a confession from the frontlines of pre-post-post-modernism

[benlehman]

I used the word "hegemonic" tonight. And not even ironically.

I feel so dirty.

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Re: Watch out

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Hegemonify.

"Dude, the Big Model Theory has totally hegemonified in the last six months."

Or, in a transitive usage:

"Man, look at Parker. He's, like, hegemonified six paradigms in under 30 seconds. Whadda showoff."

Re: Watch out

[rich-forest.livejournal.com]

I see a world where hegemonify and hegemonopolize can live together in harmony.

A world where "hegemonify" covers the territory of "to set in hegemonically, to become hegemonic," while "hegemonopolize" refers to the active encroachment on, the hegemonic colonization of, other discourses.

e.g. "Yeah, and not only that, but the Big Model is really hegemonopolizing RPG theory these days."

Re: Watch out

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. I would go as far as to say that we are living in that world, sir.

As in "Critical Discourse Analysis has recently hegemonopolized both linguistics and media theory." Right?

In a related note, I love English. It isn't so much a language as an extended, 1500-hundred-year-long linguistic jazz session.

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--Ben

Re: Watch out

[rich-forest.livejournal.com]

Quote:
As in "Critical Discourse Analysis has recently hegemonopolized both linguistics and media theory." Right?

Heh, I love it.