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"Never has the silence of displacement been so deafening and so omnipresent. Poetic language lives, labors, amid this displacement; and so does political vision." -Adrienne Rich
"Imagination conjures change. First we dream it, then we speak it, then we struggle to build it. But without the dreams, without our decolonised imaginations, our efforts to name and transform the system will not succeed." –Patrick Reinsborough
about the site
This is the personal website of Myshele Goldberg, a writer and PhD student in Edinburgh, Scotland. More information is available in my bio, and much of my work can be found in the writing section. Enjoy!
A lot of work has gone into this site's original artwork, layout and writing - if you wish to use something, please link back to this site and give appropriate credit, or contact me for permission if you wish to use any photos, artwork, or large portions of text. Thanks!
contact
The best way to get in touch with me is e-mail: myshele @ gmail . com (no spaces).
Or occasionally, in real-time....
Skype or GoogleTalk: myshele
AIM, MSN, or YIM: DreamTooLoud
Social networking (inevitable, really)....
facebook: Myshele Goldberg
MySpace: DreamTooLoud
current projects
Currently studying at the University of Strathclyde, looking at social conscience and higher education in Scotland.
Every month, I write a column on the education page of the Scotsman, and I'm also on the board of the Centre for Human Ecology, where I edit the newsletter and look after the website.
pretty things
Check out my cafepress shops:
Earth
Activist Training
Fans for
Peace
tech stuff
This handmade site is hosted by DrakNet. Progressive hosting for progressive people - now 100% solar! They rock. Also, dynamic content management by Nucleus.
recent additions
Latest personal reflections
7.02.08: Ready for a vacation
Latest photos
6.16.08: Craigmillar
Castle
6.16.08: Spring Adventures
Also: Family Photos - 1930s & 40s
latest writing
Labour Exploitation in Academia
Scotland’s Greenest MSc
The Politics of Hope and Fear
Seeds of Tolerance
featured essays
Useful for Whom?: my university's strategic plan claims to help advance society -- but is the university really more interested in profit? Published in the Scotsman.
What the Old State House Has Already Lost: The Old State House brought history to life for nearly a decade -- but poor management now leaves Connecticut's most important stories untold. Published in the Hartford Courant.
What's in a Name? Colonial Dynamics in Spiritual Practice: The politics of domination can manifest even in our spiritual practices.... How we might begin to recognize and heal our attitudes. Published in PanGaia Magazine.
Tuition Fees Create a Debtor's Prison: The reality of student debt in America, its effects on wider society, and hard questions for Scotland. Published in the Scotsman.
Hours of Darkness, the story of my failed emigration attempt of 2002.
Deconstructing Punk Economics: Socratic dialogue, exploring strategic activism within our economic system.
Full archives available on the writing page.