Greetings!
LILASQUAD RESURRECTED/REPURPOSED
Last month on the MOQ_focus list, we discussed the first three chapters of
*Lila*. This proved to be a very popular topic, with many wanting to
continue the program for the rest of chapters in the book. To allow for
this continued discussion, I volunteered to moderate a separate discussion
list specifically set up to accommodate a chapter by chapter reading of
Pirsig's works. For this purpose, we have "resurrected" the LilaSquad
mailing list. Those of you interested in participating in re-reading *Lila*
chapter by chapter should subscribe to the list. Instructions for doing so
are included below.
PROGRAM
We will start our dialogue May 1 - 12 by simply talking about what we want
to accomplish on this list, hopefully coming to consensus on the ground
rules for discussion. I have formulated a basic charter for the list that
we can use as a starting point in this conversation. After this initial
start-up period, we'll discuss each chapter for two weeks in turn
(excepting the first three chapters, which we'll revisit for only one week
each since they were already discussed at some length last month). See the
Charter, Rules, and Procedures printed below and available on the MOQ.org
web site for more information.
A WORD ON "SLOW READING"
I caused something of a stir when I used the phrase "slow reading" to
describe our endeavor last month. I took this phrase from Lance Fletcher of
the Free Lance Academy, a group of interrelated "slow reading" lists.
Lance, in turn, took the phrase from Nietzsche, who described his work as a
philologist as "slow reading" and his work as a philosopher as "slow
writing". The purpose of "slow reading" is to stay true to authorial
intent, to take the work and words on their own, and while becoming aware
of our own interpretations, letting the author's intent come through. I
invite you to read Lance's short essay on "slow reading" at
<http://www.freelance-academy.org/slowread.htm>. I don't care whether we
call ourselves a "slow reading" list or not, but I believe the concept has
something to lend to the definition of our project.
SUBSCRIBE TO LILASQUAD
to join the LilaSquad send an email to majordomo@moq.org with the words:
subscribe lilasquad
and nothing else in the body of the email. The subject line of your mail
will be ignored so you can leave it blank or write anything you want in it.
CHARTER, RULES, AND PROCEDURES
CHARTER
The LilaSquad Reading List group discusses each chapter from Robert M.
Pirsig's book, *Lila*, separately and in turn.
1. Focusing on one chapter at a time allows us to focus and dig more deeply
into the text, producing a higher quality dialogue than if we were to
consider the entire book at one time.
2. Our members can participate meaningfully even if they only have an hour
or two a week to follow the list.
3. The clearly defined focus makes it easier for others to join in and
follow the discussion.
RULES
1. Members must have read *Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance* and
read the appropriate chapter of *Lila* prior to each discussion period.
2. Members may post a maximum of 3 messages every 24 hours.
3. Members must address the content of the current chapter in every post
and must not pursue topics that do not arise from the current chapter.
Quoting from the current chapter is strongly encouraged.
4. Members must express themselves clearly, concisely and courteously. They
should not use HTML email nor send attachments.
The LilaSquad moderator reserves the right to block any posts that break
these rules.
PROCEDURES
The discussion period for each chapter is two weeks. Members who believe
that the next chapter to be read should have greater or lesser discussion
time should submit their vote for the recommended number of weeks to the
list by 00:00 GMT Saturday at the end of the current discussion period. The
moderator will tally the votes and adjust the length of the discussion
period if the majority of the list has voted for a change.
On 00:00 GMT Sunday at the end of each discussion period, the moderator
will announce the closing of discussion for the previous chapter and the
opening of discussion for the next chapter along with the length of the
discussion period.
Cheers,
Keith
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Keith A. Gillette <http://ninepatch.net/gillette/>
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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