On 21/1/05 3:53 PM, "Rebecca Seiferle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'd been thinking that it
> was not so great that various universities here are planning on cutting
> astrophysics, theoretical math, linguistics, ancient and classical languages,
> and
> a number of arts programs, including some related to poetry, and it's just a
> loss
> and driven by the bottom line of covering one's losses.
I am certainly deeply troubled by the "vocational" restructuring (the term
has often seemed ironic to me) that is happening in universities here. I
can't see it as anything but intellectual vandalism. However, a friend of
mine, an academic himself, remarked some years ago that poetry being thrown
out of university could be the best thing that could happen to it. He was
only half joking.
Best
A
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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