Ben Kafka

New York University

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Red Tape Measures

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Ben Kafka New York University

June 01, 2010
5 comments

Red Tape Measures bureaucracy neoliberalism paperwork Curator's Note Critics have been denouncing “bureaucracy” for more than 250 years, since the word was first coined by the political economist Vincent de Gournay (who also gets credit for the maxim ...

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Re: “‘Toilet paper is the new scroll. :P’"

spilling your guts

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Ben Kafka New York University

Thursday, June 3, 2010 — 11:49 pm
Your post reminded me of a course I took with Nancy Armstrong in college. As she was assigning the first essay, she told us "If you want to spill your guts onto the page, please make sure to put it in a plastic bag before turning it in." It was ...
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Re: Red Tape Measures

Re. Amputation

By
Ben Kafka New York University

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 — 7:16 pm
Thanks, Jon, for your comments. Thanks also for your moving and insightful post yesterday — both the videos and the discussion will become part of the history-of-communication curriculum here at NYU. I think you're absolutely right about the irration ...