Literary Selfie: Spring 2017 (aka Even a Time of National Crisis Can’t Distract Me from My Careerist Self-Absorption)
by Gordon Haber
Kids today are so entitled, amirite? [Photo: ©2017 Basil Rodericks]
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As usual, I am aware that in these difficult times, so many of you lie awake, staring at the ceiling and asking yourself, “What is Gordon Haber up to?” Rest easy, because here’s your answer:
Writing!
- I wrote about The Handmaid’s Tale for Religion & Politics.
- I wrote about My Scientology Movie for Religion Dispatches.
- I wrote about The Grateful Dead for Killing the Buddha.
- I wrote about trying to get Portuguese citizenship for Kveller.
Reading!
- In March, I read from unpublished work at the 14th Street Y’s LABA Live.
- On April 12th, I read at Alewife in LIC with the Oh Bernice! reading series.
Teaching!
- Here’s a video of me discussing what I will doing for the New York Times Summer Academy.
- I spoke about Citizenship and the Jewish Question at the 14th Street Y.
Promoting!
- The JTA urged readers to check out my story collection, Uggs for Gaza.
- I was interviewed about the book over at Religion Dispatches.
Weirdness!
- In FORUM: Issues About Part-Time and Contingent Faculty a PhD student wrote an academic critique of this very blog.