Yan: I like this research inquiry of yours: 'In contrast, how does one build on the historical narratives and mythologies of the species which inhabit the Rouge, growing its web rather than breaking it?' I wonder if you have encountered any historical narratives and mythologies of the species that inhabit the Rouge. Is it worth delving into this a bit further? This could include the species you encountered on our recent walk.[a note on this note]
"Animal is a word that men have given themselves the right to give. These humans are found giving it to themselves, this word, but as if they had received it as an inheritance. They have given themselves the word in order to corral a large number of living beings within a single concept: ‘‘The Animal,’’ they say."
Derrida, The Animal that Therefore I Am pp. 32
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