Before thinking about what kind of responsibility is at work here, and who bears what sort of blame, we should revisit the concept of ‘neighbor,’... Read more ..
I take the lessons of Kierkegaard’s pseudonyms and Nietzschean perspectivism quite seriously. Lots of contemporary philosophical work is also rich and inviting... Read more ..
One of Charleston’s treasures is the philosopher, poet, and novelist Sheridan Hough... Read more ..
‘Truth is subjectivity’ is thus, in part, a meditation on the way in which a truth is held... Read more ..
‘Truth is subjectivity’ is thus, in part, a meditation on the way in which a truth is held... Read more ..
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With a tight but completed plot, in language with the precision and resonance of poetry without pretension, Hough knits the diverse elements into a surprising and fulfilling ending with a bit of Kierkegaardian philosophy. Read more >>
Mirror Fathom by Sheridan Hough is a literary event; a novel written with elaborate descriptions of a way of life that no longer exists...With its exquisite descriptions and over powering dialogue, the story may not be enjoyable to all readers. For those, however, who admire the brilliance of words it will be a book to study and enjoy over and over. Read more >>
Sheridan Hough's romantic and philosophical mystery brings lovers of language a beautiful word portrait of Malta in the late 1890s linked via an antique mirror with the well-rendered world of a London housewife in 2009. The two stories in the impeccably researched Mirror's Fathom are an exploration of lovers, relationships, trust, and Søren Kierkegaard's claim that "temporality, finitude is what it is all about." Read more >>
By day, College of Charleston professor Sheridan Hough teaches philosophy to undergrads. She lectures on 19th century philosophers and feminist theory, writes academic books and articles, and grades 100-plus papers in the evenings. But somewhere between all this deep thinking and scholarly head-scratching, she allowed her imagination to get the best of her, veering off into the land of fiction. Read more >>
What: Book Launch for Sheridan Hough's acclaimed debut novel Mirror's Fathom
Where: Charleston Library Society, 164 King Street, Charleston, SC.
When: Thursday, November 8th 6PM – 8PM. Talk followed by book signing and reception. Admission is Free. Read more >>
Sheridan Hough is a philosophy professor, wife, published poet, and magazine editor. She wears many hats, and they all seem to fit. She sat down with Charleston Scene and dished on two of her loves: writing and philosophy. Read more >>
Marjory Wentworth, South Carolina's poet laureate and author of The Endless Repetition of an Ordinary Miracle:
Mirror's Fathom by Sheridan Hough. "Sheridan teaches philosophy at the College of Charleston, and this story is tied to Kierkegaard in fascinating ways. The novel moves back and forth between two different centuries, and I am completely swept up in it." Read more >>
Save the date for these upcoming events:
November 8, Charleston Library Society (Charelston, SC), 6pm.
November 16, Venue TBA (Chicago, IL), 7pm.
November 23, Blue Bicycle Books (420 King Street, Charleston), 2pm.
February 8, Litchfield Books (Pawleys Island, SC), 7pm.
July 18, University Press Books (2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704).
All events will include book signing and reading from Mirror's Fathom.