Clarissa's Blog
Blog URL http://clarissasbox.blogspot.com
Located Edwardsville, Illinois USA
Tags academia, feminism, politics, literature, philosophy
An academic's opinions on feminism, politics, literature, philosophy, teaching, academia, and a lot more.
Latest Blog Posts
- Terry Eagleton's Reason, Faith, and Revolution: A Review, Part II on Nov 20, 2009 in philosophy books religion review Eagleton
Among other things, Eagleton's Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate (The Terry Lectures Series) is such a joy to read because of his brilliant deconstruction of Christopher Hitchens's obnoxious God Is Not Great: How Religion P...
- Reason, Faith, and Revolution by Terry Eagleton: A Review, Part I on Nov 20, 2009 in philosophy books religion review Eagleton
In April of 2008, Terry Eagleton gave a series of talks at Yale University. Since I was in the process of looking for a job, I only managed to visit the last lecture in the series. Eagleton's brilliant lecture on religion and the subsequent reception...
- Political Convictions of the New Generation, Part II on Nov 19, 2009 in teaching politics
After yesterday's disappointment of hearing about the paultry and ultra-conservative political concerns of my female students, I was quite relieved to discover that my male students, at least, have a broader list of political interests. Not one of th...
- Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne Heller: A Review on Nov 19, 2009 in ayn rand books review
I normally don't read biographies but was so much fun that I finished this huge 600-pages long volume in 4 days. Heller's biography of Ayn Rand is extremely detailed (sometimes, excessively so), but it is overall well-written and fun to read.For the...
- Political Convictions of the New Generation on Nov 18, 2009
I am administering an oral exam to my students right now. Among other things, they have to deliver a narrative about their political convictions. After listening to a few of them, I discovered to my great dismay that the only political issue on their...
- The Fall on Nov 18, 2009
So who needs the New England Fall when it's just as beautiful here in Southern Illinois?This is a tree in front of the building where I work. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T...
- Ayn Rand on Nov 17, 2009 in ayn rand books reading
The last M/MLA conference where I spoke the day after getting married was good in all respects except one: the book-fair. Normally, I love book-fairs at conferences, but this one looked more like a parody of a regular fair. It was held in the same ro...
