Collegiate Affiliation
Associate Professor,
German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
Philosophy

"After all, what would be the value of the passion for knowledge if it resulted only in a certain amount of knowledgeableness and not, in one way or another and to the extent possible, in the knower's straying afield of himself? There are times in life when the question of knowing if one can think differently than one thinks, and perceive differently than one sees, is absolutely necessary if one is to go on looking and reflecting at all …" (Michel Foucault from: The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: p 8-9)