Hello! I hope this finds you and yours safe and well. I am writing from the beginning of the Fall … More
Tag: Academia
Reflecting on Teaching amid a Pandemic
In February 2022, I wrote brief reflections on my second year on the tenure track. It has been 2 months … More
Links and News Round-Up: 15 January 2014
Jacobin Magazine – “In the Name of Love” “There’s little doubt that “do what you love” (DWYL) is now the … More
Links and News Round-Up: 22 December 2013
ProPublica: “Temporary Work, Lasting Harm” “Since the 2008 recession, companies have increasingly turned to temporary employees to work in factories and … More
News and Links Roundup: 5 November 2013
Sarah Kendzior, “Surviving the Post-Employment Economy” “In the United States, nine percent of computer science majors are unemployed, and 14.7 … More
Links Roundup: 20 September 2013
Naomi Greyser and Margot Weiss, “Left Intellectuals and the Neoliberal University” “Many have termed the intense marketization of today’s university … More
how does it feel to be a problem?
In Chapter 1 of W.E.B. DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk, he asks “How does it feel to be a problem?” The enduring … More
Some Thoughts on Reading and Engaging Academic Works Critically
Someone recently expressed their sentiments regarding my interest in the thought of Foucault, Heidegger, Arendt, and Agamben, saying, “I get … More