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Thomas James Farrell is professor emeritus of writing studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). He started teaching at UMD in Fall 1987, and he retired from UMD at the end of May 2009. He was born in 1944. He holds three degrees from Saint Louis University (SLU): B.A. in English, 1966; M.A.(T) in English 1968; Ph.D.in higher education, 1974. On May 16, 1969, the editors of the SLU student newspaper named him Man of the Year, an honor customarily conferred on an administrator or a faculty member, not on a graduate student -- nor on a woman up to that time. He is the proud author of the book WALTER ONG'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO CULTURAL STUDIES: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE WORD AND I-THOU COMMUNICATION (Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press, 2000; 2nd ed. 2009, forthcoming). The first edition won the 2001 Marshall McLuhan Award for Outstanding Book in the Field of Media Ecology conferred by the Media Ecology Association. For further information about his education and his publications, see his UMD homepage: Click here to visit Dr. Farrell's homepage.
On September 10 and 22, 2009, he discussed Walter Ong's work on the blog radio talk show "Ethics Talk" that is hosted by Hope May in philosophy at Central Michigan University. Each hour-long show has been archived and is available for people who missed the live broadcast to listen to. Here are the website addresses for the two archived shows:
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Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:35:05 AM
Article : "Contraception and the Mal-formed Consciences of Conservative"
Who will denounce the conservative Catholic bishops?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:29:15 PM
Article : "President Obama Needs to Mourn (Review essay)"
Yes, Richard, you're right.
Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 5:25:19 PM
Article : "President Obama Needs to Mourn (Review essay)"
Obama Should Forget about Healing the Blue and Red Split
Friday, December 30, 2011 at 6:07:08 PM
Article : "Virginia Woolf's Example of Creative Non-Violent Resistance"
We should treasure examples of non-violent resistance
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 9:32:16 AM
Article : "How Do We Americans Work Out Our American Identity? (Review)"
If you were to follow King's example, . . .
Sunday, December 25, 2011 at 10:23:36 PM
Article : "How Do We Americans Work Out Our American Identity? (Review)"
King Has Set an Example for Us Americans to Follow
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 10:05:54 AM
Article : "Walter J. Ong's Reflections on Being an American (Review)"
People do not live on bread alone!
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 9:32:57 AM
Article : "Bercovitch on the American Self and the American Covenant (R"
The 2012 elections will be important
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 3:55:38 PM
Article : "Justin Frank, M.D., Puts President Obama on the Couch (BOOK"
Rage on, rage on!
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 3:41:00 PM
Article : "Justin Frank, M.D., Puts President Obama on the Couch (BOOK"
Your outrage with Obama is justified and understandable!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 9:22:14 PM
Article : "Justin Frank, M.D., Puts President Obama on the Couch (BOOK "
President Obama needs to get his act together
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8:00:22 AM
Article : "Harold Bloom and Walter Ong Can Help Us Formulate a More Rig"
The New York Times Is Too Kind to Protestant Fundamentalism
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 9:11:09 PM
Article : "Alan Wolfe on Political Evil (BOOK REVIEW)"
Don't forget the Bush/Cheney administration!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:12:46 AM
Article : "Understanding the Hebrew Bible with the Help of Harold Bloom"
Liberals should battle anti-evolution conservatives
Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 2:19:55 AM
Article : "Not Only Non-Religious Jews and Christians, But Also Religio"
This is a really good book!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 2:42:36 PM
Article : "Donna Hicks on Dignity and Conflict Resolution (BOOK REVIEW)"
Dignity may help!
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 5:38:59 PM
Article : "Mayor Bloomberg's Bold New Initiative Is Magnanimous"
Why hasn't Obama undertaken an initiative like this?
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 12:32:34 AM
Article : "More Americans Should Live Heroic Lives of Virtue (Review Es"
Think this through for yourself!
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 8:24:43 AM
Article : "Robert Moore's Theory About the Structure of the Psyche (Rev"
Don't confuse ego-integrity with moral integrity!
Monday, July 11, 2011 at 2:55:57 PM
Article : "Good American Citizens Should Be Noble, Not Ignoble Like Ant"
Where are the virtuous and noble Americans?
Friday, July 1, 2011 at 8:11:28 AM
Article : "Why Americans Should Try to Understand Modernity as Walter O"
Americans need a better understanding of modernity
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 1:45:07 PM
Article : "Matthew Fox's Critique of the Roman Catholic Church"
Yes, Fox is a worthy successor of Eckhart and John XXII
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 7:07:04 AM
Article : "Matthew Fox's Critique of the Roman Catholic Church"
Matthew Fox's critique is deeply thought provoking
Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 10:33:37 AM
Article : "Charlene Spretnak's Anti-Modernity Book (BOOK REVIEW)"
Hans Kung accuses recent popes of holding pre-modern views
Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 8:13:35 AM
Article : "Three Cheers for American Exceptionalism!"
No time for sentimentalism regarding American exceptionalism
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 11:21:49 AM
Article : "Too Many African Americans Are Murdered in the U.S."
We need to turn the tide on murders of African Americans
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 9:11:34 AM
Article : "Susan Anderson Can Help Us Understand Disillusionment Regard"
Vote for Obama in 2012, but don't idealize him!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 1:08:03 PM
Article : "In Defense of American Exceptionalism and Christian Social E"
Did you know there is an American tradition of social ethics
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:37:33 AM
Article : "Cornel West Should Forgive President Obama for Allegedly Dis"
Cornel West's criticisms of President Obama help Republicans
Sunday, May 22, 2011 at 7:52:18 AM
Article : "In Defense of American Democratic Government and the Common "
The common good should be defended!
