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I think the passage on page 128 was interesting in the sense that I have never thought of boundaries in that sense. De Certeau talks about how boundaries can turn into pathways. Some examples of such pathways are doors, rivers, trees, and picket fences. Each can be thought of a boundary or a frontier as they prevent one from crossing to the other side, but if one truly thinks about these forms of boundaries, they in fact, create pathways. A door can be seen as a wall or a blockade, but if one puts it into use, it can be opened. Just as a river can act as a form of division, preventing those who want to cross from getting to the other side; it also provides a pathway for one to travel across. This applies to trees and picket fences, as well. A tree can block one’s path, but at the same time it can also provide a different path for one to walk. A picket fence can block one’s being from crossing, but it provides a pathway for one’s eyes to cross. Even though each barrier has its boundaries, each boundary formed also provides a different pathway for one to cross.
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Questions:
How does a bridge act as a boundary in the logic of ambiguity? It seems as if it has and always have formed a pathway.
Do all boundaries act within the bounds of the logic of ambiguity? For example: a wall as big as the Great Wall of China.
If a boundary ironically forms a passageway, how is it a boundary in the same sense? Or is this in theory?
Pg124
I think the most confusing part of the excerpt was the paragraph on foundation. De Certeau spoke about how a foundation exists or it does not. I was not able to draw a point from foundations to the boundaries that he was talking about. I get the sense that he may be talking about foundation as in education foundation. If this is the case then it would somewhat make sense as one without an education foundation would, in a sense, be limited within certain boundaries.
