Talk:Avital Ronell

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Thanks for creating the article, but where does the term "black lady" come from? It seems to mentioned only on a few webistes, and they refer to this page? Please provide reference...Goodlucca 18:24, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

It seems to originate from here, where "black lady of deconstruction" is quoted, although the page does not list a reference for the quote. A Google search for "black lady" and "avital ronell" returns lots of Wikipedia mirrors, and sites that reference Wikipedia, but nothing else. Avital Ronell is not black. [1] I do not know if she is a lady. I have never heard the term "black lady" before except in the literal sense; perhaps the people at egs.edu meant "black sheep", or perhaps it is a very specialised term. A Google search for "black lady" and "deconstruction" is not helpful. -Ashley Pomeroy 19:01, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the comments. I suppose we will now have to open the discussion again on whether the EGS faculty pages or communications are considered appropriate wiki resources, which increasingly it seems to be. Of course the Beitberl page here [2] also lists the statement, but again in the exact same phrase. There are of course also individuals referencing her as such: “i have a sort of crush on writer/philosopher black lady of deconstruction avital ronell….”[3] But the origin and meaning of the term is not clear although it is obviously in use by those she knows. Whether it is beneficial in this page is questionable. I will try to do some research around this…some comments would be welcome.Goodlucca 09:57, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 14:56, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

The term may just apply to her tendency in her ealier days of dressing in all black. This tells us little about her thoughts of course. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.31.226.130 (talk) 15:32, 18 May 2008 (UTC)