Students as Lemmings?
Read this. Then tell me the counter-example isn’t English majors. Who could be less lemming-like? They are practically flamingoes. Or platypi.
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From the Times Literary Supplement: Untimely Matter
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Come to a discussion of Edward Jones’s The Known WorldIt’s the second session of THE BIG READ. Interested? Just show up! Thursday, March 26th at 4-5:30. FACULTY PANEL with presentations by Professors Catherine Allen (Anthropology), Herman Carrillo (Creative Writing), David DeGrazia (Philosophy), Melani McAllister (American Studies), and Andrew Smith (Classics). This session is designed especially…
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