Last night I attended the lecture of a prestigious senior academic with degrees and books galore and found myself passionately, burningly, fundamentally troubled by her premise. It is opposed to the very principle that guides my work in literary criticism and cultural studies–and when I confronted her with it she said, simply, “you must not [...]
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Stupid flood.
Posted in All Wet, Dissertating, Planet Sster, Reading, Writing on November 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Posted in Dissertating, Reading, The Snapper, Writing on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
are my new favorite days. Look, I like being home with the Snapper and it’s its own challenge, but it’s not particularly intellectual for me. Tuesdays and Thursdays he is going to daycare full days and it is awesome. I come in the middle of the day to nurse him down for [...]
