Faustus had it made…then he sold his soul to the devil.
Dear Readers (who exist?) Today I will be discussing Christopher Marlowe’s most famous play Doctor Faustus. I went into my reading being super excited about reading it. Marlowe is a contemporary of Shakespeare and as I said before: I LOVE … Continue reading → Continue reading →
an update on my university life.
Hey all,
No one probably cares BUT last night (thanksgiving sunday) I stayed up till 3 am just looking at my Antigone essay wondering if there was something wrong with it.
I am ubc?
Seamus
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its almost 3 am
so to give a brief context for this, i have had a 4 month dramatic feud that i was not interested in being in, and it has just ended today with me cutting off all ties with the other person. … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Wade Davis Dreams from endangered cultures Ted Talks
This is Wade Davis whom I was talking about in class. The entire talk is phenomenal but if you want to skip to the part about language it’s at 3:20ish. Apparently Wade Davis is going to be teaching at UBC … Continue reading →
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Marcel Proust and Antigone
Greg – Antigone’s Claim reminded me of the French Author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) who wrote In Search of Lost Time. In that novel, Proust discussed gender roles. He is famous for saying that his favourite characteristic of a man is feminine characteristics, and his favourite characteristics of a female is male characteristics. As a “closet”-homosexual in a […]
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Animal Rights
There’s a commonly held belief amongst the general public that philosophy is useless. What has it ever really done for us? Everything useful, everything that has helped gradually progress humanity from a state of primitiveness to civilization has been done … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Another blog post on Butler
For some reason that I (Christina) can’t figure out, this post isn’t automatically showing up on our site. Please read this one, too: Naming the Unknown–Antigone’s Claim, by Judith Butler
Antigone’s Claim and Other Nonsensical Thoughts, A Second Edit
Okay, so maybe I’m not quite done here. I blame the coffee I had earlier. I have to study for my Anthropology midterm but nope, not right now. Why? Because Antigone is why. To be honest, I don’t know how I feel about Antigone. I can’t hate her but I can’t like her. […] Continue reading →