Monthly Archives: March 2009

the ethics of anonymity

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Michael

via The Philosophist, here’s an Huffington Post column about an Alaska state legislator revealing the previously anonymous identity of “Alaska Muckraker,” the Alaskan blogger who wrote about Sarah Palin once she was nominated for vice president. The column brings up … Continue reading →

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translating Derrida and posting it online = possible jail time

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Michael

from Boing Boing: Horacio Potel, an Argentine philosophy professor at Universidad Nacional de Lanús,, faces criminal charges — and possible jail time — for posting unofficial translations of seminal Jacques Derrida texts to his site where his students could see … Continue reading →

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Remembering Harvey Milk and Anita Bryant

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Michael

A bit of “old” news as I try to catch up on some blog reading: Evidently Sean Penn is endorsing a Harvey Milk Day in California, joining some state senators in calling for the memorial day, which would occur on … Continue reading →

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Pride Week at Penn State

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Michael

Penn State blog Onward State has a post with a video about the rally held today (Wednesday) at noon in front of Old Main for Pride Week. I was only able to attend the first half before having to leave … Continue reading →

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Young: The Texture of Memory (1993)

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Michael

For our Public Memory and Rhetoric course we read James E. Young’s The Texture of Memory: Holocaust Memorials and Meaning, which was an enjoyable and intelligent investigation into the production and reception of various Holocaust memorials in Germany, Austria, Poland, … Continue reading →

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