19 February 2020: I keep telling my students this semester that I wish every one of them was in every one of my classes because the material keeps intersecting in such unusual and unexpected ways. In American Ethnic literature, we've been wrestling with questions about identity, racism, and double-consciousness. In Young Adult Literature, we've wrapped up our discussion of Monster and are about half-way through The Hate U Give. In my seminar on gender and humor, we've finished Phoebe Robinson's book and spent our last class discussing 2 Dope Queens.
So today's poem-of-the-day just really hit me. I love its use of the sonnet form, its title's double-meaning (as a noun and an adjective--as in, this is just an ordinary occurrence), and its quiet devastation. Give it a read.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Back to 2 Dope Queens...
18 February 2020: Spent part of this morning grades students' "Listening Responses" to episodes of 2 Dope Queens, an assignment in my "Gender and Comedy" seminar this semester. Basically, I told them to pick any episode, listen carefully, take some notes, and write some things down.
The students loved the podcast. Loved it.
And the assignments? These were really good. I am telling you, even their grammar was better than usual. What? How? A Phoebe and Jessica miracle, especially impressive for a show that isn't even producing new episodes anymore.
The students loved the podcast. Loved it.
And the assignments? These were really good. I am telling you, even their grammar was better than usual. What? How? A Phoebe and Jessica miracle, especially impressive for a show that isn't even producing new episodes anymore.
Sunday, November 20, 2016
"Trying to work through the feels..."
20 November 2016: Lots of nominees for today's good thing, including the fact that it is both Erin and Kelsie's birthday.
But since I couldn't choose between them, we are going to go with another option: this episode of 2 Dope Queens. I actually put off listening to it a bit because I didn't feel ready for Phoebe and Jessica's post-election thoughts (too soon...still so hard!), but I am glad I finally pressed play. It's a great episode, beginning with their moving thoughts on where we go from here. Then they hit the comedy itself, and it's great: filthy, feminist, diverse, and just freakin' hilarious. And if they can keep on keeping on post-election, then what's my excuse?
But since I couldn't choose between them, we are going to go with another option: this episode of 2 Dope Queens. I actually put off listening to it a bit because I didn't feel ready for Phoebe and Jessica's post-election thoughts (too soon...still so hard!), but I am glad I finally pressed play. It's a great episode, beginning with their moving thoughts on where we go from here. Then they hit the comedy itself, and it's great: filthy, feminist, diverse, and just freakin' hilarious. And if they can keep on keeping on post-election, then what's my excuse?
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