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Tag: David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jesters, Part 2
from 109 (3 November Y.D.A.U.) to the section break on 211 I come to Infinite Jest having read Wallace’s “This is Water” speech, assorted essays from his two essay collections, and his story collection Brief[…]
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Infinite Jesters, Part 1
WARNING: THIS BLOG POST WILL SPOIL WITH IMPUNITY UP TO THE SECTION TITLED “3 NOVEMBER Y.D.A.U.” (PAGE 109 IN THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION.) SAVE THIS BLOG POST UNTIL YOU’VE GOTTEN AT LEAST THAT FAR INTO[…]
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Infinite Jesters: An Introduction
Hey Humanists! This summer we’ve got another read-through for you, our first attempt to go through a novel together. Nathan Gilmour and some of his colleagues at Emmanuel College (and possibly a student or two,[…]
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The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 216: The Narrative Imagination
Nathan Gilmour discusses a chapter of Martha Nussbaum’s Cultivating Humanity with Michial Farmer and David Grubbs.
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The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode 187: For Common Things, Chapters 1-2
David Grubbs leads Nathan Gilmour and Michial Farmer in the first of three discussions of Jedediah Purdy’s 1999 book For Common Things.
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The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #183: On the Teaching of Modern Literature
Download or Stream this Episode David Grubbs leads a discussion with Michial Farmer and Danny Anderson about Lionel Trilling’s 1961 essay “On the Teaching of Modern Literature.”
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Christian Humanist Podcast Episode 167
Download or Stream this Episode “This Is Water” transcript “This Is Water” on YouTube Danny Anderson chats with David Grubbs and Nathan Gilmour about David Foster Wallace’s graduation speech “This Is Water.” N.B. The sound[…]
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Christian Humanist Profiles, Episode #7: Our Posthuman Brave New World
A few months ago, I got into an argument with a friend of mine about Google’s new driverless car. I’m much less optimistic about technology than he is, and I couldn’t share his enthusiasm about[…]
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The Christian Humanist Podcast, Episode #130.1: Amusing Ourselves to Death
General Criticism – Dr. David Grubbs! – Listener feedback – Lewis as gateway drug – The Christian Feminist Podcast – Swearing on the podcast! Brave New World or 1984? – Government and culture – Television[…]
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