Sunday, November 9, 2014
"Creel, Lippmann, and the Origins of American Public Diplomacy"
I recently completed a study on the origins of American modern public diplomacy, based on extensive research in primary and secondary sources.
As someone who gives a course to Georgetown graduate students -- Propaganda and U.S Foreign Policy: A Historical Overview -- I dutifully sent the results of my work, "Creel, Lippmann and the Origins of Modern American Public Diplomacy" to about a dozen "scholars" at American universities supposedly interested in the subject.
Few among These Enlightened Few -- who have never gotten their hands dirty in actual PD work, so far as I know -- bothered to respond, except when I nudged them to do so. And, even then, they were too busy to make any substantive remarks. My favorite excuse from one academic (I summarize): I have a mean dean.
Amazing that people "teaching" about "communications" are so involved in talking to themselves (and I mean themselves, not other people) that they can't even communicate with others hoping to share ideas with them about important questions.
Such are the Philosopher-Kings supposedly "teaching" our sons and daughters -- at enormous cost to working families -- about "communications." They don't even bother to answer emails.
They're oh-so, oh-so "busy" ... (while waiting for a measly-paying academic promotion?)
American Academics and Public Diplomacy
"Creel, Lippmann, and the Origins of American Public Diplomacy"
Note for a Planned Article
"Creel, Lippmann, and the Origins of American Public Diplomacy"
(comments welcome; draft, not for citation)
(comments welcome; draft, not for citation)
I recently completed a study on the origins of American modern public diplomacy, based on extensive research in primary and secondary sources.
As someone who gives a course to Georgetown graduate students -- Propaganda and U.S Foreign Policy: A Historical Overview -- I dutifully sent the results of my work, "Creel, Lippmann and the Origins of Modern American Public Diplomacy" to about a dozen "scholars" at American universities supposedly interested in the subject.
Few among These Enlightened Few -- who have never gotten their hands dirty in actual PD work, so far as I know -- bothered to respond, except when I nudged them to do so. And, even then, they were too busy to make any substantive remarks. My favorite excuse from one academic (I summarize): I have a mean dean.
Amazing that people "teaching" about "communications" are so involved in talking to themselves (and I mean themselves, not other people) that they can't even communicate with others hoping to share ideas with them about important questions.
Such are the Philosopher-Kings supposedly "teaching" our sons and daughters -- at enormous cost to working families -- about "communications." They don't even bother to answer emails.
They're oh-so, oh-so "busy" ... (while waiting for a measly-paying academic promotion?)