If we have dark fantasies that we are ashamed of, one response is to turn them into art.
Monthly Archives: May 2013
How Teachers Can Make Lit Real
The “so what” question is vital if students are to make their responses to literature real.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus, MOOCs, pedagogy, teaching Comments closed
The Meaning of Soldiers and Sex
My father’s tales of soldiers’ sexual experience in World War II remind me of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.”
Love Life, Say No to Christian Masochism
Tom Jones gives us a healthier vision of Christianity than that which puts all the emphasis on worldly suffering.
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Hobbits against Spiders in the Playoffs
The Heat-Pacers NBA series is like Sam Gamgee fighting Shelob in “Lord of the Rings.”
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Basketball, Indiana Pacers, J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Miami Heat Comments closed
The Iliad and Higher Ed’s MOOCish Future
MOOCs–Massive Open On-line Courses–can never teach lit as well as small classes.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Education, Homer, Iliad, liberal arts colleges, MOOCs Comments closed
Everyperson’s Environmental E-Car
Scott Bates, cheerleading for solar power and electric cars.
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "E Is for Everyperson's Environmental E-Car", "Everyperson's Environmental Car", Environment, Environmentalism, Scott Bates, solar energy, solar power Comments closed
