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Brainworm posted:
How do you feel about a J.D. calling him/herself "Dr. _______" in an academic position totally unrelated to law? Someone at my university does this, and it feels like an insult to Ph.D.s and Ed.D.s around here.
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Have you ever had a female (or male, but more likely female) student quote or reference Twilight in any way in class or in writing and, if it hasn't actually happened, how would you react?
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Jul 13, 2010 20:28
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z0331 posted:In the future I want to study the contemporary novel, but it made me think about how people go about choosing what to put effort into studying since so often it seems like an author's value isn't really discovered until years after their publication (perhaps it takes that long to figure out where to place them in the literature continuum?). Are there any authors now who seem destined for literature course syllabi everywhere? I would suggest Neil Gaiman as one example, but I am eager to hear the Good Dr.'s thoughts on this as well.
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Jul 16, 2010 16:44
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Brainworm posted:
I think that's a perfect description, actually.
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Jan 13, 2011 03:45
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KildarX posted:Along this same path, after completing an education in English [Masters/Bachelors] what does it qualify someone to do? besides write. I have a degree in English and I'm an academic advisor for graduate students. And I've never worked as a barista! I have several former classmates that work in universities in similar positions, like in writing centers and student services-type positions. Many had to get graduate degrees, though. I think it's a great starting degree for academic positions, not necessarily for teaching. I also have former classmates who work in marketing and PR. Marilyn Monroe fucked around with this message at 15:39 on May 27, 2011 |
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May 27, 2011 15:32
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Teaching, advising, publishing, marketing, PR, university writing centers/student services. There you go. Really, today's textual society is quite good for the future job prospects of the lowly English major.
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Oct 24, 2011 04:54
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Naet posted:I wasn't necessarily challenging the validity of an M.A. program in composition or rhetoric. I was more commenting on my anecdotal experience of having never seen someone with that kind of degree despite the fact that I have seen those types of programs at many institutions. I work at a university and there are several of us here in academic advising/admissions/student services/writing center/library-type positions with our novelty degrees! 
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Oct 24, 2011 15:52
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