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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 Each hour-long show has been archived and is available for people who missed the live broadcast to listen to.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:
Click here to listen the Technologizing of the Word Interview
Click here to listen the Ramus, Method & The Decay of Dialogue Interview
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024What Can We Expect in Donald Trump's Second Term? (REVIEW ESSAY) President-elect Donald Trump decisively defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. In the present essay, I draw on the work of the American Jesuit Renaissance specialist and cultural historian and pioneering media ecology theorist Walter J. Ong (1912-2003; Ph.D. in English, Harvard University, 1955) to discuss the internet, on the one hand, and, on the other, the 2024 presidential election.
Sunday, November 10, 2024Thomas J. Farrell's Encore Jungian Profile of Trump (REVIEW ESSAY) In my short but widely read OEN article "A Jungian Profile of Trump" (dated August 27, 2017), I profiled then-President Trump as the immature trickster who is "expert in creating appearances, and then 'selling' us on those appearances. He seduces people into believing him. . . . He is a manipulator" (quoted from Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette in their 1990 book (p. 28). Now, I offer a fuller Jungian profile of Trump.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024Thomas J. Farrell's Encore on Trump's Male MAGA Supporters (REVIEW ESSAY) In previous OEN articles, I have drawn of the thought of the late Jungian psychotherapist and psychological theorist Robert Moore (1942-2016; Ph.D. in religion and psychology, University of Chicago, 1975) regarding the two Lover archetypes in the human psyche. In the present essay, I draw on his thought regarding the masculine Warrior/Knight archetype in the human psyche to discuss Trump's male MAGA supporters.
Friday, November 1, 2024Pope Francis' New 2024 Encyclical (REVIEW ESSAY) The aging and ailing doctrinally conservative Pope Francis (born in 1936; elected pope in 2013) issued a new encyclical on October 24, 2024. It is a profound meditation on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It deserves a fair hearing. The general problem he addresses is a real problem. But certain conservative American Catholics have distinguished themselves over the years with their anti-Francis bluster.
Saturday, October 26, 2024NYT Columnist David French on Monoculture (REVIEW ESSAY) Op-ed columnist David French discusses diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) in his op-ed column titled "I Don't Want to Live in a Monoculture, and Neither Do You" in The New York Times (dated October 20, 2024). In it, he argues that monoculture is not good for the soul. I agree. However, in the present essay, I want to reflect back in time to when my late friend Theodore L. Gross was subjected to the academic monoculture.
Sunday, October 20, 2024Thomas J. Farrell on Trump's Ardent MAGA Supporters (REVIEW ESSAY) On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, we Americans will vote for the next president of the United States. I plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the next president of the United States. But Trump's ardent MAGA supporters plan to vote for him, because they feel under siege. In this short article, I explain why they feel under siege. In it, I draw on the work of the American Jesuit scholar Walter J. Ong.
Thursday, October 10, 2024Thomas J. Farrell's Encore on Robert Moore (REVIEW ESSAY) In my recent OEN article "Robert Moore on Optimal Human Psychological Development," I discussed the late Jungian psychotherapist and theorist Robert Moore's thought about the feminine and the masculine archetypes of maturity in the human psyche. In the present essay, I now revisit Robert Moore's thought about the feminine and the masculine archetypes of maturity in the human psyche -- but with some new examples here.
Monday, September 30, 2024Thomas J. Farrell's Encore on Young Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (REVIEW ESSAY) In this short encore article, I revisit my three most recent OEN articles. Once again, the beautiful young Lynda Carter (born in 1951) as Wonder Woman in the 1970s Wonder Woman television series is my primary focus here, because I think that that television series still has much to offer to empathetic viewers in 2024, provided that they can become infatuated with the beautiful young Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman -- as I did.
Thursday, September 19, 2024John A. Desteian on Love Relationships (REVIEW ESSAY) The Jungian analyst Dr. John A. Desteian of St. Paul, Minnesota, invested an enormous amount of time and energy in studying the work of C. G. Jung -- and in writing the accessible 2021 book Coming Together -- Coming Apart: The Play of Opposites in Love Relationships (Chiron Publishing), which I highlight in this article.
Tuesday, September 17, 2024Robert Moore on Optimal Human Psychological Development (REVIEW ESSAY) The late Jungian psychotherapist and theorist Robert Moore (1942-2016; Ph.D., in religion and psychology, University of Chicago, 1975) of the Chicago Theological Seminary worked out an inspiring vision of optimal human psychological development. However, Moore's vision conflicts crucially with the Roman Catholic Church's moral vision of individual personal human development. Let me explain.
