Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
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Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School
Okay, an idea that I'll throw out here for consideration. This fall, I'm teaching a reading course on the use of rock as a way of talking about history. So far, I have all but one of my assigned readings in digital form (and plan on scanning the last one in the next week or so). Is there interest in running a parallel, virtual reading group on this stuff? Leaving aside logistics for organizing actual discussion online, is there sufficient interest to commit to a regular reading and discussion schedule? I've been involved in reading groups before and that discipline over several months is the biggest hurdle.
I've uploaded a snipped version of my syllabus, dealing only with the reading schedule (ignore the dates).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwid3wr9cqeqe ... e.pdf?dl=0
I know people have busy lives and all, so I certainly won't take offence to crickets and tumbleweed. But if we can get a half dozen or so people who want to debate popular music as a historical force, it could be fun.
I've uploaded a snipped version of my syllabus, dealing only with the reading schedule (ignore the dates).
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kwid3wr9cqeqe ... e.pdf?dl=0
I know people have busy lives and all, so I certainly won't take offence to crickets and tumbleweed. But if we can get a half dozen or so people who want to debate popular music as a historical force, it could be fun.
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With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
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I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
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Sadly, it sounds awesome but I'm honestly up to my nipples in my animation course and shouldn't have even been here as often as I have been today.Dr. Medulla wrote:I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
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I'm considering doing a Michael Ginsberg on my own nipples now.Wolter wrote:Sadly, it sounds awesome but I'm honestly up to my nipples in my animation course and shouldn't have even been here as often as I have been today.Dr. Medulla wrote:I suspect most people are in a comparable boat and I can appreciate that. No worries.eumaas wrote:With school commitments now, I don't think I could really engage with the material as I'm already trying to do a blog, podcasts, and keep up philosophical reading on the side. Unfortunately.
I don't know why I chose to use my nipples as a yardstick, and I apologize for the traumatic image.
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I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
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$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
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Charge it to one Jon Q. Wolter. He's good for it.Dr. Medulla wrote:$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
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Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.Flex wrote:Charge it to one Jon Q. Wolter. He's good for it.Dr. Medulla wrote:$300 non-refundable fee required.Flex wrote:I should know a lot more about my time commitments after next Tuesday. I'd love to do it.
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I had Dudley, my man servant, read that to me while I sipped shasta from my gold chalice, and I chuckled.Wolter wrote:Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.
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Kudos to the use of Shasta in that response.Flex wrote:I had Dudley, my man servant, read that to me while I sipped shasta from my gold chalice, and I chuckled.Wolter wrote:Naw, man. I'm just a penniless animation student and stay-at-home dad living in a surprisingly wealthy suburb, not one of you fancy politicians living in your massive mayoral palaces.
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I would love to participate, though I never really have much of importance to say.
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Importance, shimportance, it's just interpretation and conversation, an opportunity to do more applied thinking with some of the stuff that goes on here already.JennyB wrote:I would love to participate, though I never really have much of importance to say.
Cool. I'll keep this open for a week or so and then we'll see where we're at.BostonBeaneater wrote:I think I can do it.
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Insane work crisis defused. I think I'm in (I'll at least give it, er, the old college try)
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