[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Jelma van Amersfoort
"guitar enthusiasts".That is not what I wrote. I have no opinion on the Summit List, but the Lake Konstanz meeting is attended by serious scholars, playersA and publishers as well as the usual assortment of kooks. A Jelma On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 8:08 AM, Monica Hall <[1]

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Well yes... though if papers are presented, but not disseminated by the 'Summit' and/or are not peer reviewed is there not the problem (alas too common) of mere speculation being transformed into generally accepted fact? Martyn ___

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Jelma van Amersfoort
I don't know, Martyn. Generally, any paper being presented at any conference or festival does not turn into generally accepted fact, does it? If there is such a thing as 'fact' in historical research :-) A I certainly attend these things with a healthy dose of scepticism. Howeve

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Lex Eisenhardt
As I understand it, the (9!) guitar related articles in Early Music 41/4 and 42/1 were all reviewed by outside readers. -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Namens Martyn Hodgson Verzonden: woensdag 25 juni 2014 10:59 Aan: Monica Hall

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Indeed . But I'm referring to the many other papers presented at the 'Summits' which, I'm told, are not usually published or otherwise made generally available. __ From: Lex Eisenhardt To: Vihuelalist Sent: W

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Thanks for this Jelma, However I really didn't suggest that ANY paper presented at the 'Summit' would always automatically transform speculation (or even mere personal assertion) into generally accepted fact, but that some speculation/assertion presented in the past has, indeed, been

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Lex Eisenhardt
What would you do about it? No more talks at Lute or Guitar meetings, unless approved by the musicological authorities? -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Namens Martyn Hodgson Verzonden: woensdag 25 juni 2014 15:27 Aan: Jelma van A

[VIHUELA] Re: Guitar Summit

2014-06-25 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Thanks for this Lex. I thought I'd said: if a paper is presented at a conference, thus giving it something of an aura of authority, then if not peer appraised/reviewed (which isn't always possible or practicable) it ought to be made generally available. Preferably in full or at least