM3 ! S5SE ?AT ! PRIMITIVE IS H]E & N[1 RA!R ?AN F> AWAY & LONG AGO4 ,P]LMAN SUGGE/S ?AT HIS NOTION IS 0! BIG PUBLIC SECRET0 9 CIVILIZATION3 0,IT REMA9S A SECRET4 ,IT IS PUBLICLY KN[N BUT NOT AV[$4 ,PUBLICLY ! WILD]NESS IS ELSE:]E1 B>B>ISM IS ABROAD1 SAVAG]Y IS ON ! FACE ( ! O!R40 ,BUT ,P]LMAN KN[S BETT] ?AN ?IS &1 P]HAPS AS A RESULT ( HIS 9SI<T1 SO DO WE4 ,& ?IS KN[L$GE IS CRUCIAL4 ,= 9 ASS]T+ ! PRES5CE ( ! PRIMITIVE1 EV5 9 ! MID/ ( ! MEGAMA*9E1 ,P]LMAN IS M>K+ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM & O!R =MS ( PRIMITIVISM 9 ! ,WE/4 ,&1 FUR!RMORE1 HE IS RECLAIM+ A PRIMITIVE ID5TITY = ?OSE TRAPP$ 9SIDE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,?IS IS A CRUCIAL ACTIVITY4 

,9 ,GONE ,PRIMITIVE3 ,SAVAGE ,9TELLECTS1 ,MOD]N ,LIVES1 A SURVEY ( TW5TIE? C5TURY ,WE/]N APPROPRIATIONS ( ! PRIMITIVE1 ,M>IANNA ,TORGOVNICK WRITES3 

0,! METAPHOR ( F9D+ A HOME OR BE+ AT HOME RECURS OV] & OV] AS A /RUCTUR+ PATT]N )9 ,WE/]N PRIMITIVISM4 ,GO+ PRIMITIVE IS TRY+ TO 'GO HOME' TO A PLACE ?AT FEELS COM=TABLE & BALANC$1 :]E FULL ACCEPTANCE COMES FREELY & EASILY 444 ,:ATEV] =M ! PRIMITIVE'S HOMEYNESS TAKES1 ITS /RANG5ESS SALVES \R E/RANGEM5T FROM \RSELVES & \R CULTURE0 7P4#a#h#e74 

,SUP]FICIALLY1 ?IS SEEMS AN ATTRACTIVE IDEA & ONE CONDUCIVE TO AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM4 ,A L9KAGE ( ! PRIMITIVE ) ORIG9S SEEMS A LOGICAL ONE 9 ! ,WE/4 ,LIV+ LIVES ( PR(\ND ALI5ATION 9 CIVILIZATION AS WE DO1 ! IDEA ( GO+ HOME1 GO+ PRIMITIVE1 SEEMS APPEAL+4 ,?IS NOTION ( A J\RNEY BACK TO ! PRIMITIVE AS A PASSAGE BACK TO ORIG9S IS E*O$ 9 ! TITLE ( A REC5T VOLUME $IT$ BY ,RON ,SAKOLSKY & ,JAMES ,KOEHNL9E3 ,GONE TO ,CROATAN3 ,ORIG9S ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,DROP\T ,CULTURE4 ,AS ! BOOK'S OP5+ PAGE EXPLA9S1 0,! FIR/ 0DROP-\TS0 FROM ,5GLI% COLONIZATION 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA LEFT ! ',LO/ ,COLONY' ( ,ROANOKE & W5T TO JO9 ! NATIVES AT ,CROATAN40 ,H[EV]1 9 MAK+ ?IS L9KAGE1 RADICALS SU* AS ,SAKOLSKY & ,KOEHNL9E >E UNWITT+LY ALIGN+ !MSELVES ) NOTIONS ( ! PRIMITIVE ?AT >E 5DEMIC 9 ! ,WE/ -- NOTIONS ?AT >E US$ TO UND]P9 RACISM & IMP]IALISM4 

,! IDEA ! ,WE/ CAN DISCOV] ITS ORIG9S ?R\< A J\RNEY 9TO ! PRIMITIVE CONTA9S A NUMB] ( REACTION>Y CONNOTATIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ONE NOTION UND]LY+ SU* A BELIEF IS ?AT PRIMITIVES 9HABIT A WORLD ?AT IS TIMELESS & UN*ANG+4 ,P]LMAN HAS CORRECTLY ID5TIFI$ HI/ORY AS ,HIS-,/ORY1 ! /ORY ( DOM9ANCE & CONTROL ?AT IS ! N>RATIVE ( HI/ORY4 ,CLE>LY1 LACK+ ,LEVIA?ANIC /RUCTURES1 PRIMITIVES DO NOT 9HABIT ?IS K9D ( *RONOLOGY4 ,BUT ON ! O!R H& ! NOTION ?AT PRIMITIVES LIVE 9 A TIMELESS VACUUM1 A P]PETUAL /ATE ( *ANGELESSNESS1 D5IES !M ! ABILITY TO DEVELOP4 ,& ?IS NOTION HAS HI/ORICALLY BE5 US$ TO *>ACT]IZE PRIMITIVES AS ET]NALLY BACKW>D & H5CE 9 NE$ ( ,WE/]N 9T]V5TION TO PROGRESS4 ,SO NOTIONS ( ! PRIMITIVE AS TIMELESS HAVE BE5 & >E US$ AS A JU/IFICATION = IMP]IALISM & ! ]ADICATION ( ! PRIMITIVE4 

