Quick quiz:
What U.S. city did Michel Foucault pen these words about?
“When I first met some people in the United States or even in
___, I was asked, “Why did you choose to come
to ___?” And, of course, I couldn’t answer anything else
than, “Well, why not?” But now I feel that I am able to give
another answer. I know that I was right to come to this campus.
I have a lot of reasons for having enjoyed my stay: The work we
have done in the seminar with the faculty, the meetings with
several departments, the discussions with students, the hours in
the library reading and sometimes chattering, gave me the
possibility of meeting with faculty and students in the form which
seems to me the most convenient and the most efficient. Through
these meetings I have understood that most of us share the same
very general views concerning the meaning and the goal of our
intellectual work, the usefulness of interdisciplinary research, and
the necessity of excavating our own culture in order to open a free
space for innovation and creativity.
“All that made for a very good time in ___. It has been
for me a very positive experience. Thank you.”
Answer:
- (a) Chicago, Illinois
- (b) Houston, Texas
- (c) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- (d) San Francisco, California
- (e) Burlington, Vermont
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(Hint: If you guessed correctly, I will take you out for a drink when you visit.)
