As to why grad-lists flounder, I don't know. As I said, in my experience
there is an unwillingness to engage with theory&praxis to the
extent that it takes place here... for me, quite frankly, this
list is heaven-sent. :-)
diane
At 8:51 PM 10/14/97, Mike Cole wrote:
>Diane-- I am sure that Eva and Francoise can answer on the basis of the
>record, but xgrad was instituted as a response to what was perceived as
>a fearfulness to enter the discussion-- to provide a space where they
>could discuss matters among themselves. It simply withered. I don't know
>why because I was excluded from reading the mail.
>
>I hope people on xmca more or less understand that members are indiffeent
>to others rank in the institutions of academia. By more or less understand
>I mean to indicate that this is the norm, not that the norm is the reality.
>It is an ideal.
>
>Part of what I like a lot about the recent flood of mail is that I couldn't
>keep track of who was saying what and had no idea if the person were a
>graduates student, young professor, or whatever. Its the quality of the
>ideas, what someone today referred to as the brining togther of different
>threads of discourse, that provide some of the greatest exitement.
>
>I am offline for a couple of days. Catch you when I can.
>mike
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