Busy times, busy times.

In a perfect world busy times might mean I have a lot to say, but I think we’ve already established this is not a perfect world.  Around here, busy times just means other writing.  The last couple of weeks, I’ve actually managed to work a little on my dissertation.

Last week, I think it was Tuesday, I turned in the first few pages of my Introduction to my committee chair.  She sent me good feedback, and said she was pleased.  Riding the high of getting the introduction in shape, I brazenly thought I could just dive into Chapter 1 a.k.a – THE THEORY.  As much as I adore M. Levinas about two minutes of diving back into Totality and Infinity told me I wasn’t ready for that yet.   This week I’ve been focused on Chapter 3, which is where everything gets fun.  The most challenging part of Chapt. 3 is walking my walk.

Since I spend the whole dissertation talking about hospitality, I think it is only fair that I give the essay a hospitable reading, but ultimately the chapter says “Hey, you got it wrong.”  The entire chapter is an attempt to respectfully disagree with what the article says.