i had no idea that wasn't a political statement.. wow!
say hi to my hero noam for me... a man of syntactic proportions, generatively speaking....
-spicehandler, sva (personal views only)
Ruth Thomas wrote:
> As you can imagine I have caused a bit of a stir in some circles. Rather
> than respond to individuals, let me amplify and thereby dig myself in even
> deeper. Here is my reply:
>
> I regret you took this as a political statement. It was intended as a
> cultural statement.
>
> The Disneyization and McDonaldization of culture and society are among the
> subjects of contemporary social thought and scholarship.
>
> The search "historic parks and disney" in the index " America:History and
> Life" retrieves some articles on the debate taking place between scholars
> of history and scholars of popular culture.
>
> My original remarks were half tongue-in-cheek. I believe George Bush
> etal would sincerely believe they had done right by the Iraqi people if
> amends for the looting and destruction of their cultural heritage were
> made in the form of building a cradle of civilization theme park. In
> Ciceronian fashion, I will refrain from remarking on the profits to be
> gained....
>
> Ruth S. Thomas
> Archaeology, Art, Art History, Classics Bibliographer
> Mugar Memorial Library
> Boston University
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> Boston, MA 02215
> (617)353-3714
>
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Linda Tompkins wrote:
>
> > This kind of political statement is not appropriate for the ARLIS listserv. Can we try to stick to professional issues?
> >
> > Linda Tompkins-Baldwin
> > Library Director
> > Baltimore Museum of Art Library
> > 10 Art Museum Drive
> > Baltimore, MD 21218-3898
> > 410-396-6317
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> >
> > >>> Ruth Thomas <[log in to unmask]> 04/16/03 10:17AM >>>
> > The Bush administration will hire Disney (with our tax money) to build a
> > cradle of civilization theme park. Bush will appear on TV and tell
> > Americans they can point to it with pride. Americans will re-elect this
> > man of culture in a landslide.
> >
> > Ruth S. Thomas
> > Archaeology, Art, Art History, Classics Bibliographer
> > Mugar Memorial Library
> > Boston University
> > 771 Commonwealth Ave.
> > Boston, MA 02215
> > (617)353-3714
> >
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