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incommensurable Maths a. (of two numbers) having an irrational ratio b. not having units of the same dimension c. unrelated to another measurement by integral multiples How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cook's Brighton initially appears to be part of Watkins's childhood memories, only to emerge as the eye of yet another filmmaker; in this shift, the cathartic hit of nostalgia, instantly delivered by Super 8, dissolves into two visions of the past, whose incommensurability makes them all the more fascinating. What is striking about different witnesses is what Felman has described as their incommensurability (1992:207)--an incompatibility of witnessing born out of dissimilar personal and historical contexts. The text's play with time hints at the tension between European and Native American kronos but it also points to the incommensurability of the subjective time of memory and historical time. |
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