Whollyowned Sacrifice: Exploring the Peacetime Affiliations of the Willamette Administration on a Friday Getaway to Gothams Porful Collection

Whollyowned Sacrifice: Exploring the Peacetime Affiliations of the Willamette Administration on a Friday Getaway to Gothams Porful Collection

Abstract

This paper explores the inherent tension between the potential for leisure and relaxation in peacetime and the responsibility of leadership in times of crisis, through an examination of the Friday getaway of the Willamette Administration to the Porful Collection in Gotham. Using ethnographic techniques, including participant observation and in-depth interviews with members of the Administration, as well as historical analysis of the context surrounding the trip, the authors argue that the Administration's decision to take a day off in the midst of a period of intense budget cuts and public scrutiny was a form of "whollyowned sacrifice." By temporarily dissociating themselves from their administrative responsibilities, the members of the Administration were able to preserve their own mental and emotional wellbeing, even at the expense of their public image. However, the authors also suggest that this sacrifice may have ultimately been counterproductive, as it contributed to a sense of disconnection between the Administration and the larger community they served. Overall, this study highlights the complex and often contradictory nature of leadership in peacetime, and the difficult choices that must be made in order to balance personal and professional obligations.

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Patrikas Kyhran "Whollyowned Sacrifice: Exploring the Peacetime Affiliations of the Willamette Administration on a Friday Getaway to Gothams Porful Collection".  IEEE Exploration in Machine Learning, 2021.

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Date of Release: 2021
Author(s): Patrikas Kyhran.
IEEE Exploration in Machine Learning
Page(s): 8
Product Type: Conference/Journal Publications