Wholly aware of the irony as I record my thoughts within this highly public yet technically faceless sphere of the internets, I frequently muse upon the dangers of words written from a place of physical remove. Communications undertook apart from the presence of ears also connotates an absence of psychic frequencies, and from there little…
Tag: Early American
rhyming reason
One crucial point of divergence between indigenous and “civilizing” societies: the importance bestowed upon face-to-face vs. written communications. For tribal polities accustomed to lengthy rounds of testimonials spoken within the sacred communal space of the longhouse, it must have been all but inconceivable that a piece of paper written perhaps miles away by parties unseen…
commented
It does not take much time to write or call public officials, particularly since the 2016 election has resulted in so many calls and links encouraging us to do so. As an Early American scholar, I have soaked up enough idealism from the likes of Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin to absolutely assure my deep,…
Pedantry
Throughout my years as a scholar of Early American literature and political thought, I’ve many times heard our Democracy referred to as an inheritance from the public squares of Athens, Greece. And while I appreciate the connections and likelihood of that influence, I am also very much aware of the influence that tribal nations…
Insight/Outfit of the Day 