lambent
(en)
(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
315
the intermittent birdsong, the lambent washes of subdued strings and synth, the shifts in atmosphere
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the intermittent birdsong, the lambent washes of subdued strings and synth, the shifts in atmosphere
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palimpsest
(en)
a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain
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it is already a palimpsest, spooked by itself; at least two versions are playing, out of sync
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it is already a palimpsest, spooked by itself; at least two versions are playing, out of sync
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invective
(en)
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
333
invective and lampoonery becomes delirial
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invective and lampoonery becomes delirial
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teleological
(en)
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
370
in the Nineties rave culture [...] there was a sensation of teleology, a palpable feeling that something was unfolding through the music
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in the Nineties rave culture [...] there was a sensation of teleology, a palpable feeling that something was unfolding through the music
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somnambular
(en)
to walk or perform another act while asleep or in a sleeplike condition
408
The first thing we do in the morning is grope for our smartphones - straight from sleep into the somnambulance of capitalist cyberspace.
what a beautiful word
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The first thing we do in the morning is grope for our smartphones - straight from sleep into the somnambulance of capitalist cyberspace.
what a beautiful word
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Thanatos
(en)
(Greek mythology) the personification of death
433
precisely the rationalisations that a thanatropic drive would produce in order to do its work
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precisely the rationalisations that a thanatropic drive would produce in order to do its work
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polysemous
(en)
when a word or phrase has multiple meanings (from Greek)
455
fairly drips with polysemic resonances
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fairly drips with polysemic resonances
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reliquary
(en)
(noun) a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept
505
should now look like a reliquary of bygone world
missing "a" before bygone?
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should now look like a reliquary of bygone world
missing "a" before bygone?
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catechism
(en)
a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians
555
recounting neoliberal catechisms like Medieval Catholic priests reciting the Mass in Latin
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recounting neoliberal catechisms like Medieval Catholic priests reciting the Mass in Latin
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interpellation
(en)
(common Althusserian term) the process by which ideology, embodied in major social and political institutions (ideological & repressive state apparatuses), constitutes the very nature of individual subjects' identities through the process of "hailing" them in social interactions
593
the working-class subject was interpellated by New Labour as a being capable of radical, indeed practically infinite, self-transformation
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the working-class subject was interpellated by New Labour as a being capable of radical, indeed practically infinite, self-transformation
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