Hi Danna/Holly/Frank/all.
The session was not taped.
Which is ok by me since I was sick with some sort of bronchial distress that day
and doubt that I was audible on the few occasions I managed to interrupt
Frank. ;-)
I have very strong opinions
regarding _The Archivist_ and Cooley's portrayal of archivists but I don't feel
competent to give you a broader literary critique. I was laughing
hysterically before I even got through the first of the first chapter (and I
quote): "To graduate students I am something like a god, indispensable and
unavoidable, keeper of countless objects of desire."
Nice job if you can get it.
I could go on (and have, for hours)
but Holly, if you want more specifics on my issues with this book--and again,
these are solely with the portrayal of the archival task--email me
directly. If you want a broader critique, I really liked Daniel Traister's
discussion of it on his webpage at: http://www.english.upenn.edu/~traister/touts-1999.html
It's a fairly lengthy page, once you get there you may want to do a browser keyword search for "Cooley." But the whole thing is enjoyable reading. Arlene Schmuland
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