Category Archives: Announcements

Brief endorsement

Obama has the smarts, the plans and, yes, the charisma to capably lead and transform a nation that aches for a new direction. Editorials & Opinion | Obama for the Democrats | Seattle Times Newspaper My voice, particularly on this … Continue reading

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Analogies and blends – new category old ideas

I thought, I might add another category for the new year. analogies. This springs from two separate and seemingly conflicting tendencies in my intellectual life. One is to expose potentially harmful and disparate analogies and the other is to create … Continue reading

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New category: Feminism

I realized that I needed another category dealing with issues related to the position of women in society and cognition. I decided to call it feminism in protest against the frequent dilution of the concept by labeling it ‘gender studies’ … Continue reading

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New home

My Week in Thought has found a new home right here.

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CADAAD – Conference on Discourse Analysis

I am coorganizing a conference Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines (CADAAD) to be held at the University of East Anglia on June 29-30, 2006. The first call for papers goes out today. More on http://discourse.uea.ac.uk.

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Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones

Anthropology.net | Beyond bones & stones Anthropology is defined as the study of humankind and their origins throughout different places and times. The study focuses in detail on cultural, biological, linguistic, and archaeological research. Anthropology.net’s mission statement is to expand … Continue reading

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Welcome to Dominik’s Week in Thought

This is a blog (with the prospect of a podcast) that will track my thoughts on a variety of subjects as they come to me in my online life.

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