Today while leaving campus, as I have each day for ten years, I noticed a new addition to the campus topography. Just at the south edge of campus, between two dorms, was a giant dark brown pole with a big blue light on top. Along the side of the pole, written in large letters was … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, while making plans for a last-minute trip to Paris, I spent some time working my way through the long list of possible things to see and do on a trip of about eight days. My wife and I were going to count on Rick Steves to get us through the basics—The … Continue reading
There is no place that is not haunted by many different spirits hidden there in silence, spirits one can “invoke” or not. Haunted places are the only ones people can live in—and this inverts the scheme of the Panopticon. — Michel de Certeau,The Practice of Everyday Life “…fantasy is now a social practice.” —Arjun Appadurai, … Continue reading
