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I blog for the promotion of critical thinking and cultural, historical, and philosophical literacy.
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• Asking Students How They Are Really Doing Should Not Be A Rare Occurrence

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on May 2, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Asking students how they are really doing should not be a rare occurrence. For several years now, I have scheduled a day mid-semester for wellness in almost all of my classes because I have seen my students arrive more and more… Read More ›

• 122 visits. 74 hours. Office Hours.

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on April 29, 2019 • ( 6 )

  

  I’ve always had busy office hours as discussed here. Invisible Labor is pervasive in our world. People labor in ways that are often unseen, unacknowledged, and/or even unpaid. In order to help counter this, I tracked visits this semester. The… Read More ›

• Spring 2019 Class Pictures

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on April 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Another semester has concluded! The class picture tradition continues! This semester I taught Introduction to Women’s Studies; Comparative Creation Myths; Introduction to GLBT/Queer Studies (two sections); and Sexuality and Queer Theory! Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda   

• The Room (Poem)

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on April 27, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  The Room With its spaciousness, invites you. With its tables and chairs, talks to you. With its storage spaces, says, please stay. With its location, says, you are visible. With its mix of different people, inspires and encourages you. The… Read More ›

• Forced Negotiations

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on April 13, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  I present to you the third video project with my students. 28 volunteers from my classes this semester made contributions to this group poem about trying to live, thrive, and survive in our present-day world of 2019. Hope you enjoy!… Read More ›

• Film and Television – Things On My Mind Series, #8

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on April 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  I use the Things On My Mind series to share collections of working, not necessarily related, ideas that don’t (yet, anyway) warrant their own article or have another home. Law and Order: Special Victims Unit receives its fair share of… Read More ›

• My First Article in the Houston Chronicle

  By Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda on March 28, 2019 • ( 3 )

  

  I have now been published in the Houston Chronicle – the 4th largest paper in the United States!! The digital version is live now. It’ll be in tomorrow’s print edition, too. The article is “Trendy Chick-fil-A Boycotts Don’t Go Far Enough” Please… Read More ›