Before my Web site redesign in the summer of 2015, I attended a great workshop for the Public Philosophy Journal, a Mellon Foundation funded project. Jennifer Stollman of the Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation coauthored a proposal with me to write a paper at the workshop titled “Cultivating a Culture of Encouragement” — the link takes you to…
[featured-image link=”bamsouth.com/category/podcast/” link_single=”bamsouth.com/category/podcast/” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of a microphone in front of a soundboard.”] I had a great time talking with Jack Criss on BAM South’s Midlife Criss podcast. The interview will soon be up on BAM South’s site, but for now Jack’s posted the interview on Sound Cloud. The player is here below. Jack is…
“If you can take criticism well, you can go very far.” — John Lachs of Vanderbilt University Here’s a little bit more of the story about the day I got that advice.
“Mississippi has a tortured past, and it has struggled mightily to reinvent itself and become a New Mississippi.” This line is from his breathtaking speech delivered at the sentencing for the murder of James Craig Anderson in Jackson, MS. His speech was published on NPR’s Web site here. If you haven’t read it, you should.
While I have been writing A Culture of Justice, so many examples have come up to illustrate what I’m concerned about. The latest is from Charlie Brown. At the same time, it’s true that culture is a funny thing to think about when it comes to justice. When I first read Plato’s Republic, I found it so…
[featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/12/Reciprocal-FB.jpg” link_single=”http://etw.li/1M14nza” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of the printed version of the article.”] My latest piece in the Clarion Ledger draws on Aristotle’s insights about friendship, which he called acknowledged reciprocal goodwill. We sure need more of that in Mississippi. Click here or on the Clarion Ledger logo on the right to read the piece on their Web…
The video clip of my interview on WLOX TV News at 4 in Biloxi, MS, is included at the bottom of this post. I had a great time visiting the coast, seeing the beautiful water, and talking with some really nice people. I also had a great time meeting Jeremy from Bay Books for the book signing…
Beautiful day in Biloxi! Just met the owner of Southern Bound Book Shop. If you live nearby and can’t make it to the signing tonight, you can head there for a signed copy later. They also have a store in Ocean Springs. If you live closer to Bay Saint Louis, Bay Books will have copies…
When I was in graduate school, looking at the job market, I remember feeling perplexed at certain questions about the future of my career. Some colleges and universities ask you about your “research trajectory.” Finishing a dissertation prepares you with a stack of paper, but now it’s supposed to be nimble and fly like an…
Looking forward to giving a Brown Bag Lecture at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture in Oxford. I’ll be talking about Uniting Mississippi, a work of philosophy relevant to folks interested in history, southern studies, education, political science, economics, and policy. I hope to see you there.
After an interview on WLOX TV in Biloxi, MS, which will air on the 4pm news program, I’ll head to the West Biloxi Public Library for a book talk and signing event. I’m very happy to say that Bay Books of Bay St. Louis, MS, will be there to manage book sales for the signing….
Check out the nice promotional video that the local public television station made in Little Rock (UALR TV) for the recording of my talk at the Clinton School, which they aired. They added music and edited bits down into some representative moments. How cool? The music is great. Of course the funny thing about sound…