introduction: the politics of experience

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126 Elslnth Pro@n

acute lor rnv dcpartrnerrt, rchich $cnt from \\irrnen's Studics to (lcndcr Stuclics lbl good

intcllcctual reasorrs liut als() becaus(: ()ft)re nccrssitl of gctting nrorc burns on seals. Bcr:ause

thc nrajolit,v ol thc rncmbcrs ol-our srnall dcpartrncnt hare bccn dceplr. invcstecl in culturalstudics, ovcr 1ll. sanlc linrc pt:rio<l rvc lrave ricd rcpealcdlv to harr: our natre changcd to(,lenck:r ancl OultrLlal Studics. A (jhanu'llor who $as idcologi(:itlly against cultural studies

first rebufli'd this, ancl nrorc n't:cntlt it has becn blockcd lry menrbcrs of olhcr rnore trad-itiorri ck'partnrcnts becausc ol proprictorial clairns:rnd thc clcsirc lirr wltat is sccn as a'scxy'and prolilablc cntct l)risc. Oul clairns tllat u,( arc actuall,y in\.cstcd irt cultural studics (for

t'xaurplc, in pul.rlishins in cultural st udics.journals and in bolstcriug our n:rtional lssociirtionof cultural studics) agzrinst a rnarkcd lack of irrvesuncnt bl thosc rishing to claim thc

ground. finds succotrr in.lohnson's rcmarks:

\\'e nced clcfinitions of crrltural stu(lies to strugglc ('flcctivcl-v in thcsc contcxls. to make(:lairns for rcsourccs, to < laril-v our nrinds in thi: ruslt and mucl<lle of cvcryrlav lvork, and

to clccidc prioritics lor tcachilg and rcscirrch.

.Johnson, op. cit.

If tlrc ernphasis back tlren u'as on appropliating in < rcatilc u.avs liom otlrcr disc iplines,

incrcasirglv thc problenr is that otht:r disciplincs tle appropriating frorn cultural studics lorlcss than salrrbriorrs rcasons. And as I rvritc lhis, I am asarc horv pcttl thcse concclns can

sour(1. But thal is also nty'is it so irnportaDt to rc1ncrnb(:r.Joltrrsotr's poitrt as rvcll as thc toncin rvhich he makcs l)otlr intcllectu:rl ancl pragrnatic ilrguDreDts. Lr the crlss-national, intcr-natiorral and irrtra-iatiolrill nro\rcnlcnts that constitute a loosc unit; ol cultural stutlics at thc

moDlent, it is i l too easy to fall into a ganrc firclled by cithcr cn1.or tcs(rltrtlenl nt thcrrncqual rlistributiorr ol'rcsoultcs. Ihis rvas, [i:rr instancc, plalr'<i out rc(1:ntl-r ir],\ustraliau,hcn zrn c:<-pat back on a visit frorn his lvcll resourccd Position in onc of thc top ,hcricanunircrsitics railcd against what hc pcneivccl to be thc lack ol'theorctilal arrrl politicalengagcmcnt on thc part ofhis lbrmcr cultural stutlics'colleagres irt ,\ustr:rliit, His cornrnents

orr thc (lultulal Srudics Assrx:iation of Australasiir's listscnc rverc mcl r'r'ith sonrc lirrious

rcbuttals. an(l reninders tha( staving alirc urrder.lohn Horvard's (iralition gorcrrrrnent

requircd politic al actiou that his so-callccl politir:al collcagucs in the US-r\ rvould nt:r'ct hat'c

to irn:rginc. ;\nd as u'ith Johnson's rcmarks, (his t)?e ol clinrate l)crft)rcc .hanqcs h()w orcthinks of 'the llrcorcti<'al' or 'tJre politiczrl'. il <lrrll, l4' rcrlovirrg thc singrrlarisilg crnphtsis orr

