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| Over the past few days I've been mulling over [[Siri Hustvedt]] title essay ''[[A Plea for Eros]]'' which is a rumination on the [[effability|effability and ineffability]] of [[sex]] in connection with the [[Antioch Ruling]]. Since [[January 1]], [[2006]], the [[Antioch College]] in Ohio, United States requires students to gain [[consent]] at each stage of a [[sexual encounter]]. | Over the past few days I've been mulling over [[Siri Hustvedt]] title essay ''[[A Plea for Eros]]'' which is a rumination on the [[effability|effability and ineffability]] of [[sex]] in connection with the [[Antioch Ruling]]. Since [[January 1]], [[2006]], the [[Antioch College]] in Ohio, United States requires students to gain [[consent]] at each stage of a [[sexual encounter]]. | ||
| - | Hustvedt's exposé on the unreliability and ambiguity of language reminded me of [[Georges Bataille]] when he said that "sex begins where speech [or words] ends", a statement I tend to agree with. | + | Hustvedt's exposé on the unreliability and ambiguity of language reminded me of [[Georges Bataille]] when he said that "sex begins where speech [or words] ends," a statement I tend to agree with. |
| Which brings me to [[Cronenberg]] penultimate film ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'', the ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' of the 2000s. It is the story of Tom Stall, his wife Edie and their two children. Tom is a good-hearted [[impostor]] with [[organized crime]] roots. After his family finds out his true identity they initially reject him. He is finally accepted in a superb silent scene which is a celebration of the [[nuclear family]]; but not until after an emotionally charged fight between Tom and Edie followed by [[rough sex]] on the stairs. Notice the absence of adherence to the [[Antioch Ruling]]. | Which brings me to [[Cronenberg]] penultimate film ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'', the ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' of the 2000s. It is the story of Tom Stall, his wife Edie and their two children. Tom is a good-hearted [[impostor]] with [[organized crime]] roots. After his family finds out his true identity they initially reject him. He is finally accepted in a superb silent scene which is a celebration of the [[nuclear family]]; but not until after an emotionally charged fight between Tom and Edie followed by [[rough sex]] on the stairs. Notice the absence of adherence to the [[Antioch Ruling]]. | ||
| - | However, as Hustvedt points out at the beginning ofher essay, an Antioch world can be full of erotic possibilities. Imagine asking a female love interest "May I touch your left breast?"; patiently and eagerly waiting for the answer. Dutch director Warmerdam's cult film ''[[Little Tony]]'' predates Hustdvedt's sentiments by 8 years. In this [[tragicomedy]] the erotic possibilities of explicitness in sexual encounters is illustrated by a key scene in which Brand, the protagonist illiterate farmer asks Lena, the school teacher who has been hired by Brand's wife, "May I see your left breast?". After a putative "Why?" by Lena, Brand answers: "So I can remain curious about the right one."<p align="left"> [http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Template:Featured_article?title=Template:Featured_article&action=edit edit] | + | However, as Hustvedt points out at the beginning ofher essay, an Antioch world can be full of erotic possibilities. Imagine asking a female love interest "May I touch your left breast?"; patiently and eagerly waiting for the answer. Dutch director Warmerdam's cult film ''[[Little Tony]]'' predates Hustdvedt's sentiments by 8 years. In this [[tragicomedy]] the erotic possibilities of explicitness in sexual encounters is illustrated by a key scene in which Brand, the protagonist illiterate farmer asks Lena, the school teacher who has been hired by Brand's wife, "May I see your left breast?". After a putative "Why?" by Lena, Brand answers: "So I can remain curious about the right one."<p align="right"> [http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Template:Featured_article?title=Template:Featured_article&action=edit edit] |
Revision as of 12:02, 26 December 2007
Over the past few days I've been mulling over Siri Hustvedt title essay A Plea for Eros which is a rumination on the effability and ineffability of sex in connection with the Antioch Ruling. Since January 1, 2006, the Antioch College in Ohio, United States requires students to gain consent at each stage of a sexual encounter.
Hustvedt's exposé on the unreliability and ambiguity of language reminded me of Georges Bataille when he said that "sex begins where speech [or words] ends," a statement I tend to agree with.
Which brings me to Cronenberg penultimate film A History of Violence, the Straw Dogs of the 2000s. It is the story of Tom Stall, his wife Edie and their two children. Tom is a good-hearted impostor with organized crime roots. After his family finds out his true identity they initially reject him. He is finally accepted in a superb silent scene which is a celebration of the nuclear family; but not until after an emotionally charged fight between Tom and Edie followed by rough sex on the stairs. Notice the absence of adherence to the Antioch Ruling.
However, as Hustvedt points out at the beginning ofher essay, an Antioch world can be full of erotic possibilities. Imagine asking a female love interest "May I touch your left breast?"; patiently and eagerly waiting for the answer. Dutch director Warmerdam's cult film Little Tony predates Hustdvedt's sentiments by 8 years. In this tragicomedy the erotic possibilities of explicitness in sexual encounters is illustrated by a key scene in which Brand, the protagonist illiterate farmer asks Lena, the school teacher who has been hired by Brand's wife, "May I see your left breast?". After a putative "Why?" by Lena, Brand answers: "So I can remain curious about the right one."