Suggestion for a weekly essay discussion thread.
Suggestion for a weekly essay discussion thread.
The idea is to have a pinned discussion post every week, similar to Lemmygrad's Theory Discussion Group community.
Every week, a different essay from ProleWiki would be picked, and we would discuss it in the thread.
Most essays are around ~30 minutes and have a limited scope. This means that they could be read in a single sitting, and readers would have a more definite idea of what they want to discuss or critique compared to longer works of theory.
This idea would have a lot of benefits:
- More people would engage with the essays on ProleWiki, giving more feedback to the authors.
- More engagement and visibility for the ProleWiki community on Lemmygrad, especially if the post is pinned to the home page.
- Readers would be exposed to varied topics that they might not have considered (or had the time to read a book about).
- Opportunity for people with limited time to engage in discussions surrounding theory and practical questions.
- Builds more of a sense of community, as the weekly format will have regulars.
I'd like to hear your thoughts!