Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
Day 17 was yesterday, July 3, 2012. I taught the 8:30 a.m. optional, which is a time for students to ask specific questions about specific sentences they read and translated for homework. Their assignment for yesterday included a sizable chunk Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 17
DAY 16 was yesterday, July 2, 2012. On Sunday, July 1, I led the optional Sunday exam review from 2-4 p.m. Yesterday, our students took their third exam from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. After lunch, I taught Unit 13: Continue reading Summer Latin Institute – DAY 16
Thinking more about my humanities manifesto-in-progress. Article in the NY Times about how small farmers are creating a new business model for local agriculture. Makes me wonder: as the American small farmer goes, so goes the American non-academic humanist? Take Continue reading Notes Toward A Post-academic Humanism, 2
aut sī dē multīs nūllus placet exitus, illudnōnne putās melius, quod tēcum pūsio dormit?pūsio, quī noctū nōn lītigat, exigit ā tēnūlla iacēns illic mūnuscula, nec queritur quodet laterī parcās nec quantum iussit anhēlēs. Of the many ways out of marriage, Continue reading Hot Latin for Guys & Guys: Juvenal 6.33-37