Author Archives: friesenn

New Doc. Course: Phenomenological Research & Writing

Posted on August 25, 2014 by friesenn

Here’s the description: What is the experience of a conversation via Skype or Facetime? What are the experiences of absence or divided attention that technologies of “presence” bring to our everyday lives? The purpose of this course is to give … Continue reading →

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Visiting Prof @ UBC Vancouver

Posted on August 15, 2014 by friesenn

I’ve taken up an appointment as a Visiting Professor at UBC for the 2014-2015 academic year. (I’ll still be available at my Boise State email.) At the same time, I’ve transferred some domain names (e.g. phandpr.org, learningspaces.org, normfriesen.info) to new … Continue reading →

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Heidegger’s Anti-Semitic Theory of Technology & Modernity

Posted on May 30, 2014 by friesenn

I’ve been working  on a text discussing (briefly) the latest Heidegger “scandal” (one of many in recent years). One strange thing is that some of his more outrageous remarks that link his anti-semitic racism with the core concepts of his … Continue reading →

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Translating arte Documentary on the Frankfurt School

Posted on May 8, 2014 by friesenn

I’ve been working on subtitles for translating this fantastic documentary on the Frankfurt School from the French/German cultural channel, ARTE. Saw it originally in Zurich;I think this copy is from YouTube. The Frankfurt School: “Whoever thinks is not enraged” from … Continue reading →

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How Luther went Viral

Posted on April 28, 2014 by friesenn

A 2011 article from the Economist (listen to audio, above) compares Martin Luther’s use of the then new medium of print in the Reformation, and the use of Facebook in the so-called “Arab Spring.” In looking at Luther’s use of … Continue reading →

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Response Chapter: Is Education the New Philosophy?

Posted on April 19, 2014 by friesenn

This chapter has recently appeared in the Companion to Educational Research from Springer. It articulates response to recent and ambitious attempts to present education or “learning” as some kind of unified “science.” Specifically, it presents a critique of Mary Kalantzis … Continue reading →

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The story of the Textbook as a Foucauldian Genealogy

Posted on April 5, 2014 by friesenn

This is a recording of a presentation I recently gave at the Katholieke University of Leuven in Belgium, thanks to an invitation by Jan Masschelein.

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Klaus Mollenhauer and Forgotten Connections – for AERA

Posted on April 2, 2014 by friesenn

Klaus Mollenhauer & Forgotten Connections from Norm Friesen on Vimeo. I put together this video to introduce Mollenhauer and his book: Forgotten Connections: On Culture and Upbringing from Routledge. I’m presenting this together with presentations on Mollenhauer by Stefan Hopmann … Continue reading →

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Waldenfels' Responsive Phenomenology

Posted on February 13, 2014 by friesenn

Bernhard Waldenfels has been taking phenomenology in a new direction –one that has implications for phenomenologies of technology. Instead of focusing on intentionality and the relationship between self and other, he has, over more than a dozen books, articulated a … Continue reading →

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The eTextbook: A Paradigm Shift?

Posted on February 8, 2014 by friesenn

The e-Textbook: A Paradigm Shift for Learning? from Norm Friesen on Vimeo. Will the e-textbook, with its multimedia potential and flexibility, bring a paradigm shift to education? In this video presentation, prepared for a keynote in Montreal in March, I … Continue reading →

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