One of the interesting things about running a wordpress blog is being able to see how people find your webpage and for what purpose. Lately, one of my recent posts on The History of Love has been getting some traffic. Before I go further, let me explain that I am co-chair of the University of [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 6, 2008
The Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas: The Powers of Fiction and Orientalism
I recently read The Count of Montecristo by Dumas for the first time. I have read The Three Musketeers twice, the second time less than a year ago, and ever since I have been wanting to crack this other beloved ‘classic.’ In The Three Musketeers I was struck by how Dumas had single-handedly invented a [...]
August 3, 2008
Some Notes on the ‘Love’ in The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The University of Texas Arlington First Year Reading Experience Program, known as the OneBook Program, has selected The History of Love by Nicole Krauss as the book for 2008-2009. As faculty co-chair of OneBook I’ve had a lot of fun assisting in the development of study guides and such materials to help students as they [...]
