On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 14:15, Publius Scribonius Scholasticus via agora-discussion <agora-discussion@agoranomic.org> wrote: > On 7/1/20 12:15 PM, Kerim Aydin via agora-discussion wrote: > > > > tl;dr What do people think about a separate method for arts degrees that's > > more akin to applause and somehow brings in Bard? (just in general). > > > > longer: > > > > I didn't think about this when voting last month, but the new art degrees > > are kind of how we used to award Bard. A person produces Good Art, and by > > acclaim they are awarded Bard. > > > > I'd be a bit sad to see that sidelined, plus the peer-review process seems > > a bit stuffy for art. Not that art *can't* be reviewed critically and > > academically, but (1) most people are producing it for the applause not > > the analysis when they publish and (2) it's just less fun to do a piece of > > performance art, get told "that's just a draft here's the critiques in > > your rhyme scheme" and publish it again. Better for people to applaud and > > say "that's some good art, any 'mistakes' are just little happy trees and > > part of the performance." > > > > So just thinking about writing a method for that and looking for general > > feedback first. > > > > -G. > > > > My thinking here is that people can choose which to use. If someone > doesn't want to use peer review, e can state that and I'll try to give > em the Bard, but if e wants a degree, e has to go through peer review. > This is similar to the difference between being recognized for good art > by a professional association and being granted an MFA.
One strange thing here is that Bard is mixed in with a long list of other titles in R2581, but (from this point of view) is arguably more similar to degrees than those other titles. Also, I recently noticed the description of Bard says it's for *repeated* creative wit or poetry. Though I think we recently awarded it for a single work. - Falsifian
