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ladyfalcon) wrote2008-01-14 11:45 pm
ladyfalcon) wrote2008-01-14 11:45 pm
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My schedule for this semester seems to have more or less worked itself out, and I'm really very excited about my classes.
There is:
History: Travels and Transformations, which is about pilgrimages through the ages, mostly in the near east and a little bit through Europe once we get up to that point. But we start in Mesopotamia so that's going to take a while to get through. The professor also seems quite taken with the idea of secular pilgrimages, which are the best variety I think.
Art History: Sexuality and Modernity in 20th Century Art: This class has an entire two-week section on Warhol. We start by reading Michel Foucault. The professor described himself as a 'daytime drama slut,' and his original area of academic research was lesbian culture it the 1920's and 30's. I am unspeakably excited for this class, although it's cross-listed as a Women, Gender, and Sexuality class, and WGSX people tend to be a little super-irritating.
English: Documentary Practices: I haven't had this class yet, but it's with the woman who taught my Mediated Bodies class last semester, and that was probably the best class I've had in my life to date, and she let me in with nary a sniff, so I am braced for excellence.
My last class will be either a seminar on War and Peace, or on creative non-fiction. I'm almost leaning towards wanting War and Peace more, because I like those doorstop Russian novels and I know the professor, whereas I've heard some bad things about the nonfiction prof. The professor I know really wants to let me into her class, though she's not making any promises until she sees who keeps it and who drops, but she promised me to also try to work on the nonfiction prof as well, to try to convince her to let me in, so I'll almost definitely be doing one of those two. If both of them fall through it might be time to panic, but I feel pretty secure.
I love, adore, delight in being back at school. I cherish my friends so much. After being back for the evening last night I realized that my face hurt from smiling and laughing so much. I am filled with so much love for this place and these people.
Erin
There is:
History: Travels and Transformations, which is about pilgrimages through the ages, mostly in the near east and a little bit through Europe once we get up to that point. But we start in Mesopotamia so that's going to take a while to get through. The professor also seems quite taken with the idea of secular pilgrimages, which are the best variety I think.
Art History: Sexuality and Modernity in 20th Century Art: This class has an entire two-week section on Warhol. We start by reading Michel Foucault. The professor described himself as a 'daytime drama slut,' and his original area of academic research was lesbian culture it the 1920's and 30's. I am unspeakably excited for this class, although it's cross-listed as a Women, Gender, and Sexuality class, and WGSX people tend to be a little super-irritating.
English: Documentary Practices: I haven't had this class yet, but it's with the woman who taught my Mediated Bodies class last semester, and that was probably the best class I've had in my life to date, and she let me in with nary a sniff, so I am braced for excellence.
My last class will be either a seminar on War and Peace, or on creative non-fiction. I'm almost leaning towards wanting War and Peace more, because I like those doorstop Russian novels and I know the professor, whereas I've heard some bad things about the nonfiction prof. The professor I know really wants to let me into her class, though she's not making any promises until she sees who keeps it and who drops, but she promised me to also try to work on the nonfiction prof as well, to try to convince her to let me in, so I'll almost definitely be doing one of those two. If both of them fall through it might be time to panic, but I feel pretty secure.
I love, adore, delight in being back at school. I cherish my friends so much. After being back for the evening last night I realized that my face hurt from smiling and laughing so much. I am filled with so much love for this place and these people.
Erin