Comments for Union Street

Comment on Relational sociology symposium by a very public sociologist

a very public sociologist — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:17:58 +0000

Bizarre how the land of Hegel and Marx is so resistant to relational thinking …

Comment on Movie Review: Reprise by Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:33:54 +0000

I am squinting while writing this as I’m trying not to read the post I’m commenting on

Haha, that’s funny.

I have to warn you, though, I know a couple of people who’ve seen it, and while they like it as well, I’m guessing they would regard my praise as disproportionate to its merits. Anyway, let me know what you think when you get a chance.

Comment on Movie Review: Reprise by smalinky

smalinky — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:15:41 +0000

I am squinting while writing this as I’m trying not to read the post I’m commenting on, because I’ve been debating about seeing Reprise and your post (well the start of it) inspired me to do so, but I haven’t yet, so I’m trying to avoid the spoilers. But thanks for the plug and making the decision for me… look forward to reading your post after I see it.

Comment on Holy bother! A year already? by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:53:06 +0000

Thanks everyone! On to year two…

Comment on Holy bother! A year already? by tinaguenther

tinaguenther — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:10:02 +0000

Hey Andrew, congrats for completing the first year with Union Street. I agree with anomy: As a teenager I could barely withstand the newspapers and the magazines. Today, it is all at your fingertips and sharing thoughts across oceans is much more fascinating than any newspaper, magazine or TV show I could think of. Just continue feeding the monster …

Comment on Holy bother! A year already? by anomie

anomie — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:32:51 +0000

Ditto what you and N Pepperell said. I get up every morning, curl up with a cup of coffee, and read my feeds the same way people used to do with their morning paper. But better, cuz it’s more interactive.

Happy blogiversary!

Comment on Holy bother! A year already? by N Pepperell

N Pepperell — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:56:30 +0000

Hey! Congratulations!

I agree on the issue of needing to work out things to write on that aren’t always substantive - and on the value of this as the opportunity to experiment with different voices and approaches to writing. Lots of ideas whirl around - wonderful, but never possible to keep up with, let alone respond to, as much as I would like - but the experience of just feeling it all circulating around, being deflected even a little bit from established patterns of thought by the chaos, I’ve found incredibly valuable.

Comment on Howard S. Becker’s web site by kibitzer2

kibitzer2 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:31:52 +0000

Some advisors routinely recommend that their students read Writing for Social Scientists and Tricks of the Trade. Word.

Comment on Howard S. Becker’s web site by Mike3550

Mike3550 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:15:19 +0000

Art Worlds was one of my favorite readings during my prelim, not least because he made some difficult ideas very easy to understand through his amazing writing ability.

Comment on Howard S. Becker’s web site by Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:07:12 +0000

@3: Thanks for the clarification. One of my regrets at not ‘coming up’ as a sociologist, having entered the field sideways as it were, is the lack of an introduction to certain figures earlier on in my education, this being perhaps the prime example.