'thc' theolctic ll.Il it's touglr. and dillbrcrrtlv lough \lithin ,\ustralia rvltcre \\:( havc a push to l rthcr

enlrcnch hieriirchi(:s bctlrccn unircrsitics (tcaching onlv vcrsus rescaxh), tlrr stzll{flcri gdillirrcn< cs in thc matcrial conditions of tlre pnrduction of krrou.lcdgc at a global lcrclnccd to bt: forclrortcd il u'c nre 1o havc art-v unitl'at a largcr lcve'l- Arrcl thc dillirctrccs itt

tht'qpcs ofthcory'an(l rcscarch that arc consiclt'rcd uscfirl nccd to bc;r1>preciatcd as thcrcsult ol thc prcssurcs cxertcd bv go\rrnment but rlhich on th. morc positirc sicl mavrcr(lcr such endcavours more'rvorldly', to use Stuart Hall's tcrm. -,\s.JohrrsoD Puts it. Il'thc monrcntum is to strir.e lbr rcallv uscftrl knon'lcclge. rvill a<adcmic codification hclpthisl' ls it not a priority to bc<:ome morc "popular" rathcr than mor( acadcmi( 1)' (Jolrnsort,

oo. r'it.).Althotrgh rvc kno$, that 'popular' can havc its pidalls, rry cncrsies havc beett clircctcd ro

rcrrclcring the acack:mic mor<: popular. To illustratc qrickly sonrc of the probl nrs ol tonc,addrcss and rcception tlrat this cntails. let mc recount a rcccnt (failcrl) moment of CCl(lScmulation on my part. In addition to my acadcmic.job, lbr thc last foul ycars I'r,t' bccn

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128 El1teth hoQn

Nou' as I said, wriLirg an opiniorr colunur is a hi( or miss alliir and I ntay harc rnissc<lon

rhis occasion. Holcver, thc reason I bring it u1-r is that mv eclitol relirscd to run il bccausc'[lr.as patronising to thc unrk-r-< liss 14, inlarring that gclling tltcir nails dortc addctl colour to

thrir lir,cs'.'Iir"lk alrotrt bcirrg surprisecl. \I_v irnnrccliatc in4rulsc lvas to rcsl)on(l: 'rvcll. thel :rrc getling

a bit of colrur in thcir lives, you privilegt--cl git.' Horvcvt'r orrc <locsrr'l sav such things (o (nle s

cdito5 and instc:rcl I furncd.llas so<:alle<l politir'al corrcctllcss n()\! rr-achccl a poinl wlr( lc (mc carl no lollecr cvert talk

about thc uorking class (lnd if 'rrndcrclass' is not patronising, I clon't knou, what is).''fheaccl,satior ranklcs dctpl-v bccausc it qrx's asairtsl, arl(l indc(-'(l stiglnatiscs, thc d<:sirc toclcs< ribc. to gct into thc lircs ol'othcrs, in \\,halc\.('r snrall wav: to Iicl arrd portrav thc

ineflablc rtcbs that ti( us togdlrcf iu socinlit\:And so I tuln back to thcsc fbrrnclins tcxts. doublv motivttccl to lllean liom lholn rJloro

unclerstirmling ofhorv to r/o thc politi< s ol'cxpcr-ientr. I stirrt rvith tho \\hnrcn s Sludv C;r'oup

(-\VSC)), u,lrirh iLddrcsses rnost rlirr:ctll"trf ing to rlo lirrnirrist inkllcctrral lr'olk'. 1 hc dt:sc lip-tion bl thc Group ol-thcir exlx'rictrcc of cLrirrg fctninist \!()rk at tlrc (iO(lS is aIr c\:( -op( r)cr.'lir mv grlcratirxr (u'hi< h giv u that l,atrrncc ()rossbere l as ottc ol tnv suPenrisors. lrrrultlnrakc it sccontl or thircl gcrrcralion). tlrr' (l ntlr'l rrctions as 1hc lulti(lotc t() lhc cxl)eticrl(:c ol-

bcirrg thc onll lirninist in a (l('partmcirt as \\'as th(: cusc iu m\, hrst teachiDg- Positiorr in a

sto<lg-r' l,'rarrcophorrc dcparnrcnt ol-sociologr: r\s I battlctl ottt' hrlittglt scxist situation aftcranothcr. I'd dlcanr ol bcirrg in tlrc colkrgial arrtl politicallv suppotlir,c cnvil'olunclt llrat I

imagirrcd as tlrc C(iCS.'l'hc rcalitics an dtpi<:tcd as sotncrvlral dillerort. ,\s tlu: \\'S(i rr,r'itc. mut:h olltlrcir uolk

wcnt irlo c{pl()ring 'tlrc- a-yp?nr,/lr" ol lhc abst ncc ol rrrrrrcrt'. IIris:rbserct- lrrs irt lc|ttts ol

thc tlrt'orttic:rl and crnpir'ical rrllk rial brrl accor(liDg to lhc \vorncn, it las arlso lbul<l u ithintht structrrrc of r:ollaborat iorr ir thc (lcntl'c: 'thc "ncrrtrirlitl"' ol illellc(1uitl groLlPs in u'lriclr

dctacht'd discussiorr ol thc oDf?r:l ol stuclv t?rkcs pla( e'. i\s tlrc_v liuthcr cxplain, 'It rvas clillicultboth ft) arquc.rnrong oursch('s insirlc tlrc sroul) al(I, as inrlir.i<lual litrtirti,its, to atticttlattdillir, rrt l,.ritiorrs irr tlr- rr'i,l, t rottt, st.'

