Category Archives: literature

Gatsby, What Gatsby?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

Slightly off topic from my usual blog posts, the below anti-film-review review comes from a recent visit to the Exeter Picturehouse. The University of Exeter has a great collaboration with this arty cinema in town, and runs a series of … Continue reading →

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Nussbaum’s remarks at Colgate University

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Thanks to Andy Daddio for this brilliant photo. Truly the Daddio of Scholarly Photography! When it comes to a defence of the liberal arts in Higher Education, Martha Nussbaum is a matriarch. While some have criticised her universalism, and tendency towards vague aspiration, she nonetheless … Continue reading →

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Rousseau’s Emile: on Infancy

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

I made this quote bank of the first chapter of Rousseau’s Emile : “Infancy”. Feel free to use this wherever and whenever you want.  The first drafts of Emile did not include infancy, but as William Boyd observes in Emile … Continue reading →

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Victorian Schools Bibliography

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

I’m looking into the Victorian Education system, and am particularly interested in the idea of using popular fiction, newspapers, TV, and film in order to understand the state of universities in the Nineteenth Century.I’m reading Reading Victorian Schoolrooms: Childhood Education … Continue reading →

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Franco Moretti Eat Your Heart Out

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’m writing an essay on The Life of Pi by Yann Martel in relation to the Booker Prize, and the position of the novel and the author in this network of commercial activity. I have been using lots of data … Continue reading →

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