by Robin Kirk | Aug 13, 2012 | Robin Kirk
I know taste in teddy bears varies widely. I, for one, am partial to stuffed pandas, since that was what I had as a child (“Kathy,” named after the dear friend I met in third grade who remains a great friend and someone who inspires and delights me). My...
by Robin Kirk | Jan 15, 2012 | Robin Kirk
(published in the January 15 edition of the Raleigh News and Observer) BY DEBORAH WEISSMAN AND ROBIN KIRK The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was a searing reminder of the pain felt by those who lost loved ones on that day and in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan....
by Robin Kirk | Jan 3, 2012 | Robin Kirk
I’m trying out a new blog connected to my Memory Bandits class — adventures in teaching! I’m also designing the class with less talking and more peer-to-peer learning. Check out the syllabus here — suggestions welcome…
by Robin Kirk | Dec 29, 2011 | Robin Kirk
Just after Christmas, the New York Times contacted me to contribute a brief argument on whether I thought Lori Berenson, the American convicted of terrorism in Peru, should return to that country to complete her parole, after spending this holiday with her family in...
by Robin Kirk | Nov 21, 2011 | Robin Kirk
A friend had recently watched Unthinkable, a 2010 Hollywood exploration of the use of torture, and recommended it to me. Along with offerings like Rendition and the last seasons of the TV show “24,” the movie purports to be a thoughtful examination of the...
