by Steve Chisnell | 19 December 2010 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Literary Criticism, Politics and Ethics
I still remember my direct encounter with Neo-Marxist philosopher and rhetorician James Berlin (1942-1994) during a presentation I made at the Michigan College English Association conference. I was horrified and embarrassed at the time because, an honoree at the... 
by Steve Chisnell | 15 November 2010 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Literary Criticism
The next day, the prandsom hince went all over the coreign fountry looking for the geautiful birl who had slopped her dripper. Finally he came to Rindercella’s house. He tried it on Rendercella’s mugly other … and it fidn’t dit. Then he tried... 
by Steve Chisnell | 7 February 2010 | ChizBlog, Culture Criticism, Literary Criticism, Mythology
No matter how many layers of language and manners we paint over our selves, at our centers, implies Joseph Conrad, is a desperate selfish hunger, a need to account for ourselves by defining the “I” against the “Other,” to lash out in violence.... 
by Steve Chisnell | 7 August 2009 | ChizBlog, Literary Criticism, Travel
Day Sixteen: Iowa to Michigan Before leaving Iowa, I had two important stops. The first was at Cedar Rock, a Frank Lloyd house that he imagined was a modest suburban home. I knew a little about Wright’s style and personality, but I had no idea how particular he... 
by Steve Chisnell | 5 October 2008 | ChizBlog, Literary Criticism, Mythology, Politics and Ethics
In ancient Greek legend, the cave-dwelling Cumaean Sibyl, a famous prophetess, wrote the future on a series of oak leaves. However, every time supplicants came to ask of their fortunes, they would open the door to the cave and the West Wind would blow in, scattering... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
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