One of the reasons I started this blog was because students were walking in my door to discuss academic work on the city of Camden. One wanted to understand urban farming here. Another wanted to do an oral history on the public school system here with a focus on student voice. Another wanted to do … Continue reading In the Pipeline: A Discussion of the “I Am Camden” Facebook Page…
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I’ve been blown away by the number of people that have reached out to me, offering to contribute, write and critique the work on this blog. I even have folks letting me know about my typos. But by far the best, and most interesting, paragraph sent to me was this: Camden is a tight knit … Continue reading Rutgers: In the city but not of the city?…
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I was fortunate at Oxford to be supervised by two folks who not only do excellent research, but were unbelievably curious about the philosophy of methodology and knowledge. These two men, Dr. Robert Walker and Dr. Kenneth Macdonald, taught me much. I find myself repeating one line, I believe uttered by Robert, again and again … Continue reading “Theory,” Teaching, and Writing…
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As classes start here at Rutgers-Camden, I’ve been putting together my classes. That process naturally requires thinking about what I find important in the classroom. Two themes have emerged that have led to the creation of this blog: The first theme is that I’ve always believed in prioritizing excitement over teaching from canon – in … Continue reading Pedagogy: Student Work and Thought Leaders…
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In my first class, I asked my students what they thought of this video of the protests over the demolition of public housing in New Orleans: They responded that protest needed to be rational to be effective. That protestors were “too emotional” and weren’t appealing to enough facts. The very way these communicated resulted in … Continue reading An Introduction to Local Knowledge…
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