Teaching as an act of resistance
Starting form a striking quote by bell hooks’ influential work “Teaching to Transgress”, I reflect briefly on the joys and pains of teaching.
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Dante and the climate crisis
Reading Dante’s Divina Commedia, I have started to realise how much what the 13th-century poet was talking about when he hurled his invective against Italy and the Empire. Unfortunately, this is exactly how I feel when i think about the climate crisis…
The Road Not Taken
My answer to today’s prompt about what I would do differently is a well-known poem by the American poet Robert Frost. The poem reminds me to avoid regrets, and instead learn from past mistakes.
Reading Clarel with melvilleans
I participated in online discussions of Melville’s poem Clarel, A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land. Despite its complexity, the group’s enthusiasm and insights deepened my appreciation and motivated me to study it further.
Henry David Thoreau’s Linguistic Veil
In this post I analyse Thoreau’s metaphor of the veil, asking questions about language, the classics, and the relationship between reader and writer.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang
My first impressions after reading the debut novel by C. Pam Zhang.
Reading in a foreign language
In this post, I explore the main reasons which make reading in a foreign language both useful and enjoyable for me.
Felice Cimatti’s Philosophy of Animality
My thoughts on Felice Cimatti’s book ‘Unbecoming Human: Philosophy of Animality After Deleuze’.
Seven reasons why you should read Beloved by Toni Morrison
What the title says: seven reasons why you should read Beloved by Toni Morrison if you haven’t yet.