This month I have made a conscious effort to finish a number of half-read books and finally investigate some that have been on my […]
Italy A full two weeks of the April were spent in Italy – most of the trip was spent in Perugia, a town located in […]
#modernism "Modernism sent fissures through a whole bundle of myths: that a narrative must have a beginning, a mi... goodreads.com/quotes…
Thanks Richard. I checked out your blog and particularly enj…
A fantastic post, for sure. I have also read every word Orwe…
"Wanderings of a Spiritualist" turns up in antique bookshops…
Thanks for this interesting comment, Mark. I will check out…
One author who met Gellert and was effusive in his praise wa…
This is my madness, and I can’t tell it as it is. Madness is anti-story, anti-chronology, anti-plot, anti-character. It breaks language. It throws mud in the face. It makes story […]
Tuning in to the zeitgeist is a full-time job and one that educators are uniquely situated to both understand and interpret. How many other professions have such an opportunity to […]
“Politics is war by other means.” Foucault The soap opera that is Australian politics entered a new phase last night. Three years after being deposed by […]
What was it like at your school? Were you a smart kid? Were the classes streamed/graded or mixed ability or some combination of both? How did your teachers teach, engage […]
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My #reading: July 2016
Historians indeed hope that their books might entwine intimately with the lives of their readers and that their histories may sit on bedside tables ready […]