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 I'm rather embarrassed to post this to my blog, but since Die Antwoord made a huge splash in New York the other day, I'm suddenly getting a bunch of questions.
To answer a couple of them up front:

• No, they are not the topic of my dissertation. Karen Zoid is.
• No, Karen Zoid does not sound like this.
• No, they are not meant to be taken seriously. It's a spoof, and an extremely profane one at that.
• Yes I speak Afrikaans. but no, I don't speak it like they do.
• Yes, I have listened to their music. I find them as a popular phenomenon fascinating, but I don't listen to their music for pleasure. I may write about them at some stage, but for now, I'm focused on the dissertation.

Feel free to post any additional questions in the comments here.

Dusty's Hair!

When I got back to New York a couple of days ago, I had a birthday present waiting for me. I'm super excited, because not only is is a fun read, it is also really inspiring for my dissertation-writing, because Annie Randall models what I'm hoping to do. Rumour has it that she will be teaching a class at NYU in the fall. I know I'm supposed to be done with coursework (and mostly I very definitely am DONE!) but this may be something I need to audit.