Archive for the 'Everyday life' Category

Book Review: Ordinary Affects

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Ordinary Affects, Kathleen Stewart, Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2007.

The overwhelming feeling I have by the end of Ordinary Affects is that the author, Kathleen Stewart, has transcribed and compiled an array of haphazard, quasi-accidental and unpredictable trajectories that haunt cultural theory and, ultimately, show it up in all its fragility. […]

A beautiful day in the neighbourhood?

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Mr. Roger’s neighbourhood this is not.
The snow is finally melting in our part of the country, and none too soon as pretty much everyone was getting really friggin’ tired of winter. At least this ended well in a roundabout way.
- Anne

I dropped in on Stepas, we talked about life

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Arturas Valiauga: I dropped in on Stepas, we talked about life (2002-2003)
An old lady and her middle-aged son live in a modestly furnished house. Some of the photos show the two of them at home, on the sofa, at the kitchen table, or on the edge of the bed. What was most important to the […]

Getting to know spaces and cultures

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

It seems that local author Rob McLennan found some of my students’ work online, and realised we had shared interests. Indeed, Rob has just published a new book, Ottawa: The Unknown City, as part of Arsenal Pulp Press’ “alternative city guides for both locals and tourists.” You can take a look at this excerpt (pdf), […]

The Productive Writer

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Research reports that for academics who want to increase their writing time and output, a set period everyday, or a target of a few hours a week are key. File under ‘how to’ (as Wordpress crashes my browser again).
- Rob

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