Indeed! The book is a history of how it got that way.

Really terrific work, Erik. I've been recommending it around to colleagues too.

This line is from a late essay collection called Like a Conquered Province: the Moral Ambiguity of America. But the sentiment (or idea, depending on what we take it for) is there in most of his major work too, e.g., Growing Up Absurd and the novel Empire City.

And also the terms of drive, as in Goodman himself, a "drive to morality [as] the natural ingenuousness of youth... brought up on a literature of devastating criticism that has gone unanswered because there is no answer."

Yes, exactly that.

Few moralisms are worse for politics than the one that enjoins moralism from politics.

Meanwhile, why wait!? Order yourself a copy of @melissacharenko.bsky.social's outstanding new book from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. Available next month!!

Assigned that wonderful book in my work-and-literature class this fall, and will now bring this image in too!

I went to his memorial service. Literally tripped over Lionel Hampton.

+ whether or not you can come to the talk, all scholars of digital studies should read this fantastic article, a densely and beautifully written object lesson in interdisciplinary thinking: www.erudit.org/en/journals/...

But first, this week at the same time and place, it's Kalindi Vora on "Data Work as Care Work!"

This event was outstanding, what a crowd, what a lecture. Thanks to all who attended!

Only A. or E. can dignify the already-dead.