tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post468681124424328996..comments2024-03-28T12:50:25.792-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A BOFFO ENDINGRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-7691637213259144412020-06-07T13:39:59.732-04:002020-06-07T13:39:59.732-04:00Lecture 2 was AWESOME! But I didn't notice the...Lecture 2 was AWESOME! But I didn't notice the finish line ;). Mazenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043963273373922252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-55545737371016881702020-05-30T11:04:34.648-04:002020-05-30T11:04:34.648-04:00C'mon, we all know, by way of Erving Goffman, ...C'mon, we all know, by way of Erving Goffman, that each and every social interaction is performative---except, ofcourse, when "Commenting" on Blog Posts.jgkess@cfl.rr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-6481321470156619192020-05-29T23:12:33.341-04:002020-05-29T23:12:33.341-04:00If you have the time, I would like to see your Twi...If you have the time, I would like to see your Twitter feed kept current with updates and opinions. If you like, I could whip up some graphics for you to use as well.Chandler Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809140047734564259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-15297923145718552882020-05-29T19:05:29.965-04:002020-05-29T19:05:29.965-04:00Her politics aren't Pete Seeger's, but s...Her politics aren't Pete Seeger's, but she does seem to sum up the stupidity and charm of a long-gone era, the one and only Ethel Merman singing "There's no business like show business."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIiQMsDQ0Uos. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-88416420012569382072020-05-29T18:21:54.605-04:002020-05-29T18:21:54.605-04:00Lectures sure are performances. If the thought ...Lectures sure are performances. If the thought 'It's showtime!' has never gone through your mind before going in front of a clsss you are probably not very good. Charles Pigdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131765562671298571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-70448235662157987892020-05-29T15:30:17.946-04:002020-05-29T15:30:17.946-04:00I hate to bring it up again, Dr. Wolff, but the be...I hate to bring it up again, Dr. Wolff, but the best performance was the Bush Beaters/Rabbit Whompers story, an unparalleled digression into anthropology, comedy and social theory. Jerry, if you were to hang out in a Theater Department you would find that everything is a performance. <br />Christopher J. Mulvaney, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15817420454023465228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-2649573568577566272020-05-29T14:53:34.475-04:002020-05-29T14:53:34.475-04:00Precisely! That is why I added "or a performa...Precisely! That is why I added "or a performance" - and so they should be. A great lecturer is also a maéstro (or maéstra, of course).Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-39543537233117711342020-05-29T13:18:08.362-04:002020-05-29T13:18:08.362-04:00But my lectures are performances.But my lectures are performances.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-178234009332731192020-05-29T13:01:29.540-04:002020-05-29T13:01:29.540-04:00You sent me to the dictionary. Can the term be use...You sent me to the dictionary. Can the term be used outside of the theater or a performance? As in: Trump's was not a boffo presidency - buffoonish, perhaps, but certainly not boffo. I suppose so given that Trump is playing the part of a president.Jerry Fresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566575038825699112noreply@blogger.com