I had a wonderful time at your graduation ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, and at the Pynchon seminar on Tuesday. I don't know how you're able to maintain your focus for exams during this (post-)celebration week, but I definitely look forward to reading them.
Also, OMG, the most interesting thing happened in my home state of South Carolina. Pynchonites will love the various conspiracy theories here; the others may consider the race-relations angle... My take on this Wikipedia rundown of possible explanations... why is it somehow the least plausible explanation of this electoral result, that black voters in a party primary for a state election their party cannot possibly win, would choose to send a message to their party's establishment candidate (who is an unpopular jerk) by going to the polls and choosing, in effect, "none of the above"? But no, I suppose it would take fictional Portuguese people to think of something like that.
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6月15日 [optional seminar]
"The United States as Global Empire V" (Pynchon's Crying of Lot 49)... this will be a conclusion to our recent themes of pastoral vs. industrial, as well as a conclusion to our overall theme of 'empire' as a model for analyzing U.S. culture. I don't expect a large attendance because it's after the graduation, but you are all invited. The seminar will also include professors and graduate students, so I have room for perhaps 10 of you. You will be able to exempt part of the 6月11日 final exam if you contribute to this Pynchon session. In all likelihood this will mean preparing notes and questions for the other participants. The other possibility is giving a 15-20 minute prepared speech at the seminar, which will replace the entire final exam! I can only offer that option to 2 students at maximum.
The Emperor
Who is your favorite of these authors?
Which did you like better?
Presentation Schedule
- 3月23日: Sharon ("Persimmons")
- 3月30日: Jane & Rea ("China Men"), Peggy (Arvin Chen)
- 4月6日: Carol & Winnie (Dickinson as icon)
- 4月13日: Crystal & Viola (Adrienne Rich), Alyssa & Tracy ("Benjamin Button")
- 4月20日: Ted & Ken (Anzaldua/Alvarez), Vincent (WWE), Teresa ("Mulan" vs. "Mulan")
- 4月27日:
- 5月4日: Qian-Yu & Iris (Taiwanese Language Politics), Zoe & Emma ("Green Mile" vs. "Blind Side")
- 5月11日: Meg & Joy (?), Sydney & Ting (Momaday)
- 5月18日: Clara & Jenny (Jazz music), Natalie & Sherry ("Bluest Eye")
- 6月1日: Letitia & Caleigh & Esther ("America" songs), Lucille ("Making Tracks"), Tady (Superheroes)
Homework Completion
- Caleigh (6) = 127,153 Q GGG
- Carol (7) = 128,161,178 Q GG P
- Clara (8) = 129 QQ GGGG I
- Crystal (8) = 130,151,185 QQ GG PI
- Emma (6) = 131,166 Q GG
- Esther (8) = 132 QQ GGGG P
- Iris (8) = 133,156 Q GGGG I
- Jane (8) = 134 QQ GGGG P
- Jenny (8) = 135,157 Q GGGG PI
- Joy (6) = 146 Q GGG I
- Ken (7) = 147 Q GGG PI
- Letitia (7) = 137,168,176 Q GGG
- Lucille (7) = 138,163,182 Q GG P
- Meg (9) = 139,184 Q GGGG PI
- Natalie (8) = 140, 160 QQ GG PI
- Peggy (9) = 141,172 Q GGGG PI
- Qian-Yu (8) = 142 QQ GGGG PI
- Rea (9) = 143,173 Q GGGG PI
- Sharon (8) = 144,154,175 GGGG P
- Sherry (8) = 145 QQ GGGG I
- Sydney (8) = 171 QQ GGG PI
- Tady (8) = 149 QQ GGG PI
- Ted (8) = QQQ GGGG I
- Teresa (7) = 158,164 QQ GG I
- Ting-Ju (8) = 165 QQ GGG PI
- Tracy (9) = 167 QQQ GGG PI
- Vincent (7) = 159 QQ GGG P
- Viola (3) = 170 Q G
- Winnie (8) = 169,183 QQ GG PI
- Zoe (6) = 162 QQ GG i
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