Next semester I will be teaching my two obligatory seminars as required under my Ph.D. employment contract. I wanted to get these courses “out of the way” early on so that I won’t have work obligations hanging over me during my last year when I should be concentrating on my dissertation. Furthermore, it was recommended [...]
Also tagged Chicano studies, Obama, teaching, Visual CultureThis week, due to time constraints and other nuisances, I have chosen to highlight Bent Sørensen’s excellent three part series on the Beat Generation, specifically, Beat ‘Others.’ It’s an interesting angle on an interesting movement; the role of women and colored people. In the course we had at U. of Copenhagen on American Literature and [...]
Also tagged Blogs, Culture, LiteratureThe American Studies East Anglia blog has recently undergone a few minor changes, including a very cool banner and new blog title, Containing Multitudes. A few days ago Graphic Adaptations of American Classics was posted, highlighting some very interesting new comic art, all of which are now cued on my Amazon wish list. But the [...]
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