tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.comments2023-08-18T02:04:03.701-07:00UIUC Department of English Blogtickyt23http://www.blogger.com/profile/08631613891844905043noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-22294915240147024032015-11-08T06:31:27.011-08:002015-11-08T06:31:27.011-08:00Great post … implicitly conveyed in your thoughtfu...Great post … implicitly conveyed in your thoughtful address to prospective students and their parents is yet another key benefit derived from a solid education in the arts and humanities: the ability to communicate one's thoughts and opinions effectively and persuasively—a critical skill, no matter where one's life and career path might lead.Tim Barneshttp://international.illinois.edu/partnerships/isip.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-23071441075743421942014-02-20T08:37:06.541-08:002014-02-20T08:37:06.541-08:00Congratulations once again. However, they forgot t...Congratulations once again. However, they forgot to list your most outstanding talent--that of "Tech Support" <br />Many thanks for all such help.<br />Peter H. Kuntznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-71916298211575332872013-12-09T09:34:56.723-08:002013-12-09T09:34:56.723-08:00Thank you, Mr. Dapier, and thanks to Michael Rothb...Thank you, Mr. Dapier, and thanks to Michael Rothberg for posting this. I studied German literature not because I was particularly good at it, but because I wanted to keep imagining other lives and languages. I am so grateful to be able to say I have been able to get paid to do this! Gratitude, in these last days of a long semester, for this meaningful reminder.Laurie Johnsonhttp://laurieruthjohnson.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-65013548261106847722013-12-09T07:37:25.170-08:002013-12-09T07:37:25.170-08:00Love this! Thanks for posting it, and thanks also...Love this! Thanks for posting it, and thanks also to Mr. Dapier for sharing it in the first place. Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-32912381984161126482013-11-15T18:07:23.170-08:002013-11-15T18:07:23.170-08:00I can't wait to read this.I can't wait to read this. Jarrett (B.A. '01)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-76722322592921294462013-08-21T21:20:03.477-07:002013-08-21T21:20:03.477-07:00This is fantastic!This is fantastic!Chelseahttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-18096112272041952572013-04-26T13:11:35.952-07:002013-04-26T13:11:35.952-07:00True!
I was asked to write some remarks to intro...True! <br /><br />I was asked to write some remarks to introduce Trish, which was why that was on my mind. I sat through the first half of the ceremony in a vague panic that I was supposed to have written remarks for Julie, too, and was relieved when Anna was announced and did such a wonderful job. <br /><br />Unrelatedly, the introduction for the Classics/Philosophy awardee was wonderful...Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-16280690387969325602013-04-26T13:03:01.989-07:002013-04-26T13:03:01.989-07:00Not to toot the horn of the English Department und...Not to toot the horn of the English Department unduly, but there were TWO faculty members from the English Department honored at the campus level Celebration of Teaching Excellence event (as the blog announced last month): Julie Price was also there, receiving an Undergraduate Teaching Award. It's a privilege to be in a department with such excellent colleagues!Kirstin Wilcoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-43373307709766467182012-05-17T07:00:44.738-07:002012-05-17T07:00:44.738-07:00Great issue!!!Great issue!!!Brian G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-90541347574038853962012-05-08T08:13:33.222-07:002012-05-08T08:13:33.222-07:00As Gary said, the title 'sorrow's rigging&...As Gary said, the title 'sorrow's rigging' closes the circle of his life's creative work, hearkening back to a time, ca. 1978-82, when he was immersed in setting the dominion of Milton, Dostoevsky, Flaubert and Tolstoi (to name a representative list) before our eyes. <br /><br />There were times when he brought students to tears while listening to his readings of literary art. He was a master teacher; he was an inspired reader, and a passionate lecturer (which word wrongs him, my words fall short).<br /><br />Decades later many of his former students can quote a Gary-ism, or mostly, recount the moment when their respective lives changed -- the book, the poem, the story, the moment of recognition -- sitting in that classroom listening, being challenged to utter something real, no pat answer.<br /><br />If not any of that, just being enamored of a professor who would weavingly recite long passages of literary art, part of the woof of the teacher's warp.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998090637737636066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-82384455668372479882011-05-03T08:57:57.484-07:002011-05-03T08:57:57.484-07:00Professor Kennedy: I looked at your blog, and I th...Professor Kennedy: I looked at your blog, and I think you may object to some of this book's arguments. But you may find them interesting, too, and I can assure you that Courtemanche has read her Adam Smith thoroughly and carefully. She is also interested in the way the idea of Smith gets boiled down to erroneous constructions of the one vivid metaphor of the invisible hand. I would recommend that you pick up a copy of the book and give it a read! <br /><br />CurtisCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-14902964302063338902011-05-03T06:22:37.261-07:002011-05-03T06:22:37.261-07:00Curtis
