On 14/08/2013 8:10 PM, alex wrote:
> "Performative" doesn't imply an audience, it means that words are deeds
> (cf Austin), which is mostly true of all programming but has a special
> resonance with live coding.
> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performativity
I was going to jump on that too.
However I have the impression that there is a second meaning of
performative emerging among those who like to use words like
"materiality". Performative: adj. has the nature of a theatrical or
musical performance.
Ross.
Received on Wed Aug 14 2013 - 10:19:35 BST