You find this interesting? You think this is the kind of stuff you’ll discuss in grad school? One of my professors ranted incoherently about bio-power *rolling my eyes*. Another professor told me that “if you read Foucault you’ll end up living in a basement apartment with alot of cats.”
Finally during my [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘My Grad School Years’
May 2, 2007
Don’t fall for the Foucault trap
May 1, 2007
Tales of the Graduate Teaching Assistant: Or The Bodhisattva of LSD (Part II)
Abstract: This is part two of a recounting of my earliest experience teaching. As a graduate student, my friend Felix and I, were recruited to T.A. for Dr. Samsara. After taking us to lunch we were driven head in to the deep end.
“Hey mother-fu$ker,” Felix screamed waving his arms and chasing the van down the [...]
April 28, 2007
The Bodhisattva of LSD: Part I
The Bodhisattva of LSD: Part I
Abstract: In this article, the topic of LSD, Buddhist enlightenment, and the American fruit-picking industry are discussed vis-à-vis attention to social dynamics of graduate teaching assistants and supervising professors. Special attention is paid to acid-flash backs as well as the contingent nature of “truth” claims.
I’m sitting so close to him [...]