I have critically commented on this new boo...Curtis<br />I have critically commented on this new book from Palgrave on the "invisible hand" metaphor as used by Adam Smith on my Blog: www.adamsmithslostlegacy.com <br />and you may wish to read it (it's too long to post here).<br /><br />As it deals with Adam Smith's use of the IH metaphor it may have some value for an English literature scholar, if only by an economist.<br /><br />Gavin Kennedy<br />Emeritus Profess, Heriot-Watt UniversityGavin Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913775111442059982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-5831243095047665582011-03-16T23:24:22.494-07:002011-03-16T23:24:22.494-07:00Well deserved award, Ricky!Well deserved award, Ricky!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-8642009599114844032011-02-22T09:35:15.945-08:002011-02-22T09:35:15.945-08:00Also: it is about time Tango and Cash finally appe...Also: it is about time Tango and Cash finally appeared on this blog.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-23927118913217037862010-05-19T09:47:50.273-07:002010-05-19T09:47:50.273-07:00Agreed! All the kudos, of course, go to Dan (I ho...Agreed! All the kudos, of course, go to Dan (I hope he reads this).Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-21354411590720648312010-05-18T09:09:57.702-07:002010-05-18T09:09:57.702-07:00The commencement speech this year was absolutely t...The commencement speech this year was absolutely tremendous. I was genuinely, and pleasantly, surprised. Kudos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-86650345578965802012010-04-14T08:41:09.733-07:002010-04-14T08:41:09.733-07:00I asked Powers for a quote for the Richard Powers ...I asked Powers for a quote for the <a href="http://richardpowersdotnet.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Richard Powers blog</a>, and he sent this: <br /><br />"Thanks for the good words. It really is a kick, I do admit. But when I look down the list of past and present members, it does seem as if my election might be some kind of clerical error that will be straightened up tactfully at the door when I try to show up for the induction ceremony in May."<br /><br />Pretty perfect. Hurray for Richard Powers!David Doddhttp://www.richardpowers.net/david.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-61767384410777211572010-03-27T22:45:20.855-07:002010-03-27T22:45:20.855-07:00Glad you remembered Hughes! I loved studying him i...Glad you remembered Hughes! I loved studying him in college, what an academic and great mind.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443613059494263280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-28862062390463177992010-02-23T09:42:41.670-08:002010-02-23T09:42:41.670-08:00No, pro'ly not for ten year olds. Though I di...No, pro'ly not for ten year olds. Though I did wind up talking about violence and rivalry in Hamlet to middle school students! I had been told to expect high-school age students at an assembly at a private, carter school with a liberal arts focus, but then when I showed up the whole school was there. Basically, for ten-year-olds, I might just stage the mechanicals from the end of AMND. <br /><br />Universities don't have to wrestle with the audience problem in the same way--we just aim to please our students and maybe alums.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-20365756489064400712010-02-23T09:22:13.026-08:002010-02-23T09:22:13.026-08:00My current issue with Shakespeare's birthday i...My current issue with Shakespeare's birthday is that some parties seem to focus entirely on kids' activities, while others gear themselves toward old people or intelligencia. It's either mocking Shakespeare to some degree or taking it way too seriously. I love what you said about talking about why interesting things are interesting, but that's not for ten-year-olds, is it? How much should a Shakespeare birthday party be targeted? Who should we include or exclude? We're brainstorming here at ASC because we want to have the best birthday party we've ever had. Any ideas are welcome.Sky Jack Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274460430707829174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-33056075790657110202010-02-23T09:02:23.843-08:002010-02-23T09:02:23.843-08:00I take the point about not wanting to make Shakesp...I take the point about not wanting to make Shakespeare's language seem foreign, though I guess in general I like to foster a double perspective in which Shakespeare seems by turns familiar and strange. <br /><br />I thought the rare books room celebration was nice--just having people read/recite passages aloud. And cake. You could have a free performance in the park, or bring actors in to declaim their favorite speeches and talk about what they like in them. <br /><br />Or have scholars talk about the appeal of the plays/poems in non-specialized ways (I had a great time once giving a talk on Shakespearean tragedy to middle school students in Arizona--it can be a real pleasure to step outside of the academy and to discuss why interesting things are interesting).Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459922375418678120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-63882194229586853202010-02-23T07:37:59.383-08:002010-02-23T07:37:59.383-08:00I like the idea of people walking around talking l...I like the idea of people walking around talking like Thor. I remember when the city did this talking like Shakespeare day, and certain people at the American Shakespeare Center hated the idea because it made Shakespeare's language seem foreign when we're all about showing people how it's not.<br />Have you ever heard of any better way to celebrate Shakespeare's Birthday though?Sky Jack Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274460430707829174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-2022144813961928042010-02-04T05:01:46.456-08:002010-02-04T05:01:46.456-08:00Many institutions limit access to their online inf...Many institutions limit access to their online information. Making this information available will be an asset to all.dianna.rose83@gmail.comhttp://www.researchpaperspot.com/undergraduate_research_papers.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-73839745872983031962009-09-10T09:59:26.293-07:002009-09-10T09:59:26.293-07:00Nice post, Curtis! :)Nice post, Curtis! :)metaspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097953494469411691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062631357306159852.post-38709971335420532862009-06-15T12:07:47.667-07:002009-06-15T12:07:47.667-07:00Sounds great!Sounds great!metaspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097953494469411691noreply@blogger.com