Life in late capitalism can be vexing, alienating, fragmenting, and otherwise frustrating. There are many wonderful things in my life, but I'm more likely to talk about what's bad rather than what's good. I'm going to try to post one good thing here each day, and if you would join in by adding a good thing from your day in the comments, I'd love it--I'd absolutely love it. --RR
11/6: reading, thinking, talking
The English department hosted a discussion this evening about books as objects, using as touchstones Borges' "Library of Babel" and Benjamin's "Unpacking My Library." I read the materials early this morning, and it was a pleasure to think about them, on and off, throughout the day. Students, staff, professors, and even one person just passing through town on a cross-continental bike trip (!) came to the event, and the conversation was interesting, thoughtful, engaging, and personal. So good.
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