,MOREOV]1 ANO!R IMPLICATION ( ?IS CONCEPTION ( ! PRIMITIVE IS ?AT HI/ORY IS L9E> & ?AT NO O!R WAYS ( CONCEPTUALIZ+ OR EXP]I5C+ TIME >E LEGITIMATE4 ,& ?US ! :OLE IDEOLOGY ( PROGRESS IS ALSO LAT5T )9 CONCEPTUALIZATIONS ( ! PRIMITIVE AS S\RCE & ORIG94 ,FUR!RMORE1 ! ,WE/]N NOTION ( ! PRIMITIVE AS ORIG91 & ! RESULT+ DESIRE TO J\RNEY 'BACK' TO ! PRIMITIVE1 IS BAS$ ON AN IDYLLIC IMAGE ( ! PRIMITIVE AS A SITE *>ACT]IZ$ BY SIMPLICITY & FRE$OM FROM TR\BL+ DIFF]5CES4 ,TORGOVNICK /ATES ?IS WELL :5 %E NOTES3 

0,! PRIMITIVE'S MAGICAL ABILITY TO DISSOLVE DIFF]5CES DEP5DS ON AN ILLUSION ( TIME & S5SE 9 :I* ! PRIMITIVE IS BO? ET]NALLY PA/ & ET]NALLY PRES5T4 ,= ! *>M TO WORK1 ! PRIMITIVE MU/ REPRES5T A COMMON PA/ -- \R PA/1 A ,EURO-,AM]ICAN PA/ SO LONG GONE ?AT WE CAN F9D NO TRACES ( IT 9 ,WE/]N SPACES4 ,BUT ! PRIMITIVE MU/ BE ET]NALLY PRES5T 9 O!R SPACES -- ! SPACES ( PRIMITIVE PEOPLES4 ,O!RWISE WE CANNOT GET TO IT1 CANNOT F9D ! MAGICAL SPOT :]E DIFF]5CES DISSOLVE & H>MONY & RE/ PREVAIL4 ,! ILLUSION DEP5DS ON D5Y+ PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES 'PA/S' ( !IR [N1 !IR [N ORIG9AL /ATES & DEVELOPM5T 7P]HAPS :OLLY DIFF]5T FROM \RS7 444 ,IF WE IMAG9E PRIMITIVE SOCIETIES AS OCCUPY+ L9E> TIME ) US1 BUT AS DEVELOP+ 9 WAYS ( !IR [N TO !IR PRES5T /ATE1 !N !Y C\LD NOT BE \R ORIG92 !RE W\LD BE NO TIME & PLACE = US TO 'GO HOME' TO40 7P4 #a#h#g7 

,CONV5TIONAL ,WE/]N PRIMITIVISM ALWAYS DRAWS ! DI/9CTION BETWE5 SELF & O!R1 BETWE5 'US' & '!M4' ,& 9 ?IS S*EMA1 ! PRIMITIVE IS ALWAYS O!R1 ALWAYS '!M4' ,! PRIMITIVE MU/ ALWAYS BE LONG AGO OR F> AWAY1 NOT RI<T H]E & RI<T N[4 ,TIME MU/ R5D] '\R' PRIMITIVE PA/ 9ACCESSIBLE1 :ILE SPACE MU/ MAKE '!IR' PRIMITIVE PRES5T DI/ANT BUT ACCESSIBLE -- J\RNEYABLE -- SO ?AT WE CAN F9D ! PA? BACK TO '\R' LO/ ORIG9S4 ,9 ! PROCESS1 ( C\RSE1 '!IR' SPECIFICITY IS LO/1 M]ELY BECOM+ AN IMAGE ( ! IDYLL ?AT 'WE' HAVE TRAGICALLY LO/1 OR ( ! HORRIBLE SAVAG]Y 'WE' HAVE ?ANKFULLY OV]COME4 ,SU* PRIMITIVISM IS ALL AB\T 'US' & S]VES TO EFFACE ! PRIMITIVE 9 WAYS ?AT >E QUITE COMPATIBLE ) CIVILIZATION'S ]ADICATION ( PRIMITIVE PEOPLES & LIFEWAYS4 ,SO ! NOTION ( ! PRIMITIVE AS ORIG9 & S\RCE NE$S TO BE REJECT$ BY A PRIMITIVISM ?AT AIMS = A RADICAL DEP>TURE FROM ! ,WE/]N MEGAMA*9E4 

