Monthly Archives: October 2012

Sandy

I am aghast at what Sandy has wrought. Everyone who is associated with my coursework, please be safe. I know that some of you are stuck on the barrier islands. Keep in touch as best you can; we’ll make the … Continue reading

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Graduate School Information Session

The LITT program will hold a Graduate School Information session on Tuesday Oct 23, in the creative writing lab (F218) from 430-6. All interested folk are welcome.

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Analysis of the visual text

The question might be asked, how do you read this? Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know

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Precepting

I have placed precepting signup sheets on my office door (H202h), so stop by and pick a time.

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Shakespeare’s participles

I have been reading hundreds of sonnets lately (really, hundreds), and I’m also moving into more sophisticated grammatical analysis in the grammar course. Reading Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 I started to focus not on the word meaning or imagery, but Shakespeare’s … Continue reading

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Visiting writers series

On Thursday October 11th, at 8 PM in F-111, Stockton’s Visiting Writers Series hosts J. MIchael Martinez. For more info on Martinez and his writing, go here.

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Dramatic enactment vs. aesthetic reading

I’m reading NightShakes essays and an author has written: “One of the key points to consider when studying Shakespeare is the theatrical element, the fact that his plays are not meant to be read.” I edited “are” to “were.” Yes … Continue reading

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Flashing ears

I am having students read aloud in two of my classes (in the third they are parsing grammar aloud). Last night we had three lovely readings in NightShakes. One student read a passage from Much Ado About Nothing. BeAtrice has … Continue reading

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A message from the Coordinator!

I have just conducted a short interview with Professor Kristin Jacobson, Coordinator of the Literature program (more truthfully, I just had a quick chat over the phone) and she reveals the following about the Literature MEET & GREET (Tuesday, October … Continue reading

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