Greg Barnhisel
@gbarnhisel.bsky.social
Pittsburgh-based English professor and writer
We spend a lot of time in Minneapolis because of Alison’s family. They all say that the Somalis there have been an enormous asset to the Twin Cities—good citizens, good neighbors, lovely people.
December 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
We spend a lot of time in Minneapolis because of Alison’s family. They all say that the Somalis there have been an enormous asset to the Twin Cities—good citizens, good neighbors, lovely people.
very old-school (1945!) but Joseph Frank's "Spatial Form in Modern Literature" is really good for that, showing what critics AT THE TIME saw modernism as doing. You might also use a chapter from Rogers and Latham's excellent survey of ideas of modernism www.bloomsbury.com/us/modernism...
Modernism: Evolution of an Idea
What exactly is “modernism”? And how and why has its definition changed over time?Modernism: Evolution of an Idea is the first book to trace the development of…
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December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
very old-school (1945!) but Joseph Frank's "Spatial Form in Modern Literature" is really good for that, showing what critics AT THE TIME saw modernism as doing. You might also use a chapter from Rogers and Latham's excellent survey of ideas of modernism www.bloomsbury.com/us/modernism...
and it could give you an excuse to re-watch the film, which is always worth doing!
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
and it could give you an excuse to re-watch the film, which is always worth doing!
Jean Kerr's PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES maybe?
October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Jean Kerr's PLEASE DON'T EAT THE DAISIES maybe?
translation: "somebody please burn a flag so we can get video of that"
October 4, 2025 at 9:07 PM
translation: "somebody please burn a flag so we can get video of that"
Clean, low mileage!
July 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Clean, low mileage!
It’s not you, it’s, you know… [waves hands around]
May 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It’s not you, it’s, you know… [waves hands around]