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Hello Should we do another poll asking why people find the list valuable? The best path forward may be emphasizing what we enjoy, while attempting to create a more inclusive environment. I also enjoy watching the academic (largely white male) design arguments, but feel no urgency to join in. I find the conference calls and job postings valuable as well. -Ben @ Parsons Design and Technology On Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 18:41 Teena Clerke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > > My questions for those who are dissatisfied is “why not start your own > > list?” > > The poll asked voters to rank what they consider to be the most important > issues confronting the PHD-Design list currently, not who is dissatisfied > with the list. These issues may be, for the people who voted, reflecting > broader issues confronting where they currently work, the state of politics > in the world, etc. I know it is the case for me. The suggestion to start > another list would simply brush the issues under the carpet, so to speak. > > The reason I persevere, and occasionally post when I can’t continue to say > nothing is, as the original Australian Democrats party once said, ‘to keep > the bastards honest’. Terry Threadgold also once said, or along these lines > (see Kate Bower’s PhD thesis 2010, UTS) the questions keep needing to be > raised. > > Being able to raise such questions and voice my views, supported by > reference to relevant theorists, is doing just that – reminding list > members that we are not all white, middle class, able-bodied, securely > positioned in powerful roles in esteemed institutions in the Global North, > or male. > > With respect, your suggestion is one such opportunity. > > All the best, > teena > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------