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My oral exam went well, and I am relieved. I have no clue how I managed to draw lines from Merleau-Ponty to Wittgenstein and then stay there, but it saved me. The direction in which we were going, where Kristeva and Merleau-Ponty; both which belong the my lesser known subjects. Wittgenstein and language games, on the other hand, is one of my favourites.
And now it is back to learning the history of the palace. I am guiding my first tour tomorrow.
Reading for an exam always create a new world view. Being totally into a topic influences everything one encounter. Today I has these ideas come into my head.
Whilst sorting forms at work: "Is this form a text? How can it be said to be a text? Does it tell a story? Is it necessary with a certain linguistic competence to read the story of this form?"
Whilst typing a letter: "Is this a descriptive or narrative paragraph? What is the model reader of this letter? Do I have more than one model reader in mind?"
On my way home on the tram: "What on earth does Merleau-Ponty say? Body/text? Body/sign? Text/sign?" (Big sigh) "All these people create an image of themselves and are thus a sign. But what kind of sign? Have I understood anything of Merleau-Ponty?" (Even bigger sigh)
Walking to the shop, humming a mantra: "tunnel-circular-feedback-autopoiesis, tunnel-circular-feedback-autopoiesis, tunnel-circular-feedback-autopoiesis, tunnel-circular-feedback-autopoiesis, tunnel-circular-feedback-autopoiesis,..." (Four models of communication)
Whilst skimming today's paper: "Is there any texts with obvious polyphonic voice?" (Well, there should be, but I could not find any and that is a bad sign)
I was totally convinced that my exam was next Wednesday, but I have now just checked and my name is up for ten o'clock on Friday. That is quite much sooner than expected. And I started revision (that is readning...) today. Even though I feel comfortable about the subject, I feel I should have started reading a bit earlier.
