Disclaimer: This article contains discussion of the “n-word”. I am including it because it furthers what I believe to be an important discussion on the power of language and the question of whether a word can ever be divorced from its historical meaning. Please read with the awareness that we are in no way [...]
Archive for January, 2008
On language, history, and racism
Posted in articles of note, discussion questions on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On apathy
Posted in articles of note, discussion questions on January 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Is this fair to us?
On Politics
Posted in Blogroll, articles of note, discussion questions on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I’m a bit of a political junkie, particularly during the primary season. My partner has threatened to put a bullet through our television if I don’t stop watching CNN’s (fairly inane) coverage.But as things (the stakes, the rhetoric, the competition in general) heat up, I wonder what role we in the arts and humanities [...]
How I Spent My Vacation
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hi everyone,I’m mentally back. I needed that. So now it’s time to respond to Kenton’s commentary. First and most importantly, Kenton requested that I post some more of my essays and suggested there might be a quid pro quo. I have nothing good to post at the moment, but I liked the idea of the [...]
