Category Archives: language

the quality of being a dreamer

Posted on September 8, 2015 by twotreatises

NPR’s Robert Siegel speaks with Ilan Stavans about his book, Quixote: The Novel and the World. According to Ilan Stavans, quixotic is the only word coined from the title of a novel. Also, he says, “If a writer doesn’t do … Continue reading →

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in between

Posted on September 3, 2015 by twotreatises

In 1988, sociologist Susan Leigh Star coined the term “boundary object” to describe artifacts or ideas that are shared but understood differently by multiple communities. Though each group attaches a different meaning to the boundary object, it serves as a … Continue reading →

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imprisoned

Posted on August 15, 2014 by twotreatises

“We are all prisoners of our prose style” — David Brooks of The New York Times as stated during a story on Hillary Clinton’s recent interview with the Atlantic, All Things Considered, August 15, 2014 a quick Google search shows … Continue reading →

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for people who love maps

Posted on May 13, 2014 by twotreatises

“Given the inherent limits of most viral maps, you might expect professional cartographers to dislike them. But people who love maps love maps.” — “Bad Latitude” by Ben Blatt also for people who love maps and language: another article

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conceptualizing animals

Posted on February 7, 2014 by twotreatises

“We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, … Continue reading →

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