This course surveyed the literature of photography: essays, letters, theories, and books devoted to the subject. It also surveyed photography as a subject of literature and as a part of storytelling. It is hard to say more (though I loved the class), because on many levels it felt frivolous to go on as usual. This… Continue reading Literature and Photography: TA Reflections
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Dramaturgy with Santa Cruz Shakespeare: Public Humanities Summer Fellowship
Among the many ways they contribute to humanities research and graduate education, The Humanities Institute (THI) at UCSC offers a funding opportunity for graduate students to develop a public humanities project coordinated with a nonprofit public organization to expand their own understanding of humanities work in communities and to gain vital professional and non-academic experience.… Continue reading Dramaturgy with Santa Cruz Shakespeare: Public Humanities Summer Fellowship
Archiving the Trianon Press: Center for Archival Research and Training Fellowship
What is the Trianon Press Archive? In operation from the 1950's-1980's, Trianon Press was a fine arts press based in Paris. The Press was run by Arnold Fawcus, a former combat ski-instructor and counter espionage intelligence officer turned fine art book-maker. The Press is best known for their work under the William Blake Trust making… Continue reading Archiving the Trianon Press: Center for Archival Research and Training Fellowship
Writing the Future: TA Reflections
Another quarter and another new TA dynamic. This summer I worked with Porter College students in a class on SF. We read Shelley, Wells, Miller, Delaney, Delillo, and a few short stories. More new territory for me, in some ways. This class had students in many places in their educational experience from graduating seniors to… Continue reading Writing the Future: TA Reflections
Classical Mythology: TA Reflections
An exciting and last minute switch at the start of the Spring 2018 quarter landed me in new territory in many ways. I joined seven other Teaching Assistants (TAs) as a graduate facilitator for two sections of a 400 person mega-lecture on Classical Mythology. We covered texts by Apollodorus, Ovid, Hesiod, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Plato.… Continue reading Classical Mythology: TA Reflections
Morgan Gates 