Daily Archives: March 29, 2015

Paradox in There was this Goat

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Amber Chiac

After reading a few pages of this text, I thought the authors must have titled the book “There Was This Goat” because of the phrase’s randomness. I thought it indicated the unknowability of Mrs. Konile’s story. On page 47, however, … Continue reading →

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The social self and the political self

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Liz Foley

It’s fitting for us to have read There Was This Goat immediately after Social. If Lieberman’s book is about the neuroscientific foundations of our social selves, then Krog, Mpolweni and Ratele’s book is about the formation/reformation of a particular kind … Continue reading →

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There was this Goat

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Andrew Ude

This book emphasizes what I believe to be an immeasurably important aspect of the self, the mind and psychology, which is context. To what extent the environment shapes us is still argued and attempts are made everyday to understand the … Continue reading →

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There was this goat

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Jeffrey Vreeland

For me, this was the best book I have read all semester. It was particularly poignant because I have two “daughters” in Nairobi Kenya who refer to my wife and myself as “mum and dad”, and through this book I … Continue reading →

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