This post was originally published on Peachleaves. One of my jobs is to read papers written by senior English majors for their capstone seminars, and apply to them a rigorous rubric intended to judge how well (or if) these seniors have received the kind of training our department would like to give them. The papers are… Continue reading Intellect Does Not Exclude Empathy
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Why I Don’t Participate in Book Surveys on Facebook
This post was first published on Peachleaves. They leave a lot of books out. When I see one of these, I don't ask myself how many books on the list I've read. I do ask: who put this list together? Why? How did they choose book for this list? What is having read them supposed… Continue reading Why I Don’t Participate in Book Surveys on Facebook
Sara Davis 