Tabdump #1
* The New York Times has a short piece on The Wire and its popularity among academics on the very day I sent in a proposal for an MLA 2011 special session to be moderated by Lisa and myself:
After The Wire. The cultural and intellectual legacy of The Wire, particularly its critique of neoliberal institutions and its place in the social realist tradition. 250-300 word abstracts due by 15 March 2010 to afterthewire@gmail.com.
* “Transracial Writing for the Sincere.” By Nisi Shawl, visiting Duke later this month.
* Avatar is a billion-dollar film after just 17 days.
* 50 things we know now that we didn’t know this time last year.
* Barbara Ehrenreich on the “gift” of breast cancer and the trap of positive thinkinng.
* Last fall, the American Law Institute, which created the intellectual framework for the modern capital justice system almost 50 years ago, pronounced its project a failure and walked away from it. This welcome news comes by way of Srinivas.
Written by gerrycanavan
January 5, 2010 at 12:03 am
Posted in Look at what I found on the Internet
Tagged with academia, Avatar, cancer, conferences, death penalty, Facebook, film, James Cameron, knowledge, lists, MLA, Nisi Shawl, race, science fiction, Star Wars, the power of positive thinking, The Wire, what it is I think I'm doing
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I have just started to watch the wire, getting dvds from netflix, after my debate coach declared it the greatest television show of all time. I’ve only watched the first 3 episodes, but it quite frankly incredible.
sam
January 5, 2010 at 2:32 am