Tag Archives: Ouroboros

Symbols Matter

Posted on February 12, 2017 by lindaessig

Several years ago, I walked onto my campus and saw a swastika and two SS signs scrolled in chalk on a wall. They were high enough on the wall that whoever placed them there had to do so with some … Continue reading →

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Do What Loves

Posted on August 28, 2016 by lindaessig

The best thing I read this past week was a post on Medium by Umair Haque that asserts that suggesting people “do what they love” [a.k.a. “follow their passion”] is not sufficient. Instead, he offers these three pieces of advice: … 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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The Ouroboros Last: Good Business Practices and the Arts

Posted on March 19, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14.  I previewed those remarks here and have posted the full text serially over the last several days. The talk was originally titled … Continue reading →

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Ouroboros 6: Landscape of Arts Entrepreneurship Education (and a research agenda)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14.  I previewed those remarks here and am posting the full text serially over the next several days. The talk was originally titled … Continue reading →

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The Ouroboros 4: Landscape of Arts Entrepreneurship Research

Posted on March 15, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14.  I previewed those remarks here and am posting the full text serially over the next several days. The talk was originally titled … Continue reading →

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The Ouroboros 3: A Field of Practice and Inquiry

Posted on March 14, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14.  I previewed those remarks here and am posting the full text serially over the next several days. The talk was … Continue reading →

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The Ouroboros 2: What IS arts entrepreneurship anyway?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lindaessig

I was honored to be invited to deliver the keynote remarks at the UW-Madison Bolz Center’s Arts Business Research Symposium March 13-14, 2014.  I previewed those remarks here and am posting the full text serially over the next several days. … Continue reading →

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Preview: The Ouroboros

Posted on March 4, 2014 by lindaessig

Next week, I will be delivering the keynote or “framing” remarks at UW-Madison’s Arts Business Symposium, in advance of which I offer my opening thoughts: The title of the event includes the word “Bi-directionality” and promotes the excitement over the potential … Continue reading →

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