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Japanese Ghost Stories
Oct. 14th, 2021 02:49 pmThe good news is that my annual contract with my university has been renewed for the next academic year, with a small increase in salary. The bad news is that Fall 2022 course offerings are due... tomorrow, apparently?
One of the nice things about being affiliated with a private university is that, instead of a course description having to go through seven layers of bureaucracy culminating with the office of the state governor, I can just sort of make shit up and run with it.
This morning I got the email asking for the courses I'm going to teach next fall. I panicked a little, had a cup of tea, and then thought, Fuck it. I teach what I want. I've therefore decided to offer a new course called "Japanese Ghost Stories." This is the course description that I may or may not have written in the spare fifteen minutes before I had to leave for work:
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I'm hoping that the words "numinous" and "liminal," as well as the expression "strong writing skills recommended," will frighten away the weak. It's nice not to have to worry about enrollments, and I'm tired of teaching large and popular classes. I have had enough of accessibility. I think it's time to be difficult on purpose.
One of the nice things about being affiliated with a private university is that, instead of a course description having to go through seven layers of bureaucracy culminating with the office of the state governor, I can just sort of make shit up and run with it.
This morning I got the email asking for the courses I'm going to teach next fall. I panicked a little, had a cup of tea, and then thought, Fuck it. I teach what I want. I've therefore decided to offer a new course called "Japanese Ghost Stories." This is the course description that I may or may not have written in the spare fifteen minutes before I had to leave for work:
( Read more... )
I'm hoping that the words "numinous" and "liminal," as well as the expression "strong writing skills recommended," will frighten away the weak. It's nice not to have to worry about enrollments, and I'm tired of teaching large and popular classes. I have had enough of accessibility. I think it's time to be difficult on purpose.
