Maandelijks archief: oktober 2014

Foucault after 1984 and Jonathan Culler on Bad Writing

Geplaatst op 19 oktober 2014 door Sara Polak

Yesterday I attended day 1 of a two-day conference at Yale titled Foucault After 1984. Michel Foucault is a very influential philosopher of the second half of the 20th century. To cut a long story way too short some of … Lees verder →

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Flow

Geplaatst op 6 oktober 2014 door Sara Polak

This last week was really good, both in terms of work and play. I’m really in a flow here now. On Monday I had an inspiring conversation with Jay Winter, which gave me lots of things to think about and … Lees verder →

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American Studies: The Easy Answer

Geplaatst op 4 oktober 2014 door Sara Polak

This is the second installment in the “what is my field?”-series, and “American Studies” is definitely my favorite answer in most situations. Everyone, especially here, has a sense of what I do when I say I’m in American Studies, and … Lees verder →

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