lil.ancl larg^r'. the nrcn at thc Centl'c. rt lcast itt thcir ll'r'iting. do not aPPcal or'crlv woIr'icd:rbout lrort,to ckr irlcll ctrral rvork. ()r as thc \\tS( I s:rr'. lltcy arc lcss cottcrt'rnc<l alxrrtt tbc scll:

conscious 'usc ol tlrcor'etical l:rntuagc rvhich is onc clcrnenl in perpctrratirre kn<xrlctlqr as

thc prpcrtl ol zr lcrr''.'Ihis is ir lather_ lrro:rcl char-actcrisatiott of thc Ccttttc's tltritc di\l rsc llrarln( r'..j ol rr'ting

ald rcs('arching. lJut it is unrloulrtedll, irrportartt. artrl uoul<l latcr go lrancl itr ltantl rith a

plrnorrnt:cd lirn rist carc not to lrsc thc cxpcr-icrccs o1-rvomcn irtlirrnrattts Ii)r lhc b( rx1it ol'

rcscar(:het s arrd thcir institutiorrs: ol as;\ngcla NlcRobllic l)ut it a li\\'rcars later in l!)82.

'hou. to nrrkc talk u'alk'. 1hc <lucstiorr ol thc appr-opriatc :rrrd lxrlitical lclrtiou:ihil) tor_cscan h srrlrjccts u':rs to bccomc c\rcl lll()r'c irnp()r'talll lllrou!h(nrt tllc l!)80s. u,ith tlrc l>rob-lcnratisalion oi'thc nrcxlcs ol zrdclrcss. attcml)ts at 'rnultivrx al' irutholsb\r ol cthrrosraplricrvolk. and a li'ar of'syrcakirrg for tlre strbaltcln'. F)ryurrlll thcr: u'oulcl bc rcslxnrs( oIl thc l)arlofotht:r scholars lo tllc cllact that su(h conccrns (:al bcconle stifling aud l sult in palahsis.()r as Clifiirrcl Gct rtz u'ordd sa,v in l9tlll, 'fhe .lnthropologi';t a.t 'luthar. clcath cxlrrt'ssiug his

clisplc;rsurc at vvhat hc pcrcci\r(l as thc o\t r-z( alous l)rc(xcul)ation u'itL tlrc politics ol'

rvliting.()nc scnses that qucsti()ns ol'rnoclcs of arldrcss arc onlY nas(cul :tt this m<rrncttt ir thc

(icntrc. I laughctl readirlg- onc mlnuscriPt whcrc thc aulhor lta<l gouc lrack anrl lalxrliouslttvpcd in srrpcrscript'she', 'rvomcn', 'lrer' abore thc prcviotts solt'll rttasculirlc rcli'r( nc( s.

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o|c,s stirrting par.acligrn'. I,bllorvirlg throuah on rhis, sclf-rflcxivit,v occurs rvltcn knor'r'lcdse

irrA ""1r".i,,,,."

alc r'hallt'ngcd"rlt"tt th"" ittc 'arcas lthatl rcntailr obsctttc 1o thc

rcscorcl'..r,' .l.he .dcs(luctir'c. nvlnrcrrts o1-rclit:xil,it)! lhc .ttrrrcstraittcd atrd Itirzartlorrs .rrf

,f"r!1 ;. pr,,-p,.d by artd allorvs lor'the possibilitv ol-t gcrltitre applct iatiorr of.anothcr

."aliq -.

