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Ken, can I ask that you get more closely acquainted with the work going on at LUCID http://lucid.lu.se.webbhotell.ldc.lu.se/ before you ridicule it on a list with over 4,000 readers? All the (roughly 20) PhD theses thus far completed in the LUCID programme have drawn on critical perspectives readers of this list will recognize as valuable contributions to critical geography. John Terrell, who recently launched the Science Dialogues, http://sciencedialogues.com/who-are-we/another-magazine-contributors-page/ , has recently published a book on A Talent for Friendship. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199386451.do I recommend it. Just a reminder of common etiquette and decency on the list. The messages below are below that. Critical engagement needs to be distinguished from aggressive attacks. Friendly regards, Eric ________________________________ Från: Ken Whalen [[log in to unmask]] Skickat: den 18 mars 2015 15:17 Till: Eric Clark Ämne: Re: critical natural history No, not really Eric; no, wait, yes -- you have reinforced my thinking on the vulgarity and crassness of the academic enterprise. But, then again, I don't even own a cellphone nor have a research bank account. I'm a hayseed, but one you are trying desperately to help survive on this planet. I do hope LUCID will resolve the crisies you may think will face my children, nieces and nephews. Will read about it in 2020, yes? The content of the article, at least Part 3 which is the only part I have read, goes no where. So -- a blahog! Ken ------- Dr. Ken Whalen Lecturer Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Universiti Brunei Darussalam http://www.ubd.edu.bn/academic/faculty/FASS/staff/profiles/kenwhalen.html www.bruneitrails.com<http://www.bruneitrails.com/> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 7:50 PM, Eric Clark <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi Ken, Not sure if the list is a good place to discuss long and awkward names, and yes, self-proclaimed excellence is as awkward as it is tedious and presumptuous. And yet neoliberalized universities and most academics seek high rankings in the various ranking systems. Is there anything you would like to discuss about LUCID (ten years mega-funded by the Swedish Research Council, one of the so-called Linnaeus Grants)? Or the thinking forwarded in the Science Dialogues blog? Best, Eric ________________________________ Från: Ken Whalen [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] Skickat: den 18 mars 2015 12:36 Till: Eric Clark Kopia: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Ämne: Re: critical natural history LUCID (Lund University Center of Excellence for the Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability). What? ------- Dr. Ken Whalen Lecturer Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Universiti Brunei Darussalam http://www.ubd.edu.bn/academic/faculty/FASS/staff/profiles/kenwhalen.html www.bruneitrails.com<http://www.bruneitrails.com/> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Eric Clark <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: http://sciencedialogues.com/darwins-use-of-use-and-disuse-part-3/ A friend of mine wrote this three-part blogg for Science Dialogues which I thought might interest some people on this list, not least this third part. With much talk these days on participation and sustainability, it is good that critical studies in natural history can give us wind in our sails. Comradely greetings, Eric Eric Clark Professor Department of Human Geography, and, LUCID (Lund University Center of Excellence for the Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability) Sölvegatan 10 22362 Lund, Sweden +46-462229496<tel:%2B46-462229496> office +46-730919496<tel:%2B46-730919496> cell http://www.lucid.lu.se/ http://lu.academia.edu/EricClark www.fessud.eu<http://www.fessud.eu/> Financialisation, Economy, Society & Sustainable Development [FESSUD_Signature]<https://webmail.lu.se/owa/redir.aspx?C=jf2ff60fPEGL9fYhyZZQzCI4XozfrNAISnOhYBOQ8S8KEtjHstlctjINU-uXaEdExNDwivb78vQ.&URL=http%3a%2f%2ffessud.eu%2f>