On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:57 AM, David Crouch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> But it`s surely a myth that the blogging practice is an interface on
> real-people-who-deserve-our-attention etc.
Well that certainly depends, now, doesn't it? A freely available
weblog is a hell of a lot more accessible to a much wider array of
potential readers than are the journals we all publish in, or the
conferences we attend. Really depends on what you publish there.
But I think encouraging a culture of weblogging among critical
geographers isn't so much about communicating with
"real-people-whp-deserve-our-attention"*, but about enhancing
communication among multiple potential audiences, perhaps most of all
within the discipline and related fora. It seems, for example, that
much of the work that geographers do has relevance for policy people
in government and NGOs, activists, etc, etc., etc.
> I`d go for more gritty engagement.
So start a blog called "gritty engagement" and write about it, post
photos, etc.: ;-)
Bruce
* And just who the hell is that anyway?
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