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MEMBER BLOG TAG: maslowska

Friday, April 27, 2007 9:06PM
 
Disparate Postcards and Bad Manners
Tags: Maslowska, Postcards, Nonaka, Senocak, Wallner
 
Postcards: Capturing Place was the first panel I attended without a Q & A component, and I have to say that I think it suffered as a result. While the intent was supposed to be glimpses into different worlds, presented by four writers from four different parts of the world, the net effect was an hour of readings, albeit interesting readings, that had little to do with each other. And the theme of how place was captured, wasn’t really addressed. Polish author Dorota Maslowska began, reading in Polish so fast that it was a wonder to me that even the Polish people in the audience could understand her. Since I certainly could not understand her (I know a little Czech which is...
 
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