Emotion vs. reason? His live video got us PUMPED and struck a cord- we who were watching were cheering, (crying a bit admittedly). Even had musicians riding along to its It speaks to something bigger and is effectively cathartic- the performance, the storytelling, while also being a testimony of information. Two things going on at once, important to distinguish. But this also makes sense- the statement from Mass Art Faculty- glad to hear from them.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Ed Halter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Frameworks > > Felt I should share this announcement that was forwarded to me from the > Massart faculty. > > ------------ > > > TO THE MASSART COMMUNITY: > > The faculty and staff of the Film/Video department demand that Professor > Saul Levine stop his > lies about recent events at Mass Art and his cyber-bullying against his > colleagues. > > It is because of Professor Levine’s very public attacks and > misrepresentations that we feel > obliged to correct his version of the complaints against him. > > He has bullied his colleagues and created an abusive working environment > over many years. > > He has derailed and destroyed important discussions about urgent > departmental and curricular > issues. > > This is NOT an issue of academic freedom. No one at Mass Art made any > effort to censor or > punish Professor Levine for screening his film or any other film he has > shown over the years. > No one forced him to retire.The decision to retire is entirely Professor > Levine’s. > > We recognize Professor Levine as a brilliant artist and programmer and are > thankful for his > contributions to the department and to Massart.It is extremely painful to > see his toxic rant > against the department, besmearing the College and insulting us by name > while claiming > himself as the victim. > > As artists, teachers and mentors, it is our responsibility to stand up > when we are bullied and to > treat each other with respect. It is also our duty to foster an open, > respectful, and collegial > environment for our students. > > Soon-Mi Yoo, Chair > Ericka Beckman, Professor > Gretchen Skogerson, Professor > Joe Briganti, Studio Manager, Video Area > Kim Keown, Studio Manager, Film Area >
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