Richard

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Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at College of Staten Island
Location New York, NY, United States
Introduction I recently completed my doctoral studies in education and cultural studies at UCLA and am now a visiting assistant professor at CUNY/College of Staten Island. I am interested in social foundations, philosophy of education, cultural studies and the politics of media, media literacy, libratory pedagogy and the work of Paulo Freire and the intersection of technology and education.
Interests Reading, writing, tennis, pool, chess, theatre, movies, skiing
Favorite Movies Breakfast at Tiffanys, 100 Blows, Rushmore, Foul Play, Amelie, Breathless, Last Tango in Paris, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Magnolia, Do the Right Thing, JFK, The Maltese Falcon . . .
Favorite Music Eels, Stephen Malkmus, Liz Phair (until recently), Radiohead, Ben Lee, Smiths, Cure, Elliot Smith, Aimee Mann, Frank Black/The Pixies, Kimya Dawson, Madeleine Peyroux, Nellie McKay, Nick Drake, Old 97s, etc.
Favorite Books Confederacy of Dunces, Lucky Jim, Vile Bodies, Catch-22, Written on the Body, To Kill a Mockingbird, Candide, The Stranger, etc.

What was the stage name of your favorite actress before she was born?

Does anyone really have a name "before" they are born?