Culture Vibes
As a 35 year old millennial I don’t pay much attention anymore to “vibe shifts” but I found this article on how culture has been dealing with pandemic times, and what might be next, pretty interesting.
Posts in: 2022s
Reading Notes and Annotations
Academics, students, and readers: how do you take your research notes? I found this video overview on PhD annotation systems helpful, but I still prefer starting with ol’ fashioned analog notepads, and I have a (relatively simple) system of manila folders for printouts. Pen and paper seem to help memory retention. And of course, as Umberto Eco would talk about, a guide to thesis writing (and note taking) can also be a guide to life.
Micro- Bookshelf Recommendations: Philosophy & Social Transformation
I wanted to offer a few reading recommendations for the ‘web’: micro-, liminal-, integral- or otherwise! The Scent of Time: A Philosophical Essay on the Art of Lingering, Byung Chul Han Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climate Regime, Bruno Latour Platform Socialism: How to Reclaim Our Digital Future from Big Tech, James Muldoon Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality, Gloria Anzaldua
Thinking is a practice, like art and writing
Philosophy as practice isn’t always emphasized. Even as academics we are inclinced to gather the product, not learn the practice(s) of thought. I’ve always favored the philosophers who recognize that philosophy, like art, is a kind of contemplative and transformative practice. Notes from my reading of Sloterdijk’s The Art of Philosophy.
Return to the Art of (Micro) Blogging
And here we are! The blog returns as micro blog. This feels very early-Web-2.0-days. I mean that in a good way. For those who don’t know me, here’s my newsletter on Substack. I’ve been slowly hatching a plan to get my online home in order. This is a start.