On Mon, 28 Jul 1997, Peter Larkin wrote:
I think what i
> value about using a term like "pastoral" is the history of
> appropriation and contamination from its beginning, so that the work
> of innovation/renovation has to be more than a relayed indignation.
O, yes - and of late "pastoral" also gets a laminate or so from the lingos
of "caring professions" (nice distinction in itself, if you're in one that
doesn't). As for city vs country, one glance at Bill Corbett's ongoing
"City Nature" project convinces me that urban pastoral is working well.
It's just a question of tending those flocks, on whatever pastures they
lie.
Take care,
RC
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