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Cluster Formation for the Quarter

March 30, 2010

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Hiya, 242.  On Thursday, April 1st, you’ll start your clusters.  Each one will consist of five folks, and you will gradually work toward agreeing upon a single keyword that each of you thinks will foster some productive, collective inquiry for the entirety of the quarter. As you form your clusters, I encourage you to consider […]

Intro to Modernism

March 30, 2010

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During Tuesday’s class, I’m going to walk us through a quick introduction to literary modernism and its intersections with similar terms, namely “modernization” and “modern.” In so doing, I’ll draw upon four C’s—culture, crowds, crisis, and consciousness—and unpack them by quoting some texts during the time period (1843-1953) that we’re investigating this quarter. For your […]