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That	
  Krazy	
  Kat	
  that's	
  what's	
  behind	
  it:	
  
(Re)presenta7on	
  and	
  the	
  Performance	
  of	
  Process	
  in	
  
           George	
  Herriman's	
  Krazy	
  Kat	
  




                      Drew	
  Davidson	
  
Or,	
  in	
  other	
  words,	
  
•  "I	
  ain't	
  a	
  Kat,and	
  I	
  ain't	
  Krazy”	
  
•  "It's	
  wot's	
  behind	
  me	
  that	
  I	
  am”	
  
the	
  plot	
  was	
  she	
  herself	
  
•  she	
  has	
  that	
  "certain	
  I	
  don't	
  know	
  what	
  it	
  is	
  
   that	
  I	
  have"	
  
(re)presen7ng	
  each	
  day,	
  performing	
  again	
  

•  Ignatz	
  Mouse	
  




•  Officer	
  Pup	
  
The	
  Brick	
  
we	
  rehearse	
  
"Do	
  you	
  think	
  .	
  .	
  .	
  that	
  [it]	
  will	
  heppen	
  again?”	
  

•  "It	
  most	
  certainly	
  will	
  .	
  .	
  .history,	
  events,	
  
   accidents,	
  thoughts,	
  jokes,	
  you,	
  I,anything	
  and	
  
   nothing	
  each	
  must	
  repeat	
  itself,everything	
  is	
  
   just	
  nothing	
  repea7ng	
  itself	
  .	
  .	
  .so	
  don't	
  worry	
  
   it'll	
  happen-­‐"	
  
performa7ve	
  (re)presenta7on	
  
•  a	
  vocabulary	
  composed	
  of	
  the	
  play	
  of	
  images	
  
   and	
  words	
  
•  "plain	
  language,	
  but	
  in	
  a	
  higher	
  plane"	
  
sequen7al	
  art	
  
•  "	
  the	
  why,	
  nor	
  whom	
  of	
  which	
  meaning	
  
   nothing	
  to	
  us	
  [filling	
  our	
  lives]	
  with	
  nothing	
  of	
  
   something	
  less	
  and	
  something	
  of	
  nothing	
  
   more	
  .	
  .	
  .yes-­‐	
  of	
  course	
  not”	
  
•  "real	
  or	
  not,	
  fact	
  or	
  unfact,	
  it	
  [is]	
  a	
  beau7ful	
  
   vision."	
  
the	
  guUer	
  
•  what's	
  drawn	
  in	
  the	
  mind	
  of	
  the	
  reader	
  is	
  our	
  
   par7cipa7on	
  as	
  we	
  join	
  in	
  this	
  dance	
  of	
  seen	
  
   and	
  unseen	
  of	
  harmony,	
  melody	
  and	
  rhythm,	
  
   a	
  tango	
  to	
  enter	
  world(s)	
  of	
  imagina7on	
  
performance	
  of	
  reading	
  
•  Our	
  "strange	
  interest	
  in	
  my	
  efforts	
  sure	
  has	
  
   me	
  in	
  a	
  quandary	
  -­‐	
  Yes	
  sir	
  I	
  can't	
  add	
  it	
  up	
  at	
  
   all	
  -­‐	
  It	
  must	
  be	
  something	
  you	
  give	
  to	
  it.”	
  
•  "You	
  birds	
  are	
  so	
  kind	
  to	
  me"	
  
wondering	
  
•  "what	
  wundafil	
  day-­‐drims	
  I've	
  had	
  today	
  -­‐	
  be	
  
   s7ll	
  my	
  heart,	
  fluUa	
  not	
  so,	
  I	
  wunda	
  is	
  it	
  'love'”	
  
•  "'Krazy'	
  wonders	
  if	
  it's	
  'love'	
  and	
  we	
  wonder	
  if	
  
   you	
  do	
  -­‐	
  and	
  maybe	
  you	
  wonder	
  if	
  we	
  do	
  -­‐	
  and	
  
   then	
  again,	
  maybe	
  you're	
  not	
  'wondering'	
  at	
  
   all	
  -­‐	
  how	
  should	
  we	
  know"	
  
waxing	
  
•  "who	
  are	
  we	
  to	
  wax	
  further,	
  let	
  they	
  who	
  will	
  
   do	
  this	
  or	
  that	
  according	
  to	
  his	
  or	
  her	
  desire"	
  
krazy	
  
the	
  end...	
  
•  ...wot	
  for	
  to	
  begin	
  

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Krazy Kat

  • 1. That  Krazy  Kat  that's  what's  behind  it:   (Re)presenta7on  and  the  Performance  of  Process  in   George  Herriman's  Krazy  Kat   Drew  Davidson  
  • 2. Or,  in  other  words,   •  "I  ain't  a  Kat,and  I  ain't  Krazy”   •  "It's  wot's  behind  me  that  I  am”  
  • 3. the  plot  was  she  herself   •  she  has  that  "certain  I  don't  know  what  it  is   that  I  have"  
  • 4. (re)presen7ng  each  day,  performing  again   •  Ignatz  Mouse   •  Officer  Pup  
  • 7. "Do  you  think  .  .  .  that  [it]  will  heppen  again?”   •  "It  most  certainly  will  .  .  .history,  events,   accidents,  thoughts,  jokes,  you,  I,anything  and   nothing  each  must  repeat  itself,everything  is   just  nothing  repea7ng  itself  .  .  .so  don't  worry   it'll  happen-­‐"  
  • 8. performa7ve  (re)presenta7on   •  a  vocabulary  composed  of  the  play  of  images   and  words   •  "plain  language,  but  in  a  higher  plane"  
  • 9. sequen7al  art   •  "  the  why,  nor  whom  of  which  meaning   nothing  to  us  [filling  our  lives]  with  nothing  of   something  less  and  something  of  nothing   more  .  .  .yes-­‐  of  course  not”   •  "real  or  not,  fact  or  unfact,  it  [is]  a  beau7ful   vision."  
  • 10. the  guUer   •  what's  drawn  in  the  mind  of  the  reader  is  our   par7cipa7on  as  we  join  in  this  dance  of  seen   and  unseen  of  harmony,  melody  and  rhythm,   a  tango  to  enter  world(s)  of  imagina7on  
  • 11. performance  of  reading   •  Our  "strange  interest  in  my  efforts  sure  has   me  in  a  quandary  -­‐  Yes  sir  I  can't  add  it  up  at   all  -­‐  It  must  be  something  you  give  to  it.”   •  "You  birds  are  so  kind  to  me"  
  • 12. wondering   •  "what  wundafil  day-­‐drims  I've  had  today  -­‐  be   s7ll  my  heart,  fluUa  not  so,  I  wunda  is  it  'love'”   •  "'Krazy'  wonders  if  it's  'love'  and  we  wonder  if   you  do  -­‐  and  maybe  you  wonder  if  we  do  -­‐  and   then  again,  maybe  you're  not  'wondering'  at   all  -­‐  how  should  we  know"  
  • 13. waxing   •  "who  are  we  to  wax  further,  let  they  who  will   do  this  or  that  according  to  his  or  her  desire"  
  • 15. the  end...   •  ...wot  for  to  begin