Phill 365 – Page 29

Day 86: It's that time again… a guide to requesting a force add/a rant

April 18, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I awoke today at 8 am to my phone vibrating on my end table. Not new, really. I wake up lots of days to see that happening. But it wasn’t a phone call. It wasn’t[…]

Day 85: Fantastic Must-Read Article for Games and Scholarship

April 17, 2017 phillPedagogy

My boss and general awesome dude Glenn Platt sent me a link to this article which is an interview by Graham Oliver with games lit star Tony Tulathimutte. It’s full of insights that people who love[…]

Day 84: Lies my "parents" told me part III: The Ol' Master's Tools argument

April 16, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

So once upon a time, Audre Lorde, an amazing scholar and thinker, said this. In the process, ironically, someone who was not part of the “Master” construction which she was critiquing (this is something many[…]

Day 83: A sliver of an essay

April 15, 2017 phillPop Culture

I currently have an essay– the precursor to a book project– that I’m having trouble getting traction with. I’ve been looking at the current draft (it’s been through a great deal of revision) and I[…]

Day 82: Above all, consistency

April 15, 2017 phillbizarre motivational Phill

Today I had a meeting with one of my independent study students. I felt bad for him, because my lunch meeting ran over and he had to sit through a class session before we could[…]

Day 81: On being a "jerk" about race, class and gender

April 13, 2017 phillUncategorized

I just wrote an uncomfortable email. Well… uncomfortable for me. The topic of discussion in this email was a scholar of color, an academic. I had to give some real– and unsolicited– advice to a[…]

Day 80: The Hulk's Secret

April 13, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I am unabashedly a huge fan of Joss Whedon. I always have been. I always will be. But my favorite Whedon moment isn’t from Buffy, or from Angel (my favorite of his series) or Firefly,[…]

Day 79: Lies my "Parents" Told Me II: It gets better

April 11, 2017 phillUncategorized

Now I know the phrase “it gets better” is used by certain movements as a sort of rallying cry, so if you’re from one of those communities, I apologize for the use of the phrase,[…]

Day 78: Worth

April 11, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Two days ago I shared a part of an old essay here. I don’t think the essay is going to see print (total honesty: I submitted it to a collection edited by some friends from[…]

Day 77: My Biggest Pet Peeve

April 9, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

So earlier this week I wrote a treatise of sorts on how much I care about my students and how I think we all should if we want to teach. Today, I’m going to illustrate[…]