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12. Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:29:42 +0000

The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291) Professor Hungerford introduces this lecture by reviewing the ways that authors on the syllabus up to this point have dealt with the relationship between language and life, that collection of elusive or obvious things that for literary critics fall under the category of “the Real.” The Real can shout out from a work of art, as it sometimes does in Black Boy, or haunt it, as in Lolita. It can elude authors like Kerouac and Barth for widely different reasons. Placing Pynchon firmly in the context of the political upheaval of the 1960s that he is often seen to avoid, Hungerford argues that Pynchon–no less than a writer of faith like Flannery O’Connor–is deeply invested in questions of meaning and emotional response, so that The Crying of Lot 49 is a sincere call for connection, and a lament for loss, as much as it is an ironic, playful puzzle. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2008.

Philip Michael Thomas

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:39:26 +0000

the challenge: take an UNUSABLE album and make something of it. in this case Philip “Tubbs” Michael Thomas’ Living The Book Of My Life’s (sorry bruh, but you dont need me to state the obvious……right?) “She’s A Liar”. It took about 14 different parts of the record to make “something” out of it. lol. i was bored. *shoulder shrug*

Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:28:58 +0000

Peter Robinson speaks with Thomas Sowell about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies in which Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues. Sowell takes on the conventional thinking on a wide swath of Americas economic life, from male-female economic differences to income stagnation, executive pay, and social mobility to economics of higher education. In all cases he demonstrates how economics relates to the social issues that deeply affect our country….