David Barral
@thoreaupeutic.bsky.social
High school English Lit program in the French system
Thoreau studies (philological/philosophical wordplay) & translation; Lit; pragmatism | indie research
WIP « La résistance au gouvernement civil », traduction annotée : https://thoreaupeutic.net
Thoreau studies (philological/philosophical wordplay) & translation; Lit; pragmatism | indie research
WIP « La résistance au gouvernement civil », traduction annotée : https://thoreaupeutic.net
will let you know! It’s hard for them to take themselves seriously, in a good way, as (young) close readers—but the way Johanna expresses it may help. It’s a practice that doesn’t seem to fit the utilitarian framing they have fully internalized by the end of collège.
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
will let you know! It’s hard for them to take themselves seriously, in a good way, as (young) close readers—but the way Johanna expresses it may help. It’s a practice that doesn’t seem to fit the utilitarian framing they have fully internalized by the end of collège.
gonna read this wonderful essay with my students next week! As high-schoolers in the French system (particularly), it’s hard for them to conceive of themselves as rational creatures engaged in a rational practice—and not rote learning.
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
gonna read this wonderful essay with my students next week! As high-schoolers in the French system (particularly), it’s hard for them to conceive of themselves as rational creatures engaged in a rational practice—and not rote learning.
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and it also should be read alongside @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social 's "Close Reading is For Everyone"
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In Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 novel The Friend, a famous writer kills himself. Not long before, he complains to the narrator about readers: “People talking about a book as if it were just another thing, like...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
and it also should be read alongside @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social 's "Close Reading is For Everyone"
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if it weren’t Newsom, maybe—and I’m not even sure 😉
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
if it weren’t Newsom, maybe—and I’m not even sure 😉