The tactical has always been
richly textured with the voices of individuals,
particularly the individual's participation in and
subjective responses to public events. September
11th has only served to emphasize the fact that
the telecommunications umbrella has made public
events into part of the very texture of our INDIVIDUAL
lives. "Public events are not merely markers
in our private lives but they are also what form
our lives, both private and public." 1
From this perspective, the NYU initiative's potential
for creating a space for responses to 9-11 under
the rubric of the tactical seems very much in keeping
with the richest usage of the term and a hopeful
pointer for its potential for development.
1 Hobsbawm, E. 1996. Age of Extremes: A History
of the World 1914-1991. NY: Vintage Books, Page
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