. . ttrother r'r'al of.ccing thc rtolld' (\tillis' in tlris vrlurne)'

,,inurfr", inrportaltl ana ol fi.'aring, clctaclring antl solting.rvas in.tht zrrca of studics of

etLtnicilv an(l racisrn. You can ltcl thc lircc of tvhat loung blitck schol;rrs attd lcscarcllers

"i,'ii"i.i . ,*." ttp agairtst in ['lrr.l l-rrvrt:rrtc's'('l'trttr'tt sctts" rit' ir.r atrcl thc srri,los\-

ol,race rclalions.. ili* iri,l,,_ru,.rgi,rg acr.ounl of llrt: [irrrnalion irncl artit rrlation ol contrnon

sclse ittotttrd rircc itlterll)gak s (irarrtsci' thc Nlidrllc Agt s' li'udalism lntl En<xh Porvell

bclbr-c ltc stirgtrs atr ('llcolllltcr h'trvct:rt, ort thc onc trancl' racc rclatiorrs sociologv atrd its

tlrr:n lrighrctringh' close lics 1o social polit'l' ancl otr llrc olh(j' illttrnati!c p( r-sP(xiovL:s

"rr,..ging li,utt ,\ii r-( larillbcan crtlturc \Vritten in lgB l' lhc 1>irll of l lratchcristn is itt tltc

"i,.. is ,"au rcal political (:ollstraints bcar clolrr oll thc cnlci'gctlt colnmullitics o1'l)la(rk

,,:t.,otn.*tr;1r, Ln.rvrrlc,: ""ritc,,

fltck tbortt tlrc intlit::r<itts ol gcrrdt'r antl lirnril,v lift, as lI' trics

to clisurantle tlrc prthologisirrg stratcllies ailnc(l dirccllv at difli-rclth' lilt d scx/gcndcr

artangtmcnts.Lawrcrrct:'s crxtclusion is dcllressingly lanrilial ttl lts lo<la1: lll too oft' n uhitc tcscalchcrs

do n<rt, arr<l st'ctnilrglv (anlrot. ack ;wlcd ge it pntlutliu 'c4IJ

thcir/(nrr o\1Ir racislr' ln

'\rrrtt^lia tr'rdarl thc irnpctus is still on stut\ing rtrigrittrt cornrrttlnilit s or Incligcnotts pcoplc'

on.i n,rt n ttit. .n.i,,r,2 and $'hcrc and $'hen rvc hare an acknr'\\'ledg(:nr't1t ol-\\hitc pritilcgc'

it is rrrrr.tzirrg lr,,rr qtrir^kh it lttr rts t"'lxnrr \!lritl rllc-

Sp.r.kirtj.'cry broacllll at timcs tht vicu'from thc ptcscttt' ?l( lcast in r\ustlalia' is' il

p,rrr'ilrl", """',t

morc deprcssing tllitn l'ar'-Itttce's a(cotllrt lior1 thc I9B{)s- \\i: nou'sccm 1o

;a\,c zr ro6ust ilttlustrv irfrvhite (arlrl oftttr ftrnilrist) rcsearc6crs llusilv dccr'itts *'ltitc racisnt

u'itbortt anv clli'ct on tlrc politics zurd lcalitit-s ol thosc lcss privilt:ge<l '\rrd lcst u'c thiltk it's a

nrattor ol'degrccs, rve'rc ialking al)out a t$enn'\'ear rliHi'retrcc in mortalitY riltcs lx't\\'ccll

,ulri," ntt.l lniigcncrrr. p.ople Antl spcakirtg ofclcgrccs' dte nurnlxts ol'Indiscnous lcclurtr-s

*'ith highcr dcgrccs m ollr rrnlversities' along vith ther Drort?rlit,v tatts shorrlrl t:attst' all ol tts

lviLhiu iusttaliatr unircrsiti(rs lo l)lusll atrd to itct dlil,v (o 1111'2111c tllc llossillilitt o1

Irrdiqt nous st(lcnts sun'ilirlg in trnivc:rsitics alt(1 gailling dcgrccs and mcaninglitl plir'cs as

scholtrs itr their orvrr right.'['hc cxigcnq of clcaring out sPacc firl a tlillcrtrrt-kirrcl of irrtcllccnrll lvork is agtttt

apparcnt ir thc (:riliqr.rc of 'comnturtitv sttrclies' b;' rhc liiclclwork (irnLrp' and thcn aeain in

tir';t C:utt,ttii argtrrrertt about 'subcultural conflict and r'olking class t:ontmttnitr" As lhc

i i"r,lrr.o.k Gruup argur:s. appro:rching othcr p:u adigrls treccssitatts 'a criti<1ue ol thc uhtllc

