Do other people find Bernie’s unsolicited critiques useful? Seems to me that if you don’t like it, don’t read it. But nobody needs you to throw shade on something they’ve put a lot of hard work into.
R On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 10:41 Bernard Roddy <[email protected]> wrote: > I read the first four pages. One can hear in this the debates associated > with higher education and the resources available to would-be students, > hiring patterns and decisions about what programs to cut or what > technologies to teach. It feels like some kind of report to a dean or to a > chief executive officer who would otherwise be reading the Wall Street > Journal about the new iPhone and investment strategy. One can surmise that > this discourse also turns on questions concerned with the liberal arts and > the value of course work in which "currency" is not respected. Could this > survive more fruitfully in the context of studio art programs and course > work that include creative writing? We're looking at a student body that > enrolls for reasons that are difficult to translate into other cultures or > economies. > > Bernie > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 9:10 AM Kim Knowles <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> OOOPS!, well it seems I attached the whole book rather than the flyer >> (mid-semester fatigue!!), so enjoy! But if you do want to buy the physical >> copy here’s the flyer. >> >> Happy reading! >> >> Kim >> >> >> >> *From: *Kim Knowles <[email protected]> >> *Date: *Tuesday, 3 November 2020 at 13:57 >> *To: *Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]> >> *Subject: *New book: Experimental Film and Photochemical Practices >> >> >> >> Dear Frameworkers, >> >> >> >> I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book *Experimental Film >> and Photochemical Practices*, part of the Palgrave Macmillan series in >> Experimental Film and Artists’ Moving Image: >> https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030443085. This has been an epic >> project, shaped by many people on this list. Thank you so much to everyone >> who contributed, both directly and indirectly. >> >> >> >> I attach a flyer, which entitles you to 20% off the original price. >> >> >> >> Description: >> >> This book assesses the contemporary status of photochemical film practice >> against a backdrop of technological transition and obsolescence. It argues >> for the continued relevance of material engagement for opening up >> alternative ways of seeing and sensing the world. Questioning narratives of >> replacement and notions of fetishism and nostalgia, the book sketches out >> the contours of a photochemical renaissance driven by collective passion, >> creative resistance and artistic reinvention. Celluloid processes continue >> to play a key role in the evolution of experimental film aesthetics and >> this book takes a personal journey into the work of several key >> contemporary film artists. It provides fresh insight into the communities >> and infrastructures that sustain this vibrant field and mobilises a wide >> range of theoretical perspectives drawn from media archaeology, new >> materialism, ecocriticism and social ecology. >> >> >> >> Book launch details to follow. >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Kim >> >> >> >> >> >> Kim Knowles >> >> Experimental Film Programmer >> >> EIFF is an accredited Real Living Wage employer. >> >> =========================================================== >> KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EIFF >> Become a web member for FREE and receive news and offers: >> http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/register >> Follow EIFF at: https://twitter.com/edfilmfest or >> http://www.facebook.com/edfilmfest >> =========================================================== >> t. +44(0)131 228 4051 >> w. http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk >> 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ Scotland, United Kingdom >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/88+Lothian+Road,+Edinburgh+EH3+9BZ+Scotland,+United+Kingdom?entry=gmail&source=g> >> The Edinburgh International Film Festival Limited is a subsidiary of the >> Centre for the Moving Image. Registered in Scotland No: SC132453. VAT No: >> 502 548861. Registered Office: 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh >> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/88+Lothian+Road,+Edinburgh?entry=gmail&source=g>. >> >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org >> > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > http://film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- Ryder Thomas White SENT FROM MOBILE ryderthomaswhite.com Pronouns: he/him/his
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