[SSC] Meeting on Saturday
Richard Keeble
rkeeble at lincoln.ac.uk
Tue Oct 18 13:34:16 UTC 2011
Suits me fine.
Best wishes,
Richard
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[mailto:ssc-bounces at lists.aktivix.org] On Behalf Of Michael Neary
Sent: 18 October 2011 14:16
To: joss at josswinn.org
Cc: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
Subject: Re: [SSC] Meeting on Saturday
Dear All,
Mint Lane is booked until 12.30. So my suggestion is that we start the
meeting at 12.30 and work until 5. What do others think?
Please see draft agenda below, comments welcome:
Draft Agenda
Apologies
Notes from Previous meeting
Review of working groups:
* Recruiting Scholars
* Recruiting Students
* Curricula
* Quality/Review
Marketing and Communications
Researching the Centre
AOB
I intend to bring my daughters Alice and Francesca, both aged 8, for
most of the afternoon. I am happy to sit out of one or two agenda items
to act to play with children.
Best wishes,
Mike
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Subject: Re: [SSC] Meeting on Saturday
From: joss at josswinn.org
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:55:55 +0100
CC: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
To: nearymichael at hotmail.com
Could we include an agenda item on publicity and design? It would be
useful to have flyers/cards/posters and appropriate logo for the SSC.
Thanks
Joss
On 18 Oct 2011, at 07:19, Michael Neary wrote:
Dear All,
I am looking forward to seeing everyone in Lincoln for our
planning meeting on Saturday.
Suggested agenda to follow shortly.
Is there anything that you anyone wants to include?
We did say that we would provide a space for children to meet
and play.
Best wishes,
Mike
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From: nearymichael at hotmail.com
To: joycecanaan at blueyonder.co.uk; s.s.amsler at aston.ac.uk;
ssc at lists.aktivix.org
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2011 14:57:11 +0000
Subject: [SSC] Open Democracy: Our Kingdom
Dear All,
Article on Social Science Centre now published at Open
Democracy: Our Kingdom website
-
http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/mike-neary/social-science-centre
-radical-new-model-for-higher-education
Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks.
Best wishes,
Mike
> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:21:20 +0100
> From: joycecanaan at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: S.S.AMSLER at aston.ac.uk; ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> Subject: Re: [SSC] SSC Digest, Vol 9, Issue 14
>
> Thanks for opening up this discussion Richard and for adding
to it Sarah.
> I really appreciate this opening up as it helps us think
through more
> aspects of what it is that we are doing.
>
> Like Sarah, I think it is of utmost importance that we discuss
if/how we
> research our developing practice. My intention in offering
this suggestion
> initially
> was, as I noted in my first email, to begin to capture some of
the
> excitement of this collaborative venture for our greater
understanding of
> what it is that we are creating and for us to utilise to
understand what
> is missing from the hellish state of university life that so
many of us
> are working in. I think that the energy and possibility that
the SSC is
> already providing is of considerable significance, as it
offers us the
> possibility to build an alternative higher educaiton
system--and as we
> modify it how to negotiate challenges as they arise (like this
one of
> potentially standing in the camp of researchers of practices w
are engaged
> in)--and to develop strategies for beginning to offer
alternatives to the
> system that exists. How often is it that those of us who are
against the
> system in its current form are accused of not having an
alternative.
> Like Sarah I think that the suggestion of discussing it
through articles
> from the Autnomous Geographies website is a great idea.
However, for the
> next few weeks I won't be able to do so, preparing for the
beginning of
> term and for a presentation.
>
> I just wanted, at this point, to thank you for your
intervention as it is
> one we can think further with. I think that researching our
practice and
> the feelings that are emergent from it is significant so if we
can do this
> in a way that deals with the very thorny issues that the
Autonomous
> Geographies' articles raise, that would be really helpful.
>
> I look forward to contributing to our discussion when things
get easier
> here!
>
> Joyce
>
>
> On 21/09/2011 13:30, "Amsler, Sarah" <S.S.AMSLER at aston.ac.uk>
wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >Thanks, Joyce and Richard. I think this is an important
discussion that
> >we could perhaps take up when we next meet, or arrange to
otherwise do
> >so. It raises real qusetions about the relationships that we
each might
> >have to the Social Science Centre and to universities, and
the
> >relationship or not between these institutions (and ways of
life). On the
> >one hand, I find it difficult to imagine how I might
personally separate
> >them neatly, and wouldn't want to; it raises questions about
the values
> >of participatory research from within the academy (as there
are still
> >some strong and I think defensible traditions of this),
co-research,
> >militant research, popular eduation, border crossings,
complex
> >subjectivities, and etc. On the other hand there are pressing
concerns
> >about the possibility of simply conflating these
spaces/roles/projects
> >into the dominant form, which is also often the most
comfortable one.
> >
> >The writing that came out of the Autonomous Geographies
project would be
> >an absolutely excellent place to start to discuss this, in my
view -- it
> >deals with precisely these questions, deeply, and might give
us something
> >to talk around that is at enough distance to allow for
dialogue and play.
> >
> >Best,
> >Sarah
> >________________________________________
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> >Message: 1
> >Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:08:27 +0100
> >From: "Richard Hall" <RHall1 at dmu.ac.uk>
> >To: <ssc at lists.aktivix.org>
> >Subject: Re: [SSC] some thoughts
> >Message-ID:
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> >I've been thinking long and hard about this one, Joyce.
