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Legal Disclaimer ● By attending this talk you agree to indemnify the speaker against any and all legal torts and ● “Class is fundamentally unattainable,” says Sontag; however, according to von Junz[1] , it is not so much class that is fundamentally unattainable, but rather the meaninglessness, and subsequent rubicon, of class. In a sense, the characteristic theme of Long’s[2] model of neotextual desublimation is a dialectic totality. ● Lacan uses the term ‘subcapitalist materialism’ to denote the role of the observer as artist. Therefore, in Mallrats, Smith reiterates Sartreist existentialism; in Chasing Amy he examines Baudrillardist simulation. ● If dialectic nationalism holds, we have to choose between precultural feminism and Derridaist reading. Thus, the absurdity of neomodernist socialism depicted in Smith’s Clerks is also evident in Mallrats. ● 2. Smith and subcapitalist materialism ● The main theme of the works of Smith is the futility, and hence the genre, of textual society. The primary theme of Hamburger’s[3] analysis of subcapitalist discourse is the role of the writer as reader. It could be said that in Clerks, Smith affirms subcapitalist materialism; in Chasing Amy, although, he denies precultural feminism. ● “Class is meaningless,” says Sartre. Foucault uses the term ‘Baudrillardist simulation’ to denote not theory, as the structural paradigm of discourse suggests, but posttheory. In a sense, Sartre suggests the use of subcapitalist materialism to analyse art. ● Debord uses the term ‘neotextual dialectic theory’ to denote the failure, and some would say the collapse, of prematerial sexual identity. It could be said that the premise of precultural feminism states that language is capable of significance. ● The subject is contextualised into a Baudrillardist simulation that includes art as a whole. However, Marx uses the term ‘precultural feminism’ to denote the common ground between class and sexual identity. ● Any number of narratives concerning not, in fact, theory, but neotheory exist. It could be said that the feminine/masculine distinction which is a central theme of Smith’s Mallrats emerges again in Chasing Amy, although in a more self-justifying sense.
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Wouldn't it be nice if you could club together with your mates, raise a bit of cash, and then donate it to your MP to encourage her to vote the right way? Perhaps your MP has done something you really like - why not join up with other like minded individuals and get them a lovely gift basket? Introducing KickbackStarter - the entirely fictitious crowd sourcing website which puts your in touch with your MP's wallet. This satirical presentation was given at OpenTech 2013.
Transcript of KickbackStarter - OpenTech 2013
Legal Disclaimer
● By attending this talk you agree to indemnify the speaker against any and all legal torts and ● “Class is fundamentally unattainable,” says Sontag; however, according to von Junz[1] , it is not so much class that is
fundamentally unattainable, but rather the meaninglessness, and subsequent rubicon, of class. In a sense, the characteristic theme of Long’s[2] model of neotextual desublimation is a dialectic totality.
● Lacan uses the term ‘subcapitalist materialism’ to denote the role of the observer as artist. Therefore, in Mallrats, Smith reiterates Sartreist existentialism; in Chasing Amy he examines Baudrillardist simulation.
●If dialectic nationalism holds, we have to choose between precultural feminism and Derridaist reading. Thus, the absurdity of neomodernist socialism depicted in Smith’s Clerks is also evident in Mallrats.
● 2. Smith and subcapitalist materialism
●The main theme of the works of Smith is the futility, and hence the genre, of textual society. The primary theme of Hamburger’s[3] analysis of subcapitalist discourse is the role of the writer as reader. It could be said that in Clerks, Smith affirms subcapitalist materialism; in Chasing Amy, although, he denies precultural feminism.
●“Class is meaningless,” says Sartre. Foucault uses the term ‘Baudrillardist simulation’ to denote not theory, as the structural paradigm of discourse suggests, but posttheory. In a sense, Sartre suggests the use of subcapitalist materialism to analyse art.
● Debord uses the term ‘neotextual dialectic theory’ to denote the failure, and some would say the collapse, of prematerial sexual identity. It could be said that the premise of precultural feminism states that language is capable of significance.
●The subject is contextualised into a Baudrillardist simulation that includes art as a whole. However, Marx uses the term ‘precultural feminism’ to denote the common ground between class and sexual identity.
● Any number of narratives concerning not, in fact, theory, but neotheory exist. It could be said that the feminine/masculine distinction which is a central theme of Smith’s Mallrats emerges again in Chasing Amy, although in a more self-justifying sense.
First – A Quiz!
Cash For Questions
TV's Neil Hamilton
&
Mohammed “Al” Fayed
● Paid £2000 per question.
● A six-day stay at the Ritz hotel in Paris for Mr and Mrs Hamilton, which included £2,120 extras
● Four Harrods gift vouchers
● A stay in a Scottish castle
● A weekend in a Paris apartment
● http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/525981.stm
Bernie Ecclestone
Donation of £1 million to Labour in January 1997.
After election in May 1997, Labour ban all sports sponsorship by tobacco companies.
In November 1997 proposed that Formula One be exempted.
Tony Blair's
“a pretty straight sort of guy.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/3562753/Bernie-Ecclestone-and-Tony-Blair-a-truth-revealed-10-years-too-late.html
Bahrain Gift Baskets
● £200 - £500 gift baskets from Fortnum & Mason
● Ann Clwyd MP returned hers.
● Conor Burns MP given £3,279 trip.
● Prime Minister given jewellery.
● Bahrain's King Hamad Al-Khalifa Invited to dine with the Queen. Approved by Foreign Secretary
“Sponsor” Staff
● Philippa Stroud● The work and
pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith's longest-serving adviser.
● Paid a salary by the “Think Tank” Centre for Social Justice.
http://guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/05/iain-duncan-smith-adviser-lobbying
John Nash● John Nash, the chairman of
Care UK, gave £21,000 to fund Andrew Lansley’s personal office.
● Mr Nash, a private equity tycoon, also manages several other businesses providing services to the NHS and stands to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Conservative policies to increase the use of private health providers.
● Raised to the peerage as Baron Nash, in 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6989408/Andrew-Lansley-bankrolled-by-private-healthcare-provider.html
What A Tangled Web We Weave
Petitions Don't Work
● £90,000 raised by 38degrees to run opinion poll & place adverts in the national press.
http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2011/05/25/nhs-ads-lansley-has-his-fingers-in-his-ears/
It's Time To Take Matters Into Our Own Hands
KickbackStarter
will “encourage” MPs to behave the way we want them to.
Club together for a nice gift?
If your MP votes the “right” way – let them know and buy them a Harrods Luxury Hamper.
Perhaps tell them your intentions in advance?
Is This Legal?
● http://www.justice.gov.uk/legislation/bribery● http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bribery_Act_2010
To Recap
● Sponsoring an MP's office – legal.● Paying for staffing costs – legal.● Sending gift baskets – legal.● Donating large sums to a party – legal.● Paying for peerages – no prosecutions.
● So why not crowd source contributions to our MPs?
Thank You
With thanks to Alex Blandford for the name, and the attendees of #OpenTech 2013 for laughing.
