Leigh M. Johnson

The Academy Doesn’t Need a Civility Code. It Needs a Hostility Code.

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Codifying Civility and Collegiality, Democracy, Philosophy, Politics, Race and Racism, RMWMTMBM Archive, Women and Gender Issues 0 Comments

Fair warning: what follows will assume the arguments I’ve already made against the advisability of “civility/collegiality” codes in academia here and here. Read those first.  Second fair warning:  there’s a lot to read herein before you get to my advocacy of a “hostility code.” Be patient, grasshoppers. My general blogging habit inclines me toward what…

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#JoyfulJoyfulOdetoMemphis Project (The Backstory)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson JoyfulJoyfulOdetoMemphis, Memphis, Music, Philosophy, Politics, RMWMTMBM Archive 0 Comments

I’ve never before posted about one of my rando (and, if you happen to be keeping score at home, only inconsistently successful) projects in advance of it actually being finished, *unless* I was relatively positive that said project would see itself to some non-embarrassing completion. (See: American Values Project and/or WORKING IN MEMPHIS: The Documentary for…

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Three Non-Softball Questions for Charles Mills: Marxism, Racial Liberalism and Being “Lost in Rawlsland”

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson Marx, Philosophy, Politics, Race and Racism, RMWMTMBM Archive 0 Comments

I want to state for the record, right here at the start, that there is quite simply no other LIVING philosopher who has been more influential on my own work or thinking than Charles Mills.  (I emphasize “living” as a perfunctory caveat, only because both Derrida and Rawls died during my lifetime as a professional Philosopher.)  Over the last decade, I’ve…

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We’ll Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends: Dr. J’s 2015 Signal-Boosts

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson BlogCounts, Digital Humanities, Memphis, Music, Philosophy, Politics, Pop Culture/Film/Literature, Public Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive 0 Comments

Just a few months ago, in September, I somewhat unceremoniously celebrated my 8th year at the helm of this still-imperfect, though incrementally improving, work-in-progress blog.  My first couple of years were an experiment, to be sure, but I found my stride here at RMWMTMBM around 2008 or so, and it’s been mostly gravy since. I’m…

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Philosophy 2014 Year in Review: The M&M Report

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson 2014 Year in Review, Philosophy, RMWMTMBM Archive, Year in Review Lists 0 Comments

Each December since 2010, I’ve dedicated a few posts to subject-specific “Year in Review” lists. (You can view my previous years’ lists here.)  In the past, these lists have customarily appraised the highs and lows of politics, music, film, literature or pop culture for whatever year was drawing to its end.  That is to say,…

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#JoyfulJoyfulOdetoMemphis

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson JoyfulJoyfulOdetoMemphis, Memphis, Music, RMWMTMBM Archive 0 Comments

We did it!  From start to finish, the #JoyfulJoyfulOdetoMemphis project was completed in less than a week. In fact, the studio recording and video editing were done in less than 48 hours!  To get some idea of what an undertaking this was, read the backstory here.  One of my favorite quotes about Memphis (from Robert…

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Grading War Letters to Home, Winter 2014 (Day Four)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson GradingWarLetterstoHome, RMWMTMBM Archive, Teaching 0 Comments

These are the letters from the second day of the 2014 Grading War.  If you landed here by accident and don’t know what you’re reading, click here for the backstory. Day Four, 11:22am Dear Charles,  I post this report on my station during a brief tho welcome respite. Forgive my wretched penmanship. I write quickly &…

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Grading War Letters to Home, Winter 2014 (Day Three)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson GradingWarLetterstoHome, RMWMTMBM Archive, Teaching 0 Comments

These are the letters from the second day of the 2014 Grading War.  If you landed here by accident and don’t know what you’re reading, click here for the backstory. Day Three, 9:33am My Dear Friend Charles,  Your letter from yesterday was rec’d in due time, and would have been answered ere now, but for the…

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Grading War Letters to Home, Winter 2014 (Day Two)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson GradingWarLetterstoHome, RMWMTMBM Archive, Teaching 0 Comments

These are the letters from the second day of the 2014 Grading War.  If you landed here by accident and don’t know what you’re reading, click here for the backstory. Day Two, 3:05am My Dearest Leigh, You cannot imagine my joy upon receiving your letter! I worked ceaselessly to fend off any and all of…

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Grading War Letters to Home, Winter 2014 (Day One)

June 9, 2024 Leigh M. Johnson GradingWarLetterstoHome, RMWMTMBM Archive, Teaching 0 Comments

These are the letters from the first day of the 2014 Grading War.  If you landed here by accident and don’t know what you’re reading, click here for the backstory. Day One, 12:40am My Dear Leigh, It has been far too long since I’ve written to you. For this transgression, I can only hope you can…

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