Monthly Archives: May 2016

A Memorial Day Thought

Posted on May 30, 2016 by lindaessig

This Memorial Day weekend, I’ve been thinking about some images from my youth – of the Vietnam war and, especially, watching the evening news with my parents and seeing coffins of soldiers killed in action being unloaded from a plane. … Continue reading →

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Hoke, Daisy, and an Equity Ethos

Posted on May 26, 2016 by lindaessig

[This essay is also posted on the Americans for the Arts blog, ARTSblog ] There’s a line in Alfred Uhry’s play Driving Miss Daisy that has stuck with me for the last 30 years. In response to a well-meaning, but misguided (and … Continue reading →

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Knowledge, Clubs, and Journals

Posted on May 18, 2016 by lindaessig

Three articles/blogs/news items about academic journal publishing hit my inbox in the 24 hours prior to a guest lecture for Seattle University on the topic of….academic journal publishing. The primary mission of academic journals is – or should be – the dissemination … Continue reading →

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Book proposal

Posted on May 7, 2016 by lindaessig

I’m working on a book proposal – let me know what you think. [Please see the revised proposal instead] An Ouroboros: Art, Money and Entrepreneurial Action will be a collection of original essays for an interested lay audience that bridges the … Continue reading →

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