tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post5434935465956259901..comments2023-10-21T00:55:57.408-07:00Comments on kungfuramone: Pedagogically Yourskungfuramonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-47201528109562585872007-10-05T02:56:00.000-07:002007-10-05T02:56:00.000-07:00No new topics in European intellectual history? Wh...No new topics in European intellectual history? What about looking at the influence of Chinese philosophy (or lack thereof) in Foucault? <BR/><BR/>On second thought, classical Chinese is difficult to understand and the translations often suck. But maybe ask Colin if you can borrow his copy of Takekuchi Yoshimi's "What is Modernity?" in which there are also some short essays *not* about modernity, translated quite well. Christoph has my copy currently or I would tell you to take it off my shelf.noncoupablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651265003820316818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-27839831622104949082007-10-04T21:31:00.000-07:002007-10-04T21:31:00.000-07:00Hum. My knee-jerk response (to your response to t...Hum. My knee-jerk response (to your response to the goat) is: how did sojourning African intellectuals in France impact/alter/challenge leftist thinkers/thinking during the colonial/post-colonial period? Ok, so I'm demonstrating my lack of knowledge in this area (by focusing on something that I want to know more about). <BR/><BR/>I can sympathize with your situation. The same is true in US history. It's like trying to catch a breath in a vacuum. (And I'm sorry that all I can offer is sympathy.) I should add that I liked your thesis project and I learned from it. I'm confident you'll find some atom of oxygen.Dolce Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295002739774106772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-84876234547152840682007-10-04T21:27:00.000-07:002007-10-04T21:27:00.000-07:00I have generally the same theories on teaching. I ...I have generally the same theories on teaching. I don't bullshit the teenagers, 'cause they can tell. I explain why we do everything we do (ie: no busy work). As for keeping them there, well... I'm required by law to do so. So far though, they've just been crying and whining when the bell rings about how they don't want to leave. So I think I'm ok on that front. I think the one item I add, because they are teenagers, is that I don't put up with their bullshit either. Too many people do. I won't. <BR/><BR/>It's working ok so far.clumsygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656085449826190026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-75557042599838247252007-10-04T15:05:00.000-07:002007-10-04T15:05:00.000-07:00Name such a topic in modern European intellectual ...Name such a topic in modern European intellectual history.kungfuramonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-16629389222858060332007-10-04T13:37:00.000-07:002007-10-04T13:37:00.000-07:00You know, as an academi-dweeb, I wasn't going to m...You know, as an academi-dweeb, I wasn't going to mention anything about new perspectives and approaches. My suggestion is just to use a topic that no one has ever done any work on, and write about it.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the best answers are the simple ones.the goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459721763420523033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-1701406242665912492007-10-04T10:22:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:22:00.000-07:00Yes, I'm never not inconsistent.Yes, I'm never not inconsistent.kungfuramonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-77792542073617291412007-10-04T09:42:00.000-07:002007-10-04T09:42:00.000-07:00I remember thinking teaching was the best part of ...I remember thinking teaching was the best part of my job when I was teaching. I recall those times fondly and I am looking forward to returning to it. But now that I'm writing and filling in the research gaps, I'm having a lot of fun. And, so, I think research/writing is the greatest part about academic work. (I know, very fickle.) My point is that the writing aspect of our work is fun too. And I will go out on a limb here and speculate that you may join me in inconsistency once you find that research topic.Dolce Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295002739774106772noreply@blogger.com