Well I hope everyone had a good, fulfilling Thanksgiving break. Tomorrow we go back to the grind of work, school, etc. For those of us at Alabama, we have one more week of regular classes followed by the official last week of classes, otherwise known as dead week, and then finals week. Continue reading “Back to the Grind”
Speaking of maps, Bharat Mata (Mother India) is often depicted in the shape of India. Or the map of India, as it were. The nationalism in these depictions is glaringly apparent. Depending on the way Bharat Mata is depicted, you can learn a lot about the creator or presenter of the map. Take, for instance, this map in the 1957 film Mother India. Continue reading “Bharat Mata and Her Maps”
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! I hope you enjoy your turkey (not ham, what’s wrong with you?!), stuffing, cranberry sauce (my favorite), green bean casserole, corn pudding, dinner rolls, and sweet potatoes in your preferred form. Aside from the food, try to not fight with your families. And to kill some time after all that eating, let’s reflect on how the history of Thanksgiving is told in children’s education, with an ounce of egotism because I was an adorable child. Continue reading ““History” in Thanksgiving”
Hayden White’s Tropics of Discourse: Essays in Cultural Criticism is a collection of 12 essays dealing primarily with narrative history, originally published in 1978. White predominantly approaches history from a perspective of literary criticism, but also grapples with the idea of history as science. Continue reading “Tropics of Discourse Review”
I recently finished watching the Netflix Original series Alias Grace, based on Margaret Atwood’s book by the same name. I haven’t yet read the book (I do plan to), but would I have understood or enjoyed the series differently if I had? Continue reading “True Crime and Truth Claims”
A list of phrases that don’t actually mean* anything:
*These phrases may often serve as shorthand for a more precise idea. But without a clear definition, interpretation runs amok.
No, not human capital. Capital of the human. Personal branding. Professional identity. Online persona. These phrases have come to denote specific aspects of the individual that are referenced particularly in regards to professional life. It would seem that previous generations only interviewed for jobs during the actual job interview, but now young professionals are continually performing. Continue reading “Capital of the Human”
Thesis updates on Fridays. This Friday, I don’t have so much of an update as more of a musing on efficient work. Because of work that needs my more urgent attention to finish out the semester, I won’t properly begin writing my thesis until winter break. But when it comes time to sit down and actually shovel that pile of dirt, I won’t be starting from scratch. Continue reading “All Means to the End”
