Tag: nostalgia

My 2009 Birkebeiner Experience and Sporting Nostalgia

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Sean

Cross country skiing in Wisconsin can teach us lessons about memory and pain.

Category: SkiingTags: Culture, nostalgia, Sports

Re-linking Place to Nostalgia (With Footnotes!)

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Sean

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What is the relation between place and nostalgia, or homesickness? Some philosophers try to sort it out.

Category: Culture, Literature, nostalgiaTags: Casey, Hofer, Kant, nostalgia, philosophy, Starobinski

What Is Nostalgia

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Sean

Nostalgia is a particular usage of the past to aid in decision-making.

Category: Culture, homesickness, Literature, nostalgiaTags: homesickness, Johannes Hofer, Literature, nostalgia