Category Archives: Blogging

Summer Reading 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

I have not yet written one of those blogs about the books I plan to read, with insightful comments and a list to show off my doctoral knowledge. Actually, it is probably not going to be that interesting, but let … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Four Eleven: Housing and Food in America

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

It has been a busy time in life, and there are swift changes ahead of me, but my blog must go on, and yes, there is something that’s been making me think lately so why not write it out. There … Continue reading →

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Restructuring, Fiction and the Dissertation

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

After a year of writing my dissertation, I contemplate the freedom of writing. I’ve been following certain writing rules, common rules, fairly rigid rules, MLA formatted and citation rich rules, lovely rules, for writing dissertations. Somewhere in the middle of … Continue reading →

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$13 a month…

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

As our potential strike looms at SIU, I want to consider the administration’s offer for a pay raise (one of the few things they have offered). For graduate assistants, they want to offer a 1% raise per month, starting in … Continue reading →

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Play! Fight!

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

In a few weeks, I’ll be presenting a paper at the MMLA in St. Louis on “Play” in American Fiction, specifically the stories of Margaret Deland, in her book Old Chester Tales. In thinking about play as a theme, it … Continue reading →

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Make People Aware of Rights! Agenda 101

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Ouch! I read a blog post today about the execution of Bangladeshi citizens in Saudi Arabia… as our government considers military action against Iran. We live in such pleasant times!! They were migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, a big business … Continue reading →

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Opium, Glue and Religion

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

So detractors call it, the opium of the masses, while others call it the glue of society–it holds people together. Others, that it gives faith. It is religion. Yes, I write this as the sunsets on a day which might … Continue reading →

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Social Media and … Those People

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

I recently posted an article on my Facebook page that made me think about the UK government’s outrage at people’s rage. Oh, and also all those other governments out there that get angry when social media gives groups the chance … Continue reading →

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Teaching the Invisible

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Recently, my friend Arif Delwar Hossain invited me to guest lecture in his class on social media, blogging and citizen journalism. I was honored, and thought of telling his students here at SIUC about the highlights of my recent course … Continue reading →

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Delayed Blog

Posted on October 3, 2010 by

The month of September has passed, and I realize I only posted one blog entry, at the very beginning, and I don’t want this blog to fade into obscurity, so here’s a quick update on events this month. Eid came, … Continue reading →

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