AtD Group Read
Steve Maas
tyronemullet at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 2 19:40:11 CST 2006
I agree wholeheartedly, the first M&D read was far and away the most
entertaining time in my many years on the list. The group read started
almost immediately upon release of the book in April 1997, check the
archives for yourself. No reason not to do the same with AtD.
Steve Maas
James Kyllo wrote:
>The group read of M&D, the first time through, was (for me) by far the
>most worthwhile thing this list has done. There was no academic
>consensus about the book, everybody came to it fresh and contributed
>what they really thought (or what supporting information they found
>themselves). Not regurgitation of found essays. What "value" do you
>think could or should be contributed? The value for me is comes from
>the interpretation through a body of people (or at least online
>personas) that have become familiar over many years.
>
>And in the case of M&D, I think a lot of what has become the critical
>consensus emerged first on this list. Whether that constitutes value
>is another matter
>
>best
>
>James
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