Post AJn1EGe7fQLx5fJ4M4 by mara@systerserver.town
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(DIR) Post #AJmaiTfN7qF7Of4VSC by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T16:30:06Z
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Whenever I write something about design I really struggle to find a place to publish it which is not my own blog. Too long and theoretical for magazines ("too many ideas"); not scientific enough for journals (which is true). I just received a response from a notorious graphic design magazine saying that they like the essay but there is to much in it, so they ask me to write a new, shorter essay based on a single idea. Which is great: already having a response and a counter-proposal is something amazing. But still, I spent *months* researching and writing the long essay, struggling connect disparate ideas, and now I have no place to publish it. I feel that online there is really no space for synthesis.
(DIR) Post #AJmczJLmvsymEZ4AEa by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T16:55:25Z
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By the way, some of the best critical design writing I've read recently was self-published as a zine…
(DIR) Post #AJmlEoKCqs1WHDEC8W by mara@systerserver.town
2022-05-24T18:27:57Z
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@entreprecariat oh which zine was that? is it shareble online? BTW why not self-publish your essay as a zine too?
(DIR) Post #AJmla8thYhvSA80D0C by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T18:31:52Z
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@mara https://i-n-g-a.com/products/the-power-of-design-as-a-dream-of-autonomy this one. I have the PDF if you want itwhy not publishing it as zine: because it is not seen as a publication in the academic world :(
(DIR) Post #AJmo2iG5sdD3qkE9dw by mara@systerserver.town
2022-05-24T18:59:23Z
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@entreprecariat yes that is probably true about academia, but I think it depends on how radical a school is to appreciate zines as well. And you will have more readers if it is available online as a screen version for free. And you can publish as long and plural as you want. Then you can branch off a smaller version to be published in a magazine or journal.
(DIR) Post #AJn1EFwWHXTUuQuFOK by 320x200@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T20:08:50Z
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@mara @entreprecariat PEER REVIEWED ZINE WHEN :D
(DIR) Post #AJn1EGJYtruG3tgeJ6 by mara@systerserver.town
2022-05-24T20:22:44Z
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@320x200 @entreprecariat hah I'm all in :) #postacademia #academiczines etc.
(DIR) Post #AJn1EGe7fQLx5fJ4M4 by mara@systerserver.town
2022-05-24T20:31:39Z
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@320x200 @entreprecariat which reminds me, there was recently an academic call for zines as a low-carbon way of research sharing. kid you not:https://www.diymethods.net/
(DIR) Post #AJn1EH1AHkmiF85TGq by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T21:27:09Z
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@mara @320x200 speaking of which, I just remembered having written about academic zines myself :) https://networkcultures.org/makingpublic/2019/12/10/the-oxymoron-of-the-academic-zine/
(DIR) Post #AJnD4v3rkSlmzRem80 by az@post.lurk.org
2022-05-24T23:39:58Z
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@entreprecariat @mara Can I be cheeky and request the PDF too?I hope this thread is actually just a way to build hype for your upcoming design journal where multiple ideas are allowed to collide in messy unscientific ways.
(DIR) Post #AJnssWzdbUdEwZSEVs by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-25T07:28:19Z
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@az @mara ahah my design journal already exists but is not *that* messy and unscientific :P https://buttondown.email/otherworldswill send you pdf in DM
(DIR) Post #AJnuKtEuaNSa0BgX4a by entreprecariat@post.lurk.org
2022-05-25T07:44:33Z
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in the meantime I found an avenue to publish the essay, and it's a great one! :nes_fire:
(DIR) Post #AJonnATLXO2m1FlUXo by praxeology@post.lurk.org
2022-05-25T18:05:59Z
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@entreprecariat This looks like such a smart analysis. Can you send me the PDF too?
(DIR) Post #AJpyRnE640IGUnbP1s by QuentinJuhel@post.lurk.org
2022-05-26T07:40:10Z
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@entreprecariat It’s the best way every time !