Think Piece on Language, Community, and Hierarchy

01Jun09

I’m reading this article by David Watson called “The Language of Domestication & The Domestication of Language.”  It is essentially a reflection on this book called Shadow Work by a guy named Ivan Illich, and focuses on how language has been objectified and standardized in order to support the continued expansion of imperialism and industrialism.  [...]

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Tags: hierarchy, language, Think Piece

Troubling Behavior

06Oct08

The title of this post is inspired by this student that I’m having a lot of trouble with, and though I could sit here and bitch and stew and pretend that that works, I think I’ll not.  I do, however, want to observe that sometimes it’s incredibly obvious that our society and all its systems–including [...]

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Tags: failing, hierarchy, teaching, trailing off