0,TO DISC>D ! IDEA ( ! PRIMITIVE AS 'ORIG9' REQUIRES RADICAL MEASURES10 ,TORGOVNICK SAYS4 7P4 #a#h#f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

,9 ?IS S5SE TOO1 AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DIFF]S RADICALLY FROM O!R =MS ( ,WE/]N PRIMITIVISM4 ,9 A #aihf POSITION PAP] 5TITL$ 0,R5EW ! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE10 ! P>TICIPANTS ( ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE PROJECT \TL9$ !IR IDEOLOGICAL TRAJECTORY3 

0,! EVOLUTION ( ! ,F,E HAS BE5 *>ACT]IZ$ BY A WILL+NESS TO REEXAM9E ALL ! ASSUMPTIONS ( RADICAL CRITICISM1 :I* HAS L$ IT AWAY FROM ITS E>LI] LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ P]SPECTIVE T[>D A MORE CRITICAL ANALYSIS ( ! TE*NOLOGICAL /RUCTURE ( WE/]N CIVILIZATION1 COMB9$ ) A REAPPRAISAL ( ! 9DIG5\S WORLD & ! *>ACT] ( PRIMITIVE & ORIG9AL COMMUNITIES4 ,9 ?IS S5SE WE >E PRIMITIVI/S 4440 

,! TWO-FOLD NATURE ( ! PROJECT \TL9$ H]E REMA9S CRUCIAL4 ,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM CRUCIALLY COMB9ES CRITICAL ANALYSIS ( CIVILIZATION ) A REAPPRAISAL ( ! PRIMITIVE4 ,!SE TWO RECIPROCALLY RELAT$ ASPECTS ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM >E ESS5TIAL4 ,ONE )\T ! O!R REMA9S DISA/R\S4 ,= AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM DOES NOT SEEK TO REPLICATE PRIMITIVE LIFEWAYS4 ,IT REAPPRAISES ! PRIMITIVE & SEEKS TO DRAW 9SPIRATION FROM IT1 BUT ONLY 9S(> AS IT DOES NOT CONTRADICT ! MO/ F>-REA*+ AN>*I/ ANALYSIS -- ANALYZES :I* SEEK AN EXPON5TIAL EXPOSURE ( P[] RELATIONS 9 :ATEV] =M !Y TAKE4 

,PO9T+ TO 'AN EM]G+ SYN!SIS ( PO/MOD]N AN>*Y & ! PRIMITIVE 79 ! S5SE ( ! ORIG9AL71 ,E>?-BAS$ EC/ATIC VISION1' ! ,FIF? ,E/ATE CIRCLE 9DICATE3 

0,WE >E NOT AN>*I/S P] SE1 BUT PRO-AN>*Y1 :I* IS = US A LIV+1 9TEGRAL EXP]I5CE1 9COMM5SURATE ) ,P[] & RESI/+ ALL IDEOLOGY 444 ,\R WORK ON ! ,F,E AS A PROJECT EXPLORES POSSIBILITIES = \R [N P>TICIPATION 9 ?IS MOVEM5T1 BUT ALSO WORKS TO R$ISCOV] ! PRIMITIVE ROOTS ( AN>*Y AS WELL AS TO DOCUM5T ITS CURR5T EXPRESSION4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY1 WE EXAM9E ! EVOLUTION ( ,P[] 9 \R MID/ 9 ORD] TO SUGGE/ NEW T]RA9S = CONTE/ATIONS & CRITIQUE 9 ORD] TO UND]M9E ! PRES5T TYRANNY ( MOD]N TOTALIT>IAN DISC\RSE -- ?AT HYP]REALITY ?AT DE/ROYS HUMAN MEAN+1 & H5CE SOLID>ITY1 BY SIMULAT+ IT ) TE*NOLOGY4 ,UND]LY+ ALL /RUGGLES = FRE$OM IS ?IS C5TRAL NECESSITY3 TO REGA9 A TRULY HUMAN DISC\RSE GR\ND$ 9 AUTONOM\S1 9T]SUBJECTIVE MUTUALITY & CLOSELY ASSOCIAT$ ) ! NATURAL WORLD40 

