Dear Jeremy
I agree that there are other ways of looking at such things. Many forms
make my blood boil as I see them alienating the position that I am
coming from. Many professions have had problems with university
structures. Some have come to terms with the systems better than others.
Some have stepped forward and established clear criteria that allows for
public inspection of their culture; others have sought to hide from
inspection by using magic cloaks like public good, cultural significance
and reverse elitism. It is a two way thing and we all need to cultivate
grounds of discernment.
cheers
keith russell
OZ newcastle
>>> jeremy hunsinger <[log in to unmask]> 12/02/10 11:59 PM >>>
still, we have to allow for misinterpretation and benefit of the doubt.
The person should be contacted and asked. granted my 30 years
reference was more hyperbole to get the point across too, i spend
several hours each year helping students and professors with various
applications, and i sometimes catch things like described. On the other
side, I'm thinking of Thévenot's classic paper Investment in Forms
(1984, Social Science Information), which discusses the world's 'forms'
and argues as to why the norms arise, which opens up the questions of
those who have not been exposed to those norms as deeply as others. In
any case, i think contacting and asking is the only way to resolve the
issue.
On Dec 2, 2010, at 6:49 AM, Ken Friedman wrote:
> Dear Jeremy,
>
> Got to disagree with you on this point. Terry clearly stated that
this is an application to a doctoral program, not a research grant or a
post-doc.
>
Jeremy Hunsinger
Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
Virginia Tech
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
--Pablo Picasso
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