Avital Ronell and Judith Butler. Contemporaneity of Philosophy. 2006 3/3

[rajasmasala]

haha, her hands are like chomsky's

[kchamps]

this vid is great, but it's nothing (for me at least) compared to actually being there during this particular seminar, having been their student in individual classes, and then sitting in on this. i feel dumb...

[godwiththelyre]

Ronell's style is just more informal than Butler's. I think she's really interesting and cute.

[neve1073]

Ronell is not over her head! I really liked her foulcauldian riffs.

[neve1073]

thanks for posting these.

i couldn't hear what judith said that made everyone laugh at 4:54--right before avital segues into benjamin's critique of violence.

[Nostressinthefarwest]

@neve1073

It's a word that A. Ronell says in the video n° 2 at 5:09 but I don't understand. I think it's a joke that we can't understand (I mean, the Europeans who don't speak english). Can you help us ? The word is like...re-intensy ??

[scholar196]

TV is a form of state control of the mind. The "State" do not want independent minds, but submission minds. I agree with Butler.

[maystacey]

watch now as butler diplomatically throws a floatation device to ronell here. and ronell needs to have a conversation with mahmood re: fundamentalism. what she started to argue made me cringe.

[simonesimone2]

next to butler, ronell seems a little in over her head

[TenduYou]

I totally agree. This whole series needs more Butler, less Ronell!

[crassconversational]

butler is all rhetoric--what are you talking about? butler attempts these paradigms, while ronell performs with the intent to make you cringe--

[mmlight]

to bring this train of thought to its logical conclusion, these women should kiss.

[TaoDusk]

Thanks. I needed a laugh so bad. Unexpected ones are the best.