Monthly Archives: June, 2012
routine charisma in organizations
Reblogged from orgtheory.net: Guest blogger emeritus and burning lady Katherine Chen has a new article out in Qualitative Sociology on the issue of charisma in organizations: “Charismatizing the Routine: Storytelling … Continue reading
Amazing Grace: The End of Student Loan Six Month “Grace” Periods
From the Chicago Tribune today comes a story about what, I agree, is a criminally under-reported change in the administration of federal student loans. The byline reads: Starting Sunday, grad … Continue reading
All Your Skinfolk Ain’t Kin Folk?
That’s what my spirit animal, Zora Neale Hurston, is quoted as saying: “All my skinfolk ain’t my kinfolk.” My experiences in academe have been…a textbook case of everything that could … Continue reading
Reading Privilege
My tweep and friend, Melonie Fullick, has written a great piece about the privilege bubble in academe. It’s in response to an article that many of us in my twitterverse … Continue reading
How Will I Know How To (Mis)Treat You If I Don’t Know What You Are?
Back in the olden days before I understood the weird space the Internet could be I was much more forthcoming about my personal life. And, by forthcoming I mean I … Continue reading
The Atlantic Article, Trickle Down Feminism, and my Twitter Mentions. God Help Us All
This is one of those posts that can go nowhere but down. There are things you simply cannot do in this life and slaying unicorns is one of them. What … Continue reading
NC Senate Denies Victims of State’s Eugenic’s Program Justice
I was appalled, although not surprised, by the N.C. Eugenics story as it unfolded several years ago. Bodies considered property and cost centers are subject to violent abuses and subjugation … Continue reading
Having a life vs. having it all...
Reblogged from Terri Givens – diverse thoughts: OK – so I have to comment on Anne-Marie Slaughter’s commentary in today’s Atlantic Magazine called “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All”. … Continue reading
WebCite and Transforming Academic Internet Wormholing Into Actual “Work”
There’s a current debate among cool academic people (yes, I say that ironically) about the future of public scholarship in the age of social media, collaborative online environments, and more … Continue reading
A friend of mine gets booted out of Downtown Sports Bar (Raleigh, NC) for being black, because this is 1960*, apparently
Reblogged from Philip Christman: Just received the following email from a dear friend and coworker. He sent it to a local TV news channel, and I am posting it here … Continue reading
