I Are a Student Now

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Omg I did it, this is what I am taking:

HIST 4388-004 - Culture and Empire
Fall 2011
This course will examine the cultural reverberations involved in the expansion of Western nations’ empires from the age of high imperialism (1880-1914) through decolonization (1945-1960s). Travel writing, fiction, film, art, religion, education, colonial exhibitions, music, and sport will be examined in various contexts in order to illuminate the complexities involved in representations of colonies and colonial peoples’ responses to hegemony. By coming to grips with the power dynamics at play in colonial and postcolonial relationships students will be able to formulate and articulate their own opinions about the interrelationship between culture and empire and how it has evolved as the global order has shifted from one based on formal colonies to informal domination.

The prof is quite nicely rated on www.ratemyproessor.com. And, apparently, gives hard but fair tests. I am fine with that, especially as this is my only class. I am super excited though I am sure getting home at 9 twice a week will be tiring (sorry puppies!). But, being SO CLOSE to graduating, I am just crazy excited!

WRITING is going fabulously. Having a blast just waiting and waiting to hear back from my editor... LOL! And to stay sane, am plugging away on my Merlin Big Bang.

Am also working on a new idea, mystery-based...am enrolled in the Lou Anders workshop for FenCon end of September, and don't want to take anything I've been working on forever. The amazing comm abandonedplaces has long toyed with my brain, saying USE ME FOR SOMETHING! and I finally am figuring out what I can do with all the inspiration there. Oh, and there might be zombies in there. I blame my friends Cid and Suzan for that.

I need to write today! A scene a day to get this thing done by the 27th, oh yeah. And squee, I've seen a preview from my artist and just LOVE her work to bits! It is absolutely perfect for my story.

ALSO amphigoury I blame you for making me download this amazing song from itunes just now:

Comments

[misswinterhill.livejournal.com]

DUDE. I bet we Aussies will be able to help you out with some stuff about colonisation that isn't in the usual readings for the course!

Hahahaha, zombies.

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I know, ZOMBIES.... :)

OMG though I was student #7 to sign up. More better! I am not sure what I will do if this class doesn't take place! CRY? Switch real fast to something else I guess... NOT MATH.

[heddychaa.livejournal.com]

ohhh this makes me miss history classes so much ;_;

have twice as much fun for both of us!

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Stay tuned here for much whining and hair-pulling, I am sure. :) I can't wait!

[klgrem.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on all of that, C!

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I am seriously ashamed it took so long to get this started, but oh well. It is started now. And then after that, it is on to grad school, cuz I am crazy like that. :)

[topgeargirl2.livejournal.com]