tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210258.post112498844412059289..comments2023-07-27T05:57:00.026-05:00Comments on SurfnPoetry: Innovation or EmotionDoc Marahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07545489565402563432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210258.post-1125469063489349322005-08-31T01:17:00.000-05:002005-08-31T01:17:00.000-05:00Yeah, I'd agree--but I'd say "as much artists as a...Yeah, I'd agree--but I'd say "as much artists as analysts." <BR/><BR/>The "symbolic analyst" term was drawn from an 1990s-era Robert Reich analysis of labor and job trends. (Reich later abandoned the term in favor of something akin to "geek/shrink"--but I think that was part of his failed run for governor of MA.) <BR/><BR/>FWIW, Datacloud (the book) focuses at least as much on such people in their roles as artists (turntablists, electronic musicians) as analysts (researchers, managers, etc.), with many examples in an emerging hybrid zone (architects, for example). So I think increasingly it's about the collapse of the distinction between analytic and artistic sides (as your examples suggest).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com