https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2011/09/23/working-through/ Culture, Politics, Academia and Other Shiny Objects Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2011/09/23/working-through/comment-page-1/#comment-8254 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:58:01 +0000 https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=1799#comment-8254 Weird, the personal drives much of my scholarly pursuits … but for Star Trek, I wouldn’t have taken nearly as much physics or astronomy as I did in college. I know many pre-meds/biologists whose interest in oncology, heart disease or whatever is driven by the loss of a loved one …

]]> https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2011/09/23/working-through/comment-page-1/#comment-8240 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:33:30 +0000 https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=1799#comment-8240 This post has stuck with me for a few days. I like your response. Yes, it is tempting to say that our classes and work are about no more than the academic histories we wish to tell. But what does that then say about our classes and work? Even if we are uncomfortable expanding the implications of our work and teaching past our comfort zones, can’t we still trust our students and readers to do what they want with the knowledge we share? We may learn something too.

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