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March 4 Day of Action (via Student Activism blog)

March 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Here is a link to some News and Information sources about today’s protests of cuts to public education.

March 4 Day of Action News and Information

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For Love of Do-Good Vampires on NPR

February 19th, 2010 · Comments Off

This is a fun listen. It offers a brief history of vampire stories in the English language in order to contextualize the current popularity of vampires, and assess some of the differences between today’s vampires and previous ones.  Though this story doesn’t talk about it, it seems that vampire stories today offer a fascinating entry into conversations about global capitalism, sexuality, and how to incorporate difference into our sense of identity without feeling that we are losing something fundamental.

Here’s a link to the story on NPR.

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Gil Scott-Heron’s video for “Me and the Devil”

February 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Wow!  I loved watching this.

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