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Monday, January 2, 2012
Jan. 2nd, 2012 11:00 pmI finally finished my syllabi for my history classes, at least for the most part. And I requested all books in the library to later copy and post chapters of for students to read. And Abena picked more books for the Global class next semester. We are teaching the same class just different sections so I’m shamelessly using a lot of her ideas for books and class structure (lectures will be my own). One of the books, a slave account from the 18th century, was available for free on Kindle, so I’m going to read it before the semester starts. I’ll still make the students buy it since they will write a paper on it. I still need to add bookstore requests and requests for desk copies.
In the writing class news, I looked up my rosters. Eight out of my 27 writing students from last semester are in my Expos classes this semester. Two are A students, which is very nice. This semester I will have 44 students for the writing classes – my classes are full.
( Sherlock S2E1 - a rather lengthy impressions )
Couple of blogs about the Sherlock episode which really put in words my problems with Moffat's portrayal of women and sexuality (they are very spoilerish):
1. http://slatternly.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia-or-the-fall-of-irene-adler/
2. http://www.dispositio.net/archives/810
3. http://blogwasred.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/sherlocked-the-humiliation-of-irene-adler/
My computer is wheezing. I think it does that when the battery disconnects. Pretty disconcerting but hopefully an easy fix. I love my laptop and I hope it works for a long long time.
In the writing class news, I looked up my rosters. Eight out of my 27 writing students from last semester are in my Expos classes this semester. Two are A students, which is very nice. This semester I will have 44 students for the writing classes – my classes are full.
( Sherlock S2E1 - a rather lengthy impressions )
Couple of blogs about the Sherlock episode which really put in words my problems with Moffat's portrayal of women and sexuality (they are very spoilerish):
1. http://slatternly.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/sherlock-a-scandal-in-belgravia-or-the-fall-of-irene-adler/
2. http://www.dispositio.net/archives/810
3. http://blogwasred.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/sherlocked-the-humiliation-of-irene-adler/
My computer is wheezing. I think it does that when the battery disconnects. Pretty disconcerting but hopefully an easy fix. I love my laptop and I hope it works for a long long time.