May 2007 archives

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May 30, 2007 by Cyrus Patell

Summer Plans

From May 28 through June 2, I am in Seoul, Korea, delivering two lectures. The first, “Bush-League America: Conservatism and Cosmopolitanism in American Baseball and Politics,” is part of the American Culture Lecture Series at Sogang University. (A copy of the text has been posted to the “Talks” section of this site.) The second, “Why [...]

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May 28, 2007 by Cyrus Patell

From 34,832 Feet Above Sea Level

I’m sitting here on 747-400 (KoreanAir Flight 082) on my way to Seoul, where I’m going to be giving two lectures this week. I’ve got my laptop out, and I’m working on the conclusion to the lecture that I’ll be giving at Ewha Womans University on Friday on the subject of “Why Emergent Literatures Matter.” [...]