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<FONT FACE="New York"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Em,<BR>
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Although pointing out strategies for teaching as a cultural studies practitioner, my point was that we should primarily be more active citizens. That might involve putting the academic conjecture away. I think a lot of us, I would even say most of us, consider ourselves activists who have very strong political objectives. I think this was the point Paul was making. It’s precarious to conflate these debates around our capacity as academics/intellectuals with what we can do as citizens. I would even venture that in these excessively conservative times, the idea of public intellectualism seems like a bit of an academic fantasy. It’s hard enough even getting an opinion published in online newspapers that doesn’t revolve around name calling and perfunctory responses! <BR>
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I’m trying to get along to as many on the ground things as I can and that feels more like an articulated community that actually has an indigenous presence. It feels a little less privileged to me when I’m not speaking on anyone’s behalf but my own.<BR>
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Kiley<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Charcoal"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'><HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="95%">Kiley Gaffney<BR>
School of English, Media Studies and Art History<BR>
University of Queensland,<BR>
St Lucia. Qld. 4072<BR>
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(617) 3365 2687 <BR>
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