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“In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.”
― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
“Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.”
― Anne Bradstreet
“But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
“The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.”
― Norman Vincent Peale
Hello, I am Joy , this week's drama editor. This issue is about the Festscrift, which is becoming rather popular in the academic or scientific circles.
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There are so many ways to celebrate accomplishments as this means giving the people in question a drive for future goals. It also encourages a success mindset and motivates people to aim higher with achievement of any kind. Where else but in academia would this practice be brought to its highest form!
In academia, a Festschrift (From German) is a writing, an article, a book or even a symposium or a conference, honoring a respected person, especially an academic, and presented or published, possibly, during their lifetime. It generally takes the form of an edited volume, containing contributions from the honoree's colleagues, former pupils, and friends.
Although Festschrift is believed to originate in Germany before World War I and is considered an effect of the European tradition, it may have its roots in the very psyche of humanity. Basically, it honors special achievements in science and culture and is nowadays an academic undertaking, which was carried to the United States by scientists who escaped the Nazis.
It is understandable for artist to have personal, poetic, and political concerns. Any one of these concerns may be prioritized depending on the characteristics of a period.
Going back a few centuries, in the Ottoman Empire, existed a long poem in meter and rhyme, called Fahriye, meaning praise, possibly one of the earliest form of Festschrift. Some or rather most poets wrote such praises of the Sultans or high officials of the court in order to be favored by them. A poet favored by a Sultan or a political higher-up didn't need to worry about making a living.
Now that the Festschrift has become mainly the undertaking of the academia of our day, here are a few examples of it.
https://heller.brandeis.edu/50/pdfs/festschrift.pdf
https://publichealth.pitt.edu/burke
https://www.levyinstitute.org/news/jan-a-kregel-festschrift-conference
Here's a book:
Festschrift in Honor of I.I. Piatetski-Shapiro (Israel Mathematical Conference Proceedings) by Gelbart, S.; Howe, R.; Sarnak, P.
Just how would you write a Festschrift? Here is a tongue-in-cheek description of it in steps, if you want to try your hand in it.
1. Go all out in mushiness and praise, by doling out words and praises to the honoree such as brilliant, outstanding, ingenious, inspirational, magnificent, masterly, the very best scholar, scientist, etc.
2. Now comes the tricky part of finding a difficulty, a hole, or a problem in the body of work the honoree has produced to suggest that their work is ongoing. This also points to your originality and independence and it tones down the praise in number 1.
3. If you work in or about the same area with the honoree, you might want to compare it, with high humor, to your so-called somewhat below-par work, so you can jump ahead to strengthen your own commitment to the referred subject.
4. The Conclusion: This should mimic or repeat the fawning in number one. After all, you are extolling someone and flattery is the recommended norm in Festschrift.
My guess is you’ll probably never write a Festschrift, but if you find yourself taking part in such a celebration, I hope you’ll recognize a Festschrift whenever you see, hear, or read one.
Until next time! 
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