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 7:32:42 AM
Article : "In Defense of President Obama Against Cornel West"
President Obama is not Superman, but Clark Kent!
Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 8:28:05 PM
Article : "In Defense of President Obama's Education (Against the Silli"
More Silliness About President Obama!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 6:50:43 AM
Article : "No Remorse from the Enabler Catholic Bishops"
Donohue's mitigating argument should lead to public remorse
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 8:08:42 AM
Article : "ALL THINGS SHINING Does Not Shine (BOOK REIVIEW)"
The Two Authors Did Not Do Enough Homework
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 2:43:43 PM
Article : "James Carroll's Call to Arms (BOOK REVIEW)"
Anti-Religion Liberals Should Read James Carroll's New Book
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8:57:55 PM
Article : "Reflections on the Women-in-Science Debate"
Competitiveness and Confidence in One's Abilities
Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 2:15:35 PM
Article : "Was William Faulkner a Conservative Writer? No, not quite! ("
Faulkner was angry about slavery and racism and gross sexism
Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 11:13:43 PM
Article : "In Defense of Invective and Name-Calling (Against Rob Kall)"
Conservatives Are Full of Baloney
Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 9:00:29 AM
Article : "A Practicing Catholic Debates the Questionable Teachings of "
The Catholic bishops have been given a pass by the NYTimes
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 8:39:08 AM
Article : "Has Susan Anderson Discovered the Big Breakthrough for Self-"
Is Outer Child work as effective as Susan Anderson claims?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 6:44:11 AM
Article : "Reflections on Grace Elizabeth Hale's A NATION OF OUTSIDERS "
The Democratic party should fight the radical conservatives!
Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 10:41:32 AM
Article : "James Martin's Book About Spirituality (BOOK REVIEW)"
Americans should renew their spirituality!
Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 10:18:48 AM
Article : "Reflections on Sarah Palin's Statement About the Tucson Trag"
Sarah Palin is ego-centered!
Friday, January 14, 2011 at 10:57:07 AM
Article : "Who Was Marshall McLuhan, and Why Is He Important Today?"
Don't Throw the Baby Out With the Bath Water!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 9:14:15 AM
Article : "Reflections About Jared Lee Loughner and John Hinckley, Jr."
Bottom-up change is needed
Monday, January 3, 2011 at 5:08:46 AM
Article : "The Questionable Ethical Teachings of the Catholic Bishops R"
Above Obama's Pay Grade
Monday, December 27, 2010 at 9:15:55 AM
Article : "When God's Kingdom Comes (BOOK REVIEW)"
For Jesus, the end of the world as we know it had come!
Thursday, December 23, 2010 at 8:43:51 AM
Article : "Bishop Olmsted Is Wrong in the Abortion Controversy in Phoen"
There should be an outcry against Bishop Olmsted!
Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 7:03:22 AM
Article : "American Exceptionalism: GOP Presidential Hopefuls Versus Pr"
Why haven't we heard more about Obama's view?
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 11:20:37 AM
Article : "Reflections on Ian Morris' Book About the West and China"
Liberals Should Start Talking About China!
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 10:30:09 AM
Article : "Can There Be Bottom-Up Change Without Proverbs? (BOOK REVIEW"
Use Proverbs to Promote Bottom-Up Change
Friday, November 26, 2010 at 5:33:07 AM
Article : "When Will Winner-Take-All Politics End? (BOOK REVIEW)"
Middle- and Lower-Class Americans Should Read This Book
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 7:59:01 AM
Article : "Reflections on James T. Kloppenberg's READING OBAMA: DREAMS,"
Why is Obama so inarticulate regarding abortion?
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 10:42:17 AM
Article : "Is "Material Spirit" a Contradiction in Terms? No! (BOOK REV"
Troels Engberg-Pedersen Counters Ann Coulter's GODLESS
Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7:28:58 AM
Article : "Reflections on Paul Krugman's THE CONSCIENCE OF A LIBERAL"
What does it mean to be a liberal today?
Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 6:30:17 AM
Article : "Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell's Views About Abortion Are Un"
The Catholic Bishops' Views About Abortion Are Unreasonable
Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 11:08:19 AM
Article : "The Catholic Bishops Want No Debate About Sexual Morality"
Download and read what the bishops say
Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 8:08:11 PM
Article : "What's Wrong With Stanley Fish?"
Proclaim social justice as a goal!
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 8:29:05 AM
Article : "An Open Letter to John Rickford of Stanford About the Ebonic"
Dialect readers
Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 2:00:27 PM
Article : "John Bradshaw: A Sober Teacher for Our Troubled Times (Book "
We need a sobriety movement in this country
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 5:40:56 AM
Article : "Celibacy Is Not the Heart of the Matter in the Priest Sex Ab"
Criticize the bishops!
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10:21:44 PM
Article : "The Time Has Come to Resurrect Karen Horney's Way of Thinkin"
Fight being neurotics and fight neurotics in Congress!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 11:03:32 AM
Article : "Martha Nussbaum on Why Democracy Needs the Humanities (Book "
Obama's endorsement of career education is short-sighted!
Monday, April 19, 2010 at 5:55:18 AM
Article : "Pope Benedict Speaks About Penance, But Without Any Specific"
Isn't turn-about fair play?
Friday, April 16, 2010 at 1:03:14 PM
Article : "Indulgence! No!"
The iniquities today are more shocking, Hertzberg says!
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 8:17:44 PM
Article : "Let Us Never Forget the Confederacy and Slavery!"
The Confederacy Should be Mourned!