The Limits of “Indoctrination” Talk
Many recent debates about education have focused on the idea of indoctrination. The following dialectic is by now familiar: someone points to a concept,...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: The Growing Pains of Virtual Conferences
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the third of four installments....
Rediscovering a Neglected Tradition: Book Review—Korean Philosophy: Sources and Interpretations
We often picture ourselves the birth of philosophical thought happening before the eyes of the Athenian citizens, mesmerized and horrified by the discussions and...
A Soul From Whom Nothing Can be Taken: Marguerite Porete—Mystic and Philosopher
Marguerite Porete said nothing as her life was taken from her. Or so goes the legend. The facts, according to reliable sources, are these:...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: Access. Access. Access…Did I Mention Access?
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post marks the second of four installments....
Tending to Ballroom: An Inquiry of Wayward Improvisation and Cultural Cooptation
“If everybody went to balls and did less drugs, it’d be a fun world wouldn’t it?”
I have only seen Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary...
Why I Support the Virtual APA: Why I Hope to See You at the...
The Diversity and Inclusiveness Beat is running a mini-series called “Why I Support the Virtual APA.” This post will be the first out of...
The Cost of Keeping the Peace: Relationship Advice and Oppressive Norms
Many of us have probably heard the following pieces of advice when navigating conflicts in an interpersonal relationship. Pick your battles: don’t make an...
The Problem of Reproduction in Mazú’s Shady River (2020)
During the 1940s, the mine at Rio Turbio, Argentina was established for the extraction of coal. Tatiana Mazú González’s Shady River (2020) directs its...
Writing Fungal Flesh
We don’t always realize the damage our words can do to others. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how rarely affective correspondences are taken into...