Re: [-empyre-] The Power of Nightmares

2010-03-31 Thread Christiane Robbins
Hi Simon - Sadly, this is not news to many professors in the States, especially since 9/11 and especially to those on the faculty of Research 1 Universities. It has proven to be the basis of critical issues for several I know and they have struggled ( actually suffered ) for the past

Re: [-empyre-] Olive Oil

2010-03-31 Thread kim collmer
I get my olive oil once a year in a small hut from a farmer in Croatia. It is wonderful! But this illustrates a problem discussed in the new thread- centralized versus de-centralized. People making things for themselves or for large organizations. How do independent creators whose work is

Re: [-empyre-] The Power of Nightmares

2010-03-31 Thread Simon Biggs
Hi Chris I received your post. I responded but if the email reached the list I don¹t remember seeing it ­ but I wouldn¹t expect to remember that. Here it is again: It¹s not news in academia here either. As in the States academia has been split since 9/11 and people have had to make

Re: [-empyre-] The Power of Nightmares

2010-03-31 Thread Simon Biggs
Hi Christiane It¹s not news in academia here either. As in the States academia has been split since 9/11 and people have had to make difficult decisions as a result. However, it is news in the arts. This isn¹t about government agencies seeking to co-opt academics working in the physical or