Author Archives: Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda

Football is Racist

High school, college, and professional football are racist. I’m not the first to express this unpopular opinion and certainly will not be the last. Hopefully, the number of people who recognize how problematic football is will only increase. I have been wanting to and have been asked to do this post for some time. Please read with an especiallyContinue reading “Football is Racist”

How much do we miss without even knowing it?

A lot. Working memory (or short-term memory, using now-dated terminology) last a matter of seconds and can hold 7±2 chunks of information before it is gone forever, unless we make special efforts to transfer that information into long-term memory.  But what about all the information that does not even make it into short-term memory? What about all of theContinue reading “How much do we miss without even knowing it?”

A Few Important Defenses of Sarah Palin

The Sarah Palin presented in the media certainly has problematic ideas, but a few, and very important, words need to be said in her defense. For some time now, I have been deeply disturbed by the images and stills used in articles about Palin. (Photos below as evidence-not to perpetuate such photos.) They are allContinue reading “A Few Important Defenses of Sarah Palin”

Important Conversations: What Does it Mean to Come to Terms With the History of Slavery?

This blog is intended as a reply to my friend and fellow historian Nick Sacco and his blog, “What Does it Mean to Come to Terms With the History of American Slavery?” I encourage others to reply, too!  As Nick said, with this question “the tenuous intersections between past, present, objectivity, and activism all cameContinue reading “Important Conversations: What Does it Mean to Come to Terms With the History of Slavery?”

The Racialization of Clothing

As we move through our world, because such movement is so everyday, we seldom stop to consider the obvious. I frequently think about what clothing signifies to others, specifically the ways in which clothing is racialized. What follows are working thoughts. Please add your own to the comments. 🙂  As we move around at school,Continue reading “The Racialization of Clothing”

9 Different Textual Readings of a Makeup Advertisement

Approaching Dillards at Baybrook Mall the other day my eyes immediately came across the above advertisement before I could even walk in the store. There are several possible ways to interpret this advertisement. As a thought exercise (H/T to Aaron and Andrés for the challenge to look for and articulate more POVs occasionally), I am goingContinue reading “9 Different Textual Readings of a Makeup Advertisement”