Thank you for commenting despite the lateness! ^_^
The anti-Avarin bias was painful to me when I saw it all together in one place. (Along with the bias against non-Edain mortals.)
it reminded me that I still need to write something about the difference in how the Kinslayings are portrayed and considered by fandom versus how the Sindar killing the Petty Dwarves is in both cases.
If we were to ever have feature stories in the SWG newsletter and you felt up to it, I'd love to have this as a feature. :) But ... I say that with no pressure! If this would be anxiety-provoking or just not your cuppa, pretend I said nothing! I'm just thinking about our next goals as a group--one of which is adding content to the newsletter--and so I'm poking anyone whom I know to be pondering nonfiction topics that sound interesting. :D
In my view of academia, saying something first is good and all, but if nobody else can find evidence to support it...well, it's not going to go far.
Exactly! I'm sharing raw material that took me hours to put together. It seems a shame to me to hoard that to myself like it was Silmarils or Rings of Power because I'm worried someone might think of something before me or get attention for something they did with my groundwork. I can see how an academic whose career depends on being the first to think of and write about smart things might feel differently but I'm a middle school teacher! I have the luxury of not giving a fuck! :D
(I did have an academic tell me to hoard my research. It highlighted to me the difference between academia and fandom. I far prefer the more collaborative attitude of the latter. I want people to do smart stuff with my groundwork; it makes all those hours of labor worth the while.)
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Date: 2017-04-15 07:08 pm (UTC)The anti-Avarin bias was painful to me when I saw it all together in one place. (Along with the bias against non-Edain mortals.)
it reminded me that I still need to write something about the difference in how the Kinslayings are portrayed and considered by fandom versus how the Sindar killing the Petty Dwarves is in both cases.
If we were to ever have feature stories in the SWG newsletter and you felt up to it, I'd love to have this as a feature. :) But ... I say that with no pressure! If this would be anxiety-provoking or just not your cuppa, pretend I said nothing! I'm just thinking about our next goals as a group--one of which is adding content to the newsletter--and so I'm poking anyone whom I know to be pondering nonfiction topics that sound interesting. :D
In my view of academia, saying something first is good and all, but if nobody else can find evidence to support it...well, it's not going to go far.
Exactly! I'm sharing raw material that took me hours to put together. It seems a shame to me to hoard that to myself
like it was Silmarils or Rings of Powerbecause I'm worried someone might think of something before me or get attention for something they did with my groundwork. I can see how an academic whose career depends on being the first to think of and write about smart things might feel differently but I'm a middle school teacher! I have the luxury of not giving a fuck! :D(I did have an academic tell me to hoard my research. It highlighted to me the difference between academia and fandom. I far prefer the more collaborative attitude of the latter. I want people to do smart stuff with my groundwork; it makes all those hours of labor worth the while.)