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There are two definitions of the word ‘rest’; a type of break and what remains. These versions of the noun are tied. When I think of relaxation I think of excess or surplus, and these seemingly opposed definitions bounce off each other. I started thinking––trying to pin down ‘rest.’ Does rest = not work? Here already I begin to spin out, thinking about what is restful and unrestful work, and whether how we classify work depends on class and cultural expectations. This is how difference is bound dialectically. By dialectically, I mean that we define things not by their opposite, but that the opposition of states is integral to their nature. Some things we don't call work, because they are informal or unregulated, certainly are, like can collecting or sex work. We say ‘sex work’ now–I think–because calling it work instead of prostitution or something else, attempts to include this labor within the protective norms of culture and law. In Germany it is normal to leave your used cans and...More
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There are two definitions of the word ‘rest’; a type of break and what remains. These versions of the noun are tied. When I think of relaxation I think of excess or surplus, and these seemingly opposed definitions bounce off each other. I started thinking––trying to pin down ‘rest.’ Does rest = not work? Here already I begin to spin out, thinking about what is restful and unrestful work, and whether how we classify work depends on class and cultural expectations. This is how difference is bound dialectically. By dialectically, I mean that we define things not by their opposite, but that the opposition of states is integral to their nature. Some things we don't call work, because they are informal or unregulated, certainly are, like can collecting or sex work. We say ‘sex work’ now–I think–because calling it work instead of prostitution or something else, attempts to include this labor within the protective norms of culture and law. In Germany it is normal to leave your used cans and...More
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