I completed my second PhD exam today, which was on postmodern theory and poststructuralism. I have a good feeling about it, and I’m ready to tackle the final exam on Philip K. Dick’s works on Monday. My wrists are doing much better than they were on Tuesday, because I sat up with better posture and …
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Reading List for PhD Minor Exam in Postmodern Theory
In June 2010, I will take my three PhD exams in the Kent State University English Literature PhD program. For these exams, I convened a committee of trusted professors, each administering one exam. I choose to take my exams in these areas: 20th Century American Literature (administered by Kevin Floyd), Postmodern Theory (administered by Tammy …
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Nay to the Naysayers: Avatar, Credit, and Intertextuality
Even now, months after its premier and its loss for Best Picture at the Oscars, there are still folks online who won’t stop nitpicking Avatar’s ‘sources.’ This in and of itself isn’t that big of a deal. It is important work to uncover the intertextual sources of works of art, including Avatar. It is a …
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Hans Bertens’ The Idea of the Postmodern: A History
“Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say, ‘yes!’”–Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters “Jason, when someone asks you if you know pomo, you say, ‘yes!’”-Not Hans Bertens Well, nothing really funny happened while I was reading postmodern theory, but I did have a small epiphany when I finished reading Hans Bertens’ superb history …
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NASA and the Postmodern
Yesterday, I picked up my Grandpa Gerald’s wedding ring from Kent Jeweler’s after it was resized. In preparation for wearing a ring all the time, which I am not accustomed to, I am wearing my high school class ring. Why am I doing this? It’s something that I’ve learned from NASA and their preparation for …
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