On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Carrol Cox wrote:
> This may be generally true in respect to any one 'domain' of
> contemporary culture: it only "reveals" the culture to those who already
> know everything that it reveals. ??
>
> Carrol
This is a good point. The archives don't "speak for themselves"; they have meaning because they're part of our way of life, so exposure to the texts by themselves won't help much. I guess Gary's plan to send the alien to the Gap is more useful.
(My mistake here reflects the cultural immersion of an academic in our society: "You wanna understand X? Read this and that!")
Miles