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On Thanksgiving and giving thanks for women’s art (part 3 of 3)

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Alas, there may be more to it, and a darker side. (more…)

On Thanksgiving and giving thanks for women’s art (part 2 of 3)

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The plot thickens… (more…)

On Thanksgiving and giving thanks for women’s art (part 1 of 3)

A week before a High Holy Day for our neighbours south of the border, this happened:

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So…

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Well, here is some of what happened next. (more…)

next post: on Thanksgiving and giving thanks for women’s art

(in three parts)

Abstract and synopsis:  (more…)

Radical professionalism (2b): … but it can be about imagination …

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# fren336 semaine 13 “méta” – au-delà de la bande dessinée

Reading (and) comics, medievalised: notes from the last—“meta”—week of FREN 336, a class on bande dessinée, in French.

This was a second curious beast of an experimental course this year. Its first half and compulsory readings focused on Belgian comics (and as Belgian cultural expression). The second part, like MDVL301A in the first term this year, was centred on student group presentations. We have all done a lot of extremely sophisticated high-end top-class reading. We’re now into the final week, and Going All-Out Meta.

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Work in progress: rereading / #medievaltwitter #seriousacademic kindness

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It may be a symptom of midlife crisis. Perhaps I should worry. On the other hand, there’s already plenty to worry about without adding any artificial worries to one’s burden.

I’ve been thinking about the past.  (more…)