On Sadness (Arcade)

Some thoughts that were prompted by the ongoing discussion about MOOCs, and small humanities seminars. What can the latter do that is specific to what the humanities can offer both teachers and students? Taking the case of sadness as an example–how can we make...

On Reading Diamela Eltit

The Fourth World. Early in my reading I am struck by how she writes simple declarative sentences that beg profound questions as to the precise substance of nouns, the power of verbs to do or not do the things she expects them to do, the whole idea of causality, and...