Monthly Archives: March 2010
Things Fall Apart
And so I’ve been jotting down on the notebook and flipping random book pages while occasionally scanning random .pdf titles as the Slovenian cultural theorist babbles in the background: all clear signs of my present state of retardation, stuck as
Things Fall Apart
And so I’ve been jotting down on the notebook and flipping random book pages while occasionally scanning random .pdf titles as the Slovenian cultural theorist babbles in the background: all clear signs of my present state of retardation, stuck as
On the UP/PUP Student Protests
Carry Our Struggles Through to the End On the March 24 Protest Action Militancy and collective action are the only potent weapon of the students against the rule of the class interests of a few in the academe. Our fellow
On the UP/PUP Student Protests
Carry Our Struggles Through to the End On the March 24 Protest Action Militancy and collective action are the only potent weapon of the students against the rule of the class interests of a few in the academe. Our fellow
A Tradition of Struggle [1]
The history of Pagbutlak is closely intertwined with the history of the students’ militant struggles in the UP in the Visayas. Although Pagbutlak’s history is marked by intervals of passive absences and silences, its birth was firmly grounded in a
A Tradition of Struggle [1]
The history of Pagbutlak is closely intertwined with the history of the students’ militant struggles in the UP in the Visayas. Although Pagbutlak’s history is marked by intervals of passive absences and silences, its birth was firmly grounded in a
Economics is an Ideology in the Service of the Powerful
[E]conomics – or, more precisely, the neoclassical branch of political economy – is not an objective reality. In fact, for the most part it is not even a scientific inquiry into objective reality. Instead, neoclassical political economy is largely an
Economics is an Ideology in the Service of the Powerful
[E]conomics – or, more precisely, the neoclassical branch of political economy – is not an objective reality. In fact, for the most part it is not even a scientific inquiry into objective reality. Instead, neoclassical political economy is largely an
Leisure Readings
Not reading entire books as much as I want to due to the influx of other tasks and readings. Still found time to go over Herbert Marcuse’s One Dimensional Man which I found oh so boring in spite of not
Leisure Readings
Not reading entire books as much as I want to due to the influx of other tasks and readings. Still found time to go over Herbert Marcuse’s One Dimensional Man which I found oh so boring in spite of not
Enjoy!
I read Kingsley Amis’ Jake’s Thing because I was intrigued by the novel’s concept of an aging academic worrying about his declining libido to the extent of consulting professional sex therapists and joining workshops. I was also taken in by
Writing for the People
The truth cannot merely be written; it must be written for someone… Bertolt Brecht, “Writing the Truth: Five Difficulties” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s imposition of Martial Law in Maguindanao last December 2009 casts an eerie reminder of the dark days of
Writing for the People
The truth cannot merely be written; it must be written for someone… Bertolt Brecht, “Writing the Truth: Five Difficulties” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s imposition of Martial Law in Maguindanao last December 2009 casts an eerie reminder of the dark days of
A Final Rejoinder on Žižek
Lately I got too busy with the real world to keep myself updated with the virtual world apart from the occasional tweets and legworking on social networking sites. In that two-month absence, I received communications from Mr. Alex Reynolds which
A Final Rejoinder on Žižek
Lately I got too busy with the real world to keep myself updated with the virtual world apart from the occasional tweets and legworking on social networking sites. In that two-month absence, I received communications from Mr. Alex Reynolds which
(Mis)readings