Author Archives: Richard Guzman
Notes on Space and Growth
This article is part of a series on The Arts of the Essay. ____________ Bonnie Rough’s “Notes on the Space We Take” may be my students’ all-time favorite essay. (You can read it HERE.) A term later, a year later, … Continue reading
The Arts of the Essay
This is the lead post in a series on The Arts of the Essay, a list of series items appearing below, beginning with thoughts on Bonnie Rough’s essay “Notes on the Space We Take Up.” “Oh, yes, THAT essay,” said … Continue reading
Embracing and Fearing the Void: The Root of Racism
James Baldwin once called America a nation “dedicated to the death of the paradox,” a people particularly fond of the straight-forward answer: the Yes-No, the Black-White, the Just-The-Facts, Ma’am, reply. Which could make reading Baldwin particularly difficult. As Raoul Peck, … Continue reading