> >
> >
> >
> >I am happy for my contributions to add to a process that aids
others and
> >helps us celebrate/develop our position - in that it is for
us/those who
> >associate with us, and in that it is against the enclosed
University.
> >
> >
> >
> >However, I would be more concerned if this was used by anyone
as part of
> >their formal, funded role, for their own research agenda
within the
> >academy. I read this tension being recognised and discussed
in some of
> >the work of the Autonomous Geographies project:
> >http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-000-23-0957/read
> >
> >
> >
> >I am not saying that this is what you want, Joyce. I do not
read your
> >context below in that way. I just wish to be up-front about
this issue.
> >
> >
> >
> >In solidarity.
> >
> >
> >
> >R.
> >
> >
> >
> >From: ssc-bounces at lists.aktivix.org
> >[mailto:ssc-bounces at lists.aktivix.org] On Behalf Of Joss Winn
> >Sent: 14 September 2011 14:56
> >To: ssc at lists.aktivix.org
> >Subject: Re: [SSC] some thoughts
> >
> >
> >
> >One possibility for the 'reflexive journals' is that people
use the SSC
> >website blog for that purpose. It's available if you wish to
publish
> >from it.
> >
> >
> >
> >If you wish to be added as an author, please let me know
> >(joss at josswinn.org)
> >
> >
> >
> >Joss
> >
> >
> >
> >On 14 Sep 2011, at 14:18, Joyce Canaan wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I am hoping to add to the document we so constructively
discussed last
> >Saturday within the next few days. One minor point from the
email that
> >Joss sent: can we start at 11am until 4pm as some people
can't get
> >there until 11?
> >
> >
> >
> >I have some additional thoughts I wanted us to discuss.I
mentioned at
> >the meeting on Saturday that I would love to start
researching the
> >process by which we are working (and would be keen to do so
with
> >others). To this end, can I suggest that we discuss the
possibility of
> >voice recording our meetings so that it might be possible to
analyse the
> >processes by which we are working together-and dealing with
challenges
> >as and when they arrive--so that we can develop these
processes more
> >effectively in future and share our insights with others
trying to set
> >up similar projects? This would of course need consent from
all. Second,
> >whether or not people feel comfortable with voice recordings,
might
> >some of us begin to create reflexive journals on the process
itself and
> >its impact on other aspects of our lives? I ask this because
I am
> >beginning to see that the thinking that we are doing together
is helping
> >me realise how limiting the current HE system is and how my
contribution
> >to the SSC stems from the strategies that I have been
developing to cope
> >with and seek to transform this system. My pleasure with our
work comes
> >partly from recognising that we are engaged in a process of
creating
> >powerful alternative ontologies and epistemologies of and for
all
> >aspects of the university as a process. Thus our re-imagining
and
> >reconstructing (or as Mike said elsewhere), 'reinventing' the
social
> >sciences through thinking collectively, collaboratively,
respectfully,
> >and learning from and with others who are at least in some
ways
> >likeminded, fills me with pleasure, delight and energy. I
think it
> >would be interesting to explore what we are bringing to and
getting from
> >this process as these factors are crucial to understanding
what we are
> >engaged in creating.
> >
> >
> >
> >Joyce
> >
> >
> >
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> >Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:23:51 +0100
> >From: Andre Pusey <gyap at leeds.ac.uk>
> >To: "ssc at lists.aktivix.org" <ssc at lists.aktivix.org>
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> >Dear all,
> >
> >Was sorry not to be able to make the SSC meeting in Lincoln,
a few of us
> >in Leeds involved with the ROU had hoped to come down.
> >
> >Below are details of a new Really Open University initiative
we are
> >working on. It aims to find some space between social centres
and
> >projects such as the Social Science Centre.
> >
> >Hope to make it to the next SSC meeting.
> >
> >Best,
> >Andre
> >
>
>http://reallyopenuniversity.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/the-space-project/
> >
> >The Space Project
> >
> >We would like to invite you to an open meeting to help us
shape a new
> >vibrant venue for discussions, film showings, seminars,
talks, workshops,
> >reading groups, archives, enquiries and other creative
projects.
> >
> >The space will be close to Leeds City Centre hosting events
that explore
> >social change (broadly defined) in an engaged and
participatory way.
> >Facilitated by the Really Open University, we're seeking
other groups and
> >individuals who would like to contribute to the life of the
space by
> >hosting events and contributing to building a non-commercial,
> >self-managed space in Leeds.
> >
> >Do you have something you think you would like to do? Come
along to our
> >open meeting or please get in touch with us at
>
>wearethespaceproject at gmail.com<mailto:wearethespaceproject at gmail.com>
> >
> >Where: The Space Project, 37-38 Mabgate green, Leeds
> >When: Tuesday October 4th 7:30pm
> >Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123462997754485
> >
> >The 'space project' will be run as a not-for-profit venture,
with no paid
> >staff and events being free or donations-only.
> >
> >
> >
> >Andre Pusey
> >School of Geography
> >University of Leeds
> >(0113) 343 6757
> >gyap at leeds.ac.uk
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