Critical theory, critical culture, & postmodern humanism
In a nutshell: After a year of blogging, it turns out my blog is really about critical thinking, critical theory, critical pedagogy, and critical culture—not pedagogy per se. Hence, a new name for a new direction. This blog you are Continue reading Goodbye Pedagogishness, hello Criticality
In a nutshell: Alexandra Petri is a political humorist manqué with no particular qualifications to write about contemporary poetry. A young woman named Alexandra Petri pissed off a lot of people on January 22 by writing a Washington Post blog column Continue reading Is Alexandra Petri (brain-) dead?
In a nutshell: In 2013, Pedagogishness will become a resource for teaching and learning in the humanities, with special features for teachers and students alike. One year ago today, I launched Pedagogishness as a blog about teaching and learning in Continue reading Pedagogishness welcomes 2013
In a nutshell: It’s been a year of Pedagogishness. Where have we been and where do we go from here? On January 1, 2012, I launched Pedagogishness, a blog whose not very clever tagline is “Michael Broder on teaching and Continue reading A year of Pedagogishness
In a Nutshell: A story about Thomas Eagleton on NPR reminds me of what I was doing in the summer of 1972, a bittersweet and melancholy summer that in some ways set the tone for the rest of my life. Continue reading Thomas Eagleton, the Summer of 1972, and Me
In a nutshell: It’s been a crazy busy six weeks, but the semester is winding down, and my future is falling into place. Well I was going like gangbusters there for a while, but I haven’t posted a new entry Continue reading A Reckoning
In a nutshell: If it’s 2012, this must be Pedagogishness. If it’s 2012, this must be pedagogishness. Yes, in 2012, I am starting a pedagogy blog. I thought of calling it paedagogus (Latinate) or paidagogos (transliteration of the Greek), but Continue reading Welcome to Pedagogishness