Reasons Not To Become An Academic
Waaaaay back in November, I wrote an introductory post saying that I was going to write a series of posts reflecting on the doing of intellectual work outside of the…
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Review: <I>The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You</I>
The personal essay is a form of writing that is underrated by many on the left, except perhaps in some feminist contexts. It is a form that starts very explicitl...
Native Electronica
Check out this video for a track called "Pow Wow Riddim." It's from a Native electronic music crew called A Tribe Called Red:Pow Wow Riddim from Bear Witness on Vimeo.Their…
Change Requires a Path
It should be obvious: In order to make a change, we need some way to make it, some path to bring it to reality.I don't like that dead tree in…
Feelings About Masculinity
I was recently puzzling over why I was having such difficulty doing a particular piece of writing. Everything I tried felt a little off key, a little false, and I…
Video: Break Free of the "Man Box"
Internationally recognized educator and activist in the struggle to end violence against women Tony Porter gives a brief, powerful talk to the TEDWomen conference about masculinity and about the importance…
The Social Character of Intellectual Work
I've been gradually working my way through writing a series of posts reflecting on doing intellectual work outside of the academy. I started out with an introduction explaining more or…
Review: <I>Forbidden Narratives</I>
Earlier this year, I finished the manuscript for my book on Canadian history-from-below. This means that now, in contrast to a rather lengthy pr...
Neoliberalism and Work in the Home
The following is an article by me originally published in the December 2010 print edition of Linchpin. It has also been published online at Linchpin.ca and at Z-Net.Neoliberalism and Work…