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Where honour depends on appearances
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA previous post about Peter Burke’s History and Social Theory (2005) includes one that is entitled: Narrative has regained prestige as a way of understanding the world The nature of honour Page 74 of Burke’s 2005 study refers to Pathan society, “where honour depends on appearance,” and to a study by Barth (1959). Burke notes […]
Essentialism can lead us in many directions
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillEver since high school, or maybe it goes back to elementary school, I have enjoyed writing essays. This is an essay that occurred to me this morning of June 14, 2015, in the early morning hours, when the compartment of my mind that enjoys essays is active. I recorded the essay with an Zoom H5 […]
Do you recall the Oka crisis?
/2 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe know a fair amount is know about human memory – what it is, how it works, and how sometimes it fails us. Among other things as Daniel L. Schacter (2001) notes, memory is subject to blocking, misattribution, bias, persistence, and suggestibility. Two good sources, among others, about what research has revealed about memory are […]
Two Cheers for Anarchism (2012) began as a large undergraduate lecture course on anarchism
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillSome years ago, James C. Scott taught a large undergraduate lecture course on anarchism in order to educate himself about the topic, and to figure out his own relationship to it. Scott’s conceptualization of anarchism includes a focus on “voluntary co-operation without hierarchy” and a celebration of “the inventiveness and judgment of people who are […]
March 24, 2014 New Yorker article highlights the deconstruction back story
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillYou can find a March 24, 2014 New Yorker article, entitled “The de Man case,” which I found of value given my interest in cultural history and related topics, here. The subhead for the article is entitled: “Does a critic’s past explain his criticism?” I’ve been following this story, and related back stories, for some […]
A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets (toronto.transit.on.ca)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDavid Juliusson has shared with us the text of a blog post at toronto.transit.on.ca entitled: “A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen streets.” [Click on the link in the previous sentence to access the post.] The opening paragraphs read: The Initial Proposals (see also Early History) As the city of Toronto developed, it took […]