03 Mar Diss intro
First attempt at the less-than-exciting opening paragraphs of my introduction...
01 Mar Racism in the classroom
One of the most difficult things to deal with in teaching and TAing is racism in the classroom. I'm not just talking about un-recognized privilege, but actual coded racism (and sometimes not so coded). But i have to thank Sara Gilbert for the best advice...
26 Feb UPDATED … AAG Update #1: Gayatri Spivak
Gayatri Spivak gave an impassioned and pointed lecture directed at geographers in just the appropriately theoretically and instructionally poignant ways. She was gently chiding in those moments requiring it, delightfully self-deprecating in others. Her sense of humor peppered the talk, always catching the audience just...
25 Feb On disciplinary faith
Posted at 20:17h
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Geography is sexy. It offers multiple entry ways to the things we love to study. It opens up conversations across ideas, making room for the intricate wages of living and dying. But my dazzling understanding of the discipline is slowly tarnishing. I don't think that...
09 Feb London NoBorders Convergence 2012
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Looks like i've chosen just the right time to arrive in London - just in time for the NoBorders Convergence 2012. Now, if only i can figure out how to break away from visiting the parents...