,RECONNECT+ ! ROOTS ( AN>*Y & ITS PRES5T EXPRESSION1 ALWAYS FROM A P]SPECTIVE S5SITIVE TO ISSUES ( P[]1 REMA9S AT ! HE>T ( ! AN>*O-PRIMITIVI/ PROJECT4 ,=1 9 ATTEMPT+ A PROVISIONAL DEF9ITION ( AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 IT IS ALWAYS NECESS>Y TO CONTRA/ IT ) :AT IT IS NOT1 & 9 P>TICUL> AGA9/ ! BACKDROP ( O!R =MS ( ,WE/]N PRIMITIVISM4 ,!SE LATT] MAY DESIRE A S5TIM5TAL RETURN TO NATURE OR A GO+ 'BACK1' BUT ?IS IS NOT ! CASE ) AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM1 AS ,FIF? ,E/ATE 9DICAT$ 9 #a#i#g#i3 

0,LET US ANTICIPATE ! CRITICS :O W\LD ACCUSE US ( WANT+ TO GO 'BACK TO ! CAVES' OR ( M]E PO/UR+ 9 \R P>T -- I4E41 5JOY+ ! COM=TS ( CIVILIZATION ALL ! :ILE BE+ ITS H>DIE/ CRITICS4 ,WE >E NOT POS+ ! ,/ONE ,AGE A MODEL = \R ,UTOPIA1 NOR >E WE SUGGE/+ A RETURN TO GA!R+ & HUNT+ AS A MEANS = \R LIVELIHOOD4 ,RA!R1 \R 9VE/IGATION 9TO PRE-CIVILIZ$ MODES COMBATS ! NOTION ?AT HUMANS HAVE ALWAYS LIV$ ) AL>M CLOCKS & FACTORIES4 ,IT ASSAILS ! PREVAL5T AMNESIA :I* ! SPECIES EXHIBITS AS TO ITS ORIG9S & ! V>IETIES ( SOCIAL ASSOCIATION :I* EXI/$ = T5S ( ?\S&S ( YE>S BE=E ! RISE ( ! /ATE4 ,IT ANN\NCES ?AT WORK HAS NOT ALWAYS BE5 ! T\*/ONE ( HUMAN EXI/5CE1 & ?AT CITIES & FACTORIES DID NOT ALWAYS BLI<T ! T]RA94 ,IT ASS]TS ?AT !RE WAS A TIME :5 PEOPLE LIV$ 9 H>MONY ) EA* O!R & ) !IR NATURAL SURR\ND+S1 BO? ( :I* !Y KNEW 9TIMATELY 444 ,R$UC$ TO ITS MO/ BASIC ELEM5TS1 DISCUSSION AB\T ! FUTURE S5SIBLY %\LD BE PR$ICAT$ ON :AT WE DESIRE SOCIALLY & FROM ?AT DET]M9E :AT TE*NOLOGY IS POSSIBLE4 ,ALL ( US DESIRE C5TRAL HEAT+1 FLU% TOILETS1 & ELECTRIC LI<T+1 BUT NOT AT ! EXP5SE ( \R HUMANITY4 ,MAYBE !Y >E POSSIBLE TOGE!R1 BUT MAYBE NOT40 

,AN>*O-PRIMITIVISM IS A LABEL & AN 9ADEQUATE LABEL AT ?AT4 ,IT IS MORE EASILY DESCRIB$ ?AN APPROPRIATELY NAM$4 ,IT 9CLUDES A REFUSAL ( IDEOLOGY & ! RACKET ( POLITICS ) ALL ITS P[]-SEEK+ /RATEGIES4 ,IT IS A PROCESS1 A PROCESS ( R5EWAL & RECOV]Y4 ,IT IS A MODE ( ?\<T & ACTION1 A WORLD-VIEW1 A MODE ( BE+ 9 ! S5SE ?AT ,HAKIM ,BEY HAS DEF9$ ONTOLOGICAL AN>*Y4 ,IT IS A REFUSAL TO GO PRIMITIVE1 BUT AN AFFIRMATION ( ! NE$ TO BECOME PRIMITIVE AGA94 

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,ANON4 0,R5EW ! ,E>?LY ,P>ADISE40 ,FIF? ,E/ATE _?#c#b#b 7,W9T]_/,SPR+ #a#i#h#f74 

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,LE ,GU91 ,URSULA4 ,ALWAYS ,COM+ ,HOME 7,LONDON1 #a#i#h#f74 

,P]LMAN1 ,FR$Y4 ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN63 ,AN ,ESSAY4 7,DETROIT1 #a#i#h#c74 

,SAKOLSKY1 ,RON1 @& ,JAMES ,KOEHNL9E4 ,GONE TO ,CROATAN3 ,ORIG9S ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,DROP\T ,CULTURE 7,BROOKLYN3 ,AUTONOM$IA1 #a#i#i#c74 

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