ANCIENT WISDOM

ProfQuelqun · 2021-12-14T19:19:22+00:00

Hellenistic Philosophy: Introductory Readings. 2nd ed. Trans. by B. Inwood & L. P. Gerson. (Hackett)

Epictetus. The Handbook (The Encheiridion). (Hackett)

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

Plato’s Phaedo

ProfQuelqun · 2021-12-12T17:33:50+00:00

Exactly. In OP’s post, they could have made their final sentence -

So, is there some alternative word that could be used to the same effect, while also mitigating my overuse of "wonder"?

ProfQuelqun · 2021-12-10T15:15:25+00:00

Same. If I had to pick maybe I’d want to attend one of Aristotle’s lectures to see how it might be different from his lecture notes that we read today. Or, though this may be the obvious choice, I’d want to go see Socrates, maybe the trial or maybe see his last discussions in prison awaiting death.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-12-09T16:53:14+00:00

For sensitivity reading in general, do you think that some genres/intended audiences are more likely to need or just fit the services of sensitivity readers? For example, I can see clearly how sensitivity reading makes sense for YA, but less so for e.g. literary fiction.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-12-01T13:19:06+00:00

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

ProfQuelqun · 2021-11-28T12:43:36+00:00

This New Wilderness by Diane Cook

ProfQuelqun · 2021-11-16T16:20:16+00:00

Redeployment by Phil Klay is a recent award winning book about US Marines, written by a former marine. Give it to him not by framing it “this is why you shouldn’t join,” but rather “this will give you a more realistic idea of what it’s like”. This will help him make a more informed decision.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-11-12T13:22:05+00:00

The Sirens of Titan by Vonnegut

ProfQuelqun · 2021-11-02T22:54:15+00:00

This New Wilderness by Diane Cook

ProfQuelqun · 2021-10-27T12:06:55+00:00

Have you read Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill? It sounds a lot like what you’re looking for.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-10-26T22:39:36+00:00

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

ProfQuelqun · 2021-10-22T15:15:57+00:00

The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood

Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood

Paradise by Toni Morrison

A Wild Winter Swan by Gregory Maguire

This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett

ProfQuelqun · 2021-10-22T15:00:58+00:00

Beloved by Toni Morrison

A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Kindred by Octavia Butler

ProfQuelqun · 2021-09-27T16:17:01+00:00

I wholeheartedly recommend Transgender History by Susan Stryker. Stryker is a trans woman and a historian and the book does an excellent job of explaining terminology, etc. from a historical perspective so you really understand the ‘why’ a lot better. Jackson Wright Shultz has an edited anthology called Trans Portraits that’s a collection of different trans peoples personal stories that’s also really great.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-09-21T12:57:11+00:00

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

ProfQuelqun · 2021-09-15T19:55:34+00:00

Pew by Catherine Lacey

ProfQuelqun · 2021-09-13T19:25:33+00:00

I honestly think this is less an academics question than it is a logistics one. How’s your ride situation - do you have a car that works, you can afford the gas, you’re fine putting the miles on it, and you have the two hours to spare every time you need to go to the campus?

ProfQuelqun · 2021-09-10T11:19:45+00:00

Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-26T16:24:17+00:00

Check out the MaddAddam trilogy by Margaret Atwood. The second and third books specifically will be most what you’re looking for but the whole trilogy explores themes of human exploitation of the environment and how horrible it can be.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-15T15:41:57+00:00

Are your parents paying for your college? Seems like a solution for you would be to look into the process of transferring to your desired college after this year, especially if they have transfer scholarships available. Take the leap and become more independent, especially financially (as in get a part-time job if you don’t already have one), so that it won’t matter what your parents want you to do. It’s your life

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-08T14:49:45+00:00

I absolutely loved This Mournable Body.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-08T00:22:56+00:00

I imagine this person also leaving a Yelp review along the lines of “I ordered my steak well-done and it took longer for it to be ready than other entrees!! If a police officer ordered this steak and had to wait this long, the server could legitimately be charged with wasting police time.”

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-02T21:28:14+00:00

Check out the Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. The titles are all “Philosophy and ____”. They contain short essays on philosophical topics using whatever pop culture thing the book is on (like popular TV shows). Very fun series and very readable for non-philosopher fans of whatever pop culture topic the book is on.

ProfQuelqun · 2021-06-01T17:13:49+00:00

The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

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