Sunday, September 8, 2024Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette on Boy Psychology (REVIEW ESSAY) As a result of our early childhood traumatization involving our mothers and our fathers, we are locked in psychologically early in our childhood to the bipolar "shadow" forms of the four masculine archetypes of maturity in the male psyche. Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette discuss these "shadow" forms in terms of what they refer to as Boy Psychology in their accessible 1990 book King, Warrior, Magician, Lover (pp. 13-42).
Tuesday, September 3, 2024Young Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (REVIEW ESSAY) The beautiful young 5'9" tall Lynda Carter (born in 1951), with measurements of 37-27-37, and weighing 122 lbs., and with beautiful eyes, played Wonder Woman/ Diana Prince in the Wonder Woman television series (1976-1979; 60 episodes). In her wonderfully revealing Wonder Woman costume, Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman is a wholesome sex goddess. The DVD version of the Wonder Woman television series is a delight to watch.
Sunday, September 1, 2024Pope Francis's Moral Vision (REVIEW ESSAY) The new 2024 collection titled The Moral Vision of Pope Francis: Expanding the U.S. Reception of the First Jesuit Pope, edited by Conor M. Kelly of Marquette University and Kristin E. Heyer of Boston College (Georgetown University Press) arrives in the midst of our current highly polarized American political situation -- and in the midst of the anti-Francis rhetoric of certain conservative American Catholics.
Friday, August 23, 2024Emily Wilson on The Iliad (REVIEW ESSAY) In 2018, the classicist Emily Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania published her translation of the Homeric epic The Odyssey (Norton). Because she was the first woman to translate The Odyssey into English, her translation was widely publicized for that reason. In 2023, she published her translation of The Iliad (Norton). But she is not the first woman to translate it into English.
Sunday, August 18, 2024David Brooks on Emotions and Decision Making (REVIEW ESSAY) The self-styled conservative columnist David Brooks published a thought-provoking column titled "You're Only as Smart as Your Emotions" (dated August 15, 2024) in the New York Times. It is related, in part, to the theme of decision making in my OEN article "Barton T. Geger, S.J., and 'Jesuitmania'" (dated August 13, 2024), as I explain in the present essay.
Tuesday, August 13, 2024Barton T. Geger, S.J., and "Jesuitmania" (REVIEW ESSAY) In the first part of my review essay, I highlight the work of the American Jesuit Renaissance specialist and cultural historian and pioneering media ecology theorist Walter J. Ong (1912-2003; Ph.D. in English, Harvard University, 1955). In the second part of my review essay, I discuss the new 2024 book the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, edited by Barton T. Geger, S.J. (born in 1968; doctorate in sacred theology, 2010).
Tuesday, August 6, 2024Elle Reeve on Being Black Pilled (REVIEW ESSAY) Elle Reeve's new 2024 book Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics (Atria/ Simon & Schuster) is remarkably readable -- but it is not pleasant reading. It's about the darkest corners of the internet where the alt-right ruled. Reeve profiles certain alt-right leaders such as Richard Spencer, Chris Cantwell, Matthew Heimbach, and Matt Parrot.
Monday, August 5, 2024Anthony Ekpo on Pope Francis' Vatican Reform (REVIEW ESSAY) In 2022, Pope Francis (born in 1936; elected pope in 2013) reformed the Vatican Curia by promulgating the Apostolic Constitution Praedicate Evangelium ("Preach the Gospel"). The Nigerian Monsignor Anthony Ekpo (born in 1981; Ph.D. in systematic theology, Australian Catholic University, 2013; doctorate in canon law, Gregorian University 2021) discusses Pope Francis' Vatican reform in his new 2024 book The Roman Curia.
Friday, August 2, 2024Anne Applebaum on Contemporary Autocracies (REVIEW ESSAY) Because Vice President Kamala Harris will likely become the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential candidate a the August Democratic National Convention, she should read Anne Applebaum's insightful new 2024 book Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World.
Thursday, July 25, 2024Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960) (REVIEW ESSAY) The Igbo- and English-speaking Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) sensitively portrays the psychodynamics of British colonialism in Nigeria in his novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960). In the present essay, I draw on the work of the American Jesuit Walter J. Ong (1912-2003; Ph.D. in English, Harvard University, 1955) to discuss Achebe's 1958 and 1960 novels.
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