“Obviously invidious and prejudicial stereotypes need to be deconstructed and overcome, but it's not that they can be destroyed. I think that would be an illusion to think that we can somehow get rid of these basic search templates that allow us to sort out our social lives and to sort out the material world as well.” ThinkingWorldNeedsWellsWould BeSocialMaterialsIllusionOvercomingDestroyedStereotypeSocial LifeMaterial World Author:W. J. T. Mitchell
“Distinction between species and specimen is very much like the distinction between images and actual pictures, or, you know, objects that have a definite material identity. The classifications, the categories, the stereotypes, and the images are on one side, and the material pictures, statues, texts, and so forth are on the other.” KnowsSidesIdentityObjectsMaterialsSpeciesDistinctionCategoriesDefiniteStereotypeStatuesClassification Author:W. J. T. Mitchell