."rr.,,p",,rf bn.i. uliuu ur"u ui *.tt\' rtot a lirnitcd .borro$'irtg

ol "hald" (l'rta"l hc\'

o.l."r,,ot" 'n principlcd attclllPt lo borrolv da(a alld evidclrc(r liorl <li{It'rcntlr collstittl(cd

a.'adcrnic rciions' (l'icltluork Gtoup, in this volunlc) t'heir reading of colrnrtunitv stu(lics

iirttu.". *t.,ru.qlt to a nlore trcnt:hant lbcus on thc l)olicy usos of lhc rescalch gencnlcd l)\'

,,ur'rrnrr.util,v i;il.Ii"*, lvhich cnirlllc 'so< i:ll problcms' ro bt'-lbrnlulalt d irt wavs thal }talhologise

rvorkirtg tla.. lamilics and culturc ltrr Colrert' thc problcnr lics ilt tltc s('paratlon ol coln-

muniw lionr (fulturc at a con(x'Pluill levcl, rvhidr thtn results in Icry tcal pnrblt--rns in

co--r,nity lil'c, in lvhich social u'orkers and conlmllllitY activists intel-rcnc Bl rt:iliing

'conrrnunity', qo\trnr ent agcncics'.r'zDrlitale lhc actiotrs ittrd priotities lrI thc sociirl tnci

poti,.i"ut *o* i,.gonisirtions f='or those of tlrc Pcopl' thcy art: supl)osc(l to scnc' (Cohcrr' in

ihi, u,rlutr,"). At th" encl olhis essal; Oohcn outlines a ncw pcrsptctive urher(: colnmunltY ano

culttrre comc togcther iD Practicill and dclnocratrc waYs'

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poli< -r al<l thcorv all ol tlrcst' qtrcsti(nrs cotttitttl(' to bc lllcssitlgl{lrart <Ix's it Ilrcnn lhat wc alc still gral)l)ling u'illl nliulv ol tlrc ralrx'issl(s.) Sltoulcl u'c

colsick'r'llris L'gaty to lx'a rcnrir)dcr ol tlrc Iailulc ol'ttrrt lir'ldi' \thctt rlttc thirlks lrl thc

corn;'llcxity ol thc tyl)cs ('l qucsti(nls askccl, arxl th' nrrnrbct'ol lcrtls arrtl irrlt rcottttrr tirrns, it

is srrlclv not surllrisirrg tltirt tltt',v ltlvcn'l bccrt rcsohr'<l.

llorvcvcr thctc an' glinrpscs in tltc tnakrial Itcrc that slrggcst \\iitvs out ol-sccll)illglvintransigcrrt an<l lccrrrrinq l)l(x ks. ()rtc ittvolvcs ntctho.l ald, \rlx thcl-ollc calls it thc clhics

rx tlre politics ol'rntth<xl. tltc ptrrlrlcrls ol thc subicctirc att<l tltt olrjt'ctirr'1x'lsist. It sccttts

tfiat as a licft rvc lr;r\('vcl l(] Iirlly li)lk)$' tlttuuglr r.rtt tlt( itrsigllls l)rovidcd llv ttrall lrctc. Iltlnrost ilcutclv lry \fillis- lirr trtt', Iris <hallctrgt r-t'r'<'rlx'r'irlcs rvitlr 1h:rt issrrt<l lrv (icor-gcs

I)crtr-crrx itt l1Xil.ltr f iolr ,,lri.tir1l' /o 'l

/r /ro1 ll' argut'<l that .,x ial sricrrlilic nlcth(xl scn(s to

.lislal(\' itnd l)r()l((t lh(' rcsca(lx'r liorn li'elirrgs, anxir'tics att<l clllotiorrri tais((l ill lllr'irrtcln latiortshill ol ittlbrttralrt lr)(l l's(a(lx'r: lt's a litlsc l)rorrrirc, \titll <h lctt'rirxrs clli'cts.

