Noticed on an October Morning

On the way to work today: a sheet of white paper, printed paragraphs, not yet sodden. Lit like marble by the foreshortened sunrise. Raised drops of condensation in an almost regular pattern on its surface, like blisters.

Epistemology of the Closet notes

Oh, let's call it something fancy.

Lucky Numbers: Thirteen Preliminary Notes on E. K. Sedgwick’s Epistemology of the Closet

There. Pompous yet disorganized.

As an exercise, I've tried to put all of this in very simple language. If it makes sense, then I've understood the material, or I've at least created a self-consistent delusion about the material. I also want to see whether her ideas still seem important when reduced this way.

( Context )

( Terms )

( Analysis )

Footnotes

I have located these outside of the cut for those with a footnote fetish.

*I realize I probably don't have to define "taxonomy", but I like the word and wanted an extra chance to caress it with description.

*No, I can't explain why Jack doesn't think the Eden story is Gay. Sedgwick takes certain things as axiomatic.

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