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I blog for the promotion of critical thinking and cultural, historical, and philosophical literacy.
Visit me at http://andrewpegoda.com.
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Notes on Invisible and Unpaid Labor
I regularly think about invisible labor and unpaid labor–it’s everywhere. For invisible labor: We don’t see the people who empty our office trash cans. We don’t know the people who pick our fruits and vegetables and who deliver them to… Read More ›
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Big Business and the Media that Facilitates Its Lies, Chick-fil-A Edition
In September 2019, Chick-fil-A opened its first location outside of the United States in Toronto, Canada. The problem — this is a lie. Chick-fil-A actually opened its first location in Canada in the mid-1990s but was unsuccessful. Chick-fil-A attempted another,… Read More ›
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Elephant (Poem Reading, Video)
My students and I did a reading of Elisabet Velasquez’s poem “Elephant.” We took a few creative liberties in the process. The poem addresses gender, harassment, and resistance, among other issues. The video follows. Please watch, like, and share! Thanks!… Read More ›
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October Sunsets in Texas
Check out these videos from my Rexing Dash Cam! (I have cams in the front and back of my vehicle.) Don’t you love all of the colors and contrasts! Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda
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What’s Happening at NBC Entertainment?
NBC Entertainment currently has a number of high-quality, status-quo-challenging programs. As previously written, in its twenty-first season now, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit brings attention to the systemic problem that is sexual violence. In contrast to rhetoric spoken and… Read More ›
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I’m an Ordained Minister.
In my Secularisms and Atheisms class, students are reading Living the Secular Life. In one place, the author talks about the Universal Life Church that allows people to easily become ordained. Curious, I Googled “Universal Life Church.” The website asks… Read More ›
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Summer 2019 Class Pictures
This summer I taught three classes: Theologies from the Margins: Gender, Race, and Sexuality (online); Introduction to Women’s Studies; and First Year Writing I: Representations of Social Justice. Like last summer, I invited the online students to send their picture… Read More ›
