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jcover
NEH
Mar 10 2008, 4:20 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 10 2008, 4:20 PM EDT
Baker ends mentions in several places about NEH and the support they provided for microfilming (214, 215, 219). In a more general way, how do grants like NEH influence the types of decisions we make in our scholarship? Do you find this valuable?    

grete
1. RE: NEH
Mar 10 2008, 4:54 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 10 2008, 4:54 PM EDT
The writer of the question very kindly offers the reader a choice of verbs in the first sentence. ;)

The question is brief, and assumes a few things: first, that the reader is familiar with Baker and NEH; second, that the reader is a “scholar” who applies for NEH grants; and third, that the reader is part of whatever group the writer is referring to as “we.”

The question requires familiarity with NEH-grant requesting scholarship and facility to trace influence, which I suppose requires some experience with both NEH and NEG-related scholarship. Although the goal of the question isn’t stated, I can imagine the goal being something like this: to raise awareness of the influence of grant-providing institutions on scholarship, in order to either take more control of our scholarly decisions or to reconsider the role of these grant agencies.

If the author of the question wished to elaborate, she might explain any of the following:
o what “in a more general way” means
o what NEH grants are
o who “we” refers to, and why the question addresses this group of people
o what kind of scholars request NEH grants
o what the stakes are: the implications of knowing how NEH grants influence scholarship, for example, or whether an answer to this question would change decision-making, scholarship, NEH grants, or any other number of items. Do you find this valuable?    

jcover
2. RE: NEH
Mar 10 2008, 5:56 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 10 2008, 5:56 PM EDT
<i>The writer of the question very kindly offers the reader a choice of verbs in the first sentence</i>

LOL! That's what happens when I have people in my office talking to me. :)

How does one edit these things? Do you find this valuable?    

amyr6531
3. RE: NEH
Mar 12 2008, 9:01 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 12 2008, 9:01 AM EDT
Are you suggesting that your colleagues distracted you from your work?

I am appalled. Do you find this valuable?    

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