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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Truthiness & Consequences
Chances are that you’ve heard something about First Lady candidate Melania Trump and her oopsie of a speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention. It already has a nice Wikipedia entry: Melania Trump speech plagiarism controversy. There was much discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Teaching
Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2016, Melania Trump, Plagiarism, RNC 2016, teaching
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Hannibal & the Ethics of Meat
I’ve finally finished watching Hannibal, the television series created by Bryan Fuller that recently aired for 3 seasons on NBC. The show was particularly known for its lush, cinematic camera work and its focus on food–the preparation, the serving, and consumption … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Vegan
Tagged Ethics, Hannibal, Meat, popular culture, Television, Vegetariansim
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Making Black Lives Matter
I don’t have a lot to say in this post this week–last week was a very difficult week for the US, and for our nation’s Black citizens in particular. At this point, it seems incomprehensible that concepts like white privilege, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, African American Lit, Teaching
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Black, Melissa Harris-Perry, race, racism
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The Renaissance of Angels in America
I regularly teach the American Literature Survey in my department–all three parts of it. My academic expertise technically only covers the last two courses, which at our institution cover 1865-1914 and 1914-present, respectively. (But I actually love teaching the first … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Theatre
Tagged Angels in America, Ozone, performance, popular culture, teaching, theatre, Tony Kushner
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