While reading Butler’s complicated analysis of desire and the Subject in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit, I was struck by its possible relationship to the Freudian concept of the Uncanny, and how desire makes and unmakes us. Hegel’s work is an … Continue reading →

I’m reading “Desire, Rhetoric and Recognition” when the theme from the movie Laura comes on the radio. “Laura is the face in the misty light. . . .” While one part of my brain tarries on images from the film, … Continue reading →

I will be the first to admit that “Desire, Rhetoric, and Recognition in Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit” left me confounded and frustrated.  I share Steph’s sentiments when it comes to this reading and often ask myself the same questions about … Continue reading →

In typical Bryn Mawr English major nerd fashion, some friends and I share a favorite quote by Michel Foucault: “I don’t feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is … Continue reading →

When I was a senior at Bryn Mawr, my sister was a freshman at Columbia University. I was jaded, ready to get out of academia, and even moved off campus and got a full-time job by the middle of my … Continue reading →