Hirling lxlrirr<l rrctluxl itnpor,r'r'ishcs lhc (t)ll( ( tiorr ol (lata. its r)allrrc nll(l dcptlt. as rrcll as

its antl;.'sis.

l)t'rtl'rrx cnphasiscd 'tlx'dilTictrltv irr ck'trl-v <listirrgLrislrirrg rttattti:tl lltal conts Itrltn

tlrt orrtsidc (lrc strbjcct. tlrt lir'ld) tnd liorl tlu' irrsitlt' (tltc rtscatchlr"s ()!\'rt clrx)liorrll

rca( ti(n)' (l)('\'('l'rtx citcd irt (iiarrri 2001). llttt thal lrhrllinq $'as, Ii)r'hirl. tlrt'sitc ol thc

r.iclt(.s( an(l nrost collrplctc <lata. l)crtrcrrx's arguDl('nt abotrt srx ial scir'rrlilic mctltrxls rtas

not t6 alxrlish tl)crl. Intl lo rccognisc tltat thcv glrn i<k' onl1. 'thc illrrsion tlrat th< -r' llxrlislr all

sulrjcr tivitv au<l crtl irclv r( Lrtr-alisc lr) x icl\" (l )crtrcrtx l lXi l : xviii). Ht isstrc<l t lr is challcngc:

'a r.calislir' sci(.rx\' ()f Dlal (arr ()nlv lx' crrirtcd l)v nr('l rrrost art:tlc ol-lltr'ir' orr'lt ltttlrtartitv

rthcn tlrt'l irnplcrttcnt il rn('sl conrPl('tclv itr tlrt il scit'ltilit rvork (xx).

lrrstarrces ol hrrnranitv shinc throrrglr rrrtrth ol lhis carlv lvrrk irr <trltrrt:rl sttt<lits. llrrt

<h <.irdes ol grapPling $itlt l)( )st -st r't|('l rr|alism arr<l ;.nstrrtQdct ttistrr harr' blrrtttcd tlrat irritial

irrrlrrrlsc tlrlt \\illis idt'ntilics: tltat 'utl-cstt ait tetl aIr(l hitzardous vU: k\i.ill" ll)ill itll{)rvs

lbr'thc lnssibilit.r' ol a gcrtuint'apltrcciatir)tt ol atlolllcr t-citlilv altolltt t rva,v ol sccittg tltc

rvorlcl' (\\ illis. in this r.oltttttr') I'b| all tlt:tt wc Ililvc (lc-(clltl ('<l thc httnratt (attd t rrlaitllv Irriulv

aslxrts ol tlris wr'r'c ncccssary), rvt' havc r'tt to lrrll-v rcllttil<l a tttctlrtttl ol'tcst'atr'h lhal

elli t tir'< lv grasps nt't\rorks ol'lrurrlatl ittlcr- attd ilttra-subit ctir it,rr

'lb qo back to rnv ([rilt<l) ;rortrait ol 'tlrt trlrl)lcrsaltl rro*'in a lx'atttl salott. rllrat tltis

(lcmorstrlt(s is tht' ncccssitl ol'goilrg lrtvottd thrrtrllltrail skctcltt's ol'ptrlrlc's lirts. Ibprrl>r-rlv do.justi<<'to tlrc int(1.|(xkilg snall plt'asutcs ol' llx' cttslorrrcr-s. thc plick ol thc

nligralt o\sncrs. arrrl thc positiol ol'tlrt salorr irr tlrr' grcalcr rvorkittgs ol tlr<' cotrttttttttilv

rvoul<l takc ir lol nroru u'ork. Ll cltr starrrlinc lhc cc(nl(nlri('s ol tlris I,rl)(' rrl cortsrrnrpliott

lt'r1uin's in-d<ptlt p{rticipali()rr. arr(l nrtrch trr<llc <lctail oI) tllc l{xal and gl<llral llorvs ol'

pcopk, 1;<xxls attcl itk'as.It also rcqrrilr's a lonc ol lrx)dc ol a(l(lrcss that r-ccoqrriscs < orrr1>lcxity s itltottt olrltrscatirltt,

lhlt acknowl('dscs ltarclsltip *itltottt Irittg llatrollisilrg. alr(l tllat r(llr\r'\s rtitlt ltttr-poscthc intrica<.ics arrcl nuitnccs ol'rvorkin!{ clnss (.trlt ur'(' as I)ol h 'richl,v t lrn atl< tl' arrrl as ottlvthc

rrrirrirurrnr conditi<lu ol'sur'rival, an(l rrrtl a causc Iirt ct'lt'blati<.rll'.'l hc politi<s ol'cxl)cli('!l( c lcrrrairls olrc ol'tlrc torttttsloncs ol-tlrt'llrrritrt tllat is (trltulal

sturlics. 'lb tkr .just icc to it rcquiros l corlslat t l t cvision inq of tlx' ailns ol out l t scat t hi t hc

rrcccssitv ol_ rcnrcnrlrcring protnist's 1() otltsch'cs, our litld al<l to tltosr'lirr rvhotrr rvc do

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