Category Archives: Reflections

Waste, (over) Consumption, and Ethics

Posted on November 13, 2010 by SLP

With all of the other blog writing I am attempting to do this fall (two course blogs: queering desire, feminist pedagogies; a research blog; and a diablog project on feminist pedagogy), I didn’t think that I would (or should) be … Continue reading →

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Žižek says what I’ve failed to…

Posted on August 3, 2010 by STA

And not just because of his cool accent. This short video brings together several strands of thought I’ve been struggling to synthesize in my head, along with bringing worlds together: I know of Slavoj Žižek’s work through SLP, but I … Continue reading →

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Now I really don’t like Target

Posted on August 3, 2010 by SLP

While I don’t think we (me and STA) have explicitly mentioned it on this blog, one of the mega-stores that we are trying to unchain ourselves from is Target. Way back in May we declared that it would be a … Continue reading →

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Uh oh STA! Here comes Foucault along with some other sources on ethics and consumption

Posted on July 27, 2010 by SLP

So way back when we started this project, I suggested that one reason I was doing this blog was to critically reflect on and experiment with virtue ethics in relation to my/our consumption habits. Up until now I haven’t theorized … Continue reading →

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Using the iPad for cooking

Posted on July 20, 2010 by SLP

Last week, STA and I bought some bok choy at United Noodle (along with a whole bunch of other cool stuff, including Pocky Sticks for Men–for men because they are dark chocolate). We used my iPad to find a recipe … Continue reading →

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FAIL?

Posted on July 12, 2010 by SLP

Beer (for 2!?) at the Library: Is this a FAIL? What do you think, STA?

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After some failures, (some) success

Posted on July 12, 2010 by STA

I was worried about what our vacation might do to this blog, its mission (or whatever you’d call it), or at least to my own motivation to participate in it, and not without reason. It wasn’t just that we broke … Continue reading →

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Our trip: the good, the bad and the bad tasting

Posted on July 8, 2010 by SLP

STA, RJP, FWA and I just got back from our big summer trip. First we went up north–Duluth, the Porcupine Mountains, Copper Harbor, Houghton (where I was born), Crystal Falls/Amasa. Then, down through Wisconsin (Appleton). And finally ended up in … Continue reading →

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What motivates the choices we make?

Posted on June 24, 2010 by STA

As I’ve been struggling to keep myself engaged with writing this blog (even though I’ve been doing a fair enough job adhering to its principles, last night’s take-out Thai food notwithstanding), I’ve been thinking about what it really is that … Continue reading →

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Shopping with RJP and FWA

Posted on June 22, 2010 by SLP

Since I was almost out of coffee yesterday, I decided it was time to go back to the coffee and tea place in Linden Hills (which I already wrote about here). I am pleased to announce that I had lattes … Continue reading →

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