[Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Vale Brian Street

Hoffman, James V jhoffman at austin.utexas.edu
Sun Jun 25 15:56:06 BST 2017


We have often talked about archiving these kinds of posts on the website.  Not sure how to do that but it would be sad to loose these insights.  jim


> On Jun 25, 2017, at 9:43 AM, Donna Ogle <DOgle at nl.edu> wrote:
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> Thank you all for the beautiful memories of Brian you have shared!  What a loss, yet what special glimpses into his impact and legacy.
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> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk <reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> on behalf of Shirley B Heath <sbheath at stanford.edu>
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> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Vale Brian Street
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> As is true for many of us here in the States, Brian was not only a dear and caring friend, but a stellar scholar, editor, and promoter of the work and ideas of others.  Most generous all of his career to acknowledge and credit (and often to summarize in detail) how others had influenced him, Brian must seem to young scholars rare indeed.  I say this, for those he credited (and knew personally!) often included Malinowski, J. R. Firth, and other giants whose names have now disappeared into the history of the social sciences.
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> For me, he was the ultimate connector, ensuring always that I knew his colleagues in Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Scotland, and England.  He wanted everyone to know everyone, and he worked hard at that.  Many of us often went to visit him in his beloved sea-front apartment in Brighton, and some of us braved the walk down to the seaside to sit in what he often called his "cabin" (=cabana).
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> Over many years, he and I  thought together, wrote together, and edited each other's ideas.  To say that a big chunk of my intellectual life has left me does not begin to capture my sense of loss.  My last day with him was a few months ago, when we strolled along the seafront, had a delicious seafood lunch, and captured ourselves in photos we had the waiter take on both our phones.  He was looking forward to Lalu's return to England and to their marriage and move to a nearby apartment building that had an elevator.  I am heartened that he had some months there with Lalu with frequent visits from friends and family, including his beloved children of whom he was so proud and from whom he always relished learning.
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> We are all the wiser and humbler for having known and loved this great mind and beautiful soul.
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> From: reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk <reading-hall-of-fame-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk> on behalf of Ken Goodman <kgoodman at u.arizona.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 6:13:52 AM
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> Subject: [Reading-hall-of-fame] Re: Vale Brian Street
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> Brian , more than anyone, put the focus on what reading does for individuals and society.
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> On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 4:58 AM, <david.olson at utoronto.ca<mailto:david.olson at utoronto.ca>> wrote:
> Brian will be missed. He, more than anyone, turned the study of "literacy" into the study of "literacies", an important contribution.
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> David Olson
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> Quoting Brian Cambourne <bcambrn at uow.edu.au<mailto:bcambrn at uow.edu.au>>:
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> Sad. His work will continue to inform future scholars.
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