The gang is totally right on this one, Terrill: if it wasn't published in an *academic journal*, it's not an "academic paper". Even then, there are academic journals that are not actually peer-reviewed. This publication is only a
white paper at best.
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Thanks for the constructive criticism from yourself and others.
I am not an academic and went to art school but not university.
Writing this essay I was given around 10 pages of instructions
as to how to do so and it was a very steep learning curve and
took place over a year or so. The editor Prof Eugene Gallagher
was extremely helpful and patient and even went so far as to
buy one of Marty's books when I couldn't pinpoint a particular
reference.
To the best of my knowledge no academic has better
knowledge than myself on the current Freezone/indie arena.
John Atack who I referenced several times probably dosn't but
knew earlier history better than anyone IMO. He helped on
many FZ/Indie legal cases including Mayo.
The opinions usually expressed about academics in the
area of new religious movements is that they are not critical
enough.
From my essay:-
"It is my opinion that the tide is also turning for academics in the field of new religious movements.Previously they had been in general uncritical about the COS and Scientology. Now James Beverly has just put on this conference. I had the pleasure of taking Dr. David Barrett and Professor Beverly to an “Anonymous” protest at COS in London. I've exchanged mails and conversed with Professor James Lewis of the University of Tromsø and introduced him and one of his students to Ron's Org vin Moscow. He and at least one of his students are writing papers about the Freezone (see Lewis
2013). This would be considered enemy action by COS. Also, I was invited to talk about The Freezone at Inform's 25th anniversary conference—in the eyes of COS, more enemy action."
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