Literature
I would like to write a longer post on this subject, but as I am currently on fellowship and working to finish my dissertation in the next couple months, I think that two brief quotations will have to suffice for now:
"Mr. Mody of the maritime bureau in London said there were currently 15 vessels being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia, involving 290 crew members." ?NY Times, Pirates Free Tanker After Ransom
"The ship is the heterotopia par excellence. In civilizations without boats, dreams dry up, espionage takes the place of adventure, and the police take the place of pirates." ?Michel Foucault, Of Other Spaces
- A Few More Recent Things
Okay, a few more recent things: Ian Bogost and I have been developing a very exciting new series of books and essays called Object Lessons. Ian made a lovely teaser poster for the series. The full site with information for submitting...
- The Problem
The problem with blogs is that you feel like you've got to keep them updated somewhat regularly?at least that's how I feel. I've always tried to keep a flexibly disciplined schedule when it comes to posting on my blog: I aim for two times...
- "report A Problem": Missing Planes
Consider these two images, both captured from Google Maps satellite view, the first one three years ago, and the second one just last week. You can compare the images by orienting your gaze by the triangular pattern at the bottom, to see how the spaces...
- From Literature To Collaboration And Beyond
How can literature be taught as a collaborative subject? I mean this question in several ways: 1. How can students and instructors collaborate in the literature classroom? (For instance, collaborative in-class writing assignments.) 2. How can students...
- Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe
SETTING When the story begins, the setting is England. Some of the action thereafter takes place at sea in various ships. Once the pirates capture Crusoe, the action moves to Sallee, a port in Morocco. After Crusoe's escape from there, the setting...
Literature
Apparently, Other Spaces Still Exist
I would like to write a longer post on this subject, but as I am currently on fellowship and working to finish my dissertation in the next couple months, I think that two brief quotations will have to suffice for now:
"Mr. Mody of the maritime bureau in London said there were currently 15 vessels being held by pirates off the coast of Somalia, involving 290 crew members." ?NY Times, Pirates Free Tanker After Ransom
"The ship is the heterotopia par excellence. In civilizations without boats, dreams dry up, espionage takes the place of adventure, and the police take the place of pirates." ?Michel Foucault, Of Other Spaces
- A Few More Recent Things
Okay, a few more recent things: Ian Bogost and I have been developing a very exciting new series of books and essays called Object Lessons. Ian made a lovely teaser poster for the series. The full site with information for submitting...
- The Problem
The problem with blogs is that you feel like you've got to keep them updated somewhat regularly?at least that's how I feel. I've always tried to keep a flexibly disciplined schedule when it comes to posting on my blog: I aim for two times...
- "report A Problem": Missing Planes
Consider these two images, both captured from Google Maps satellite view, the first one three years ago, and the second one just last week. You can compare the images by orienting your gaze by the triangular pattern at the bottom, to see how the spaces...
- From Literature To Collaboration And Beyond
How can literature be taught as a collaborative subject? I mean this question in several ways: 1. How can students and instructors collaborate in the literature classroom? (For instance, collaborative in-class writing assignments.) 2. How can students...
- Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe
SETTING When the story begins, the setting is England. Some of the action thereafter takes place at sea in various ships. Once the pirates capture Crusoe, the action moves to Sallee, a port in Morocco. After Crusoe's escape from there, the setting...