Following the suicide of Aaron Swartz, I believe it makes sense for one to make as much academic work as possible freely available to the world, even for lowly MA students like myself. Here then, is a PDF of my latest essay, critiquing the postmodernists’ critique of history.
I once saw a boy get run over, and it’s something I’ve never forgotten. Telling a friend the story recently, it occurred to me how a written account might be of general interest. Essays can be at their most illuminating when they plainly describe events without analysis. Classic journalism, I guess.
My latest essay then, is the description of the accident I saw, put as objectively as I can. Names have been changed, for the usual reasons.
An essay I wrote on the London Riots was picked up by Sanford Housing Co-operative in their in-house bi-monthly print magazine “The San”. So popular was said essay amongst the readership that they invited me to make a regular contribution.
I present therefore, essay #2: Unfriend Facebook: Why Facebook Is Anything But Your Friend. Written in the light of recent Facebook changes, the essay highlights why these and previous Facebook features are bad for all of us.
I thought I’d expand my tweets about the #LondonRiots into an essay, analysising the root causes of the trouble. Even if I say so myself it’s a great essay, and I really recommend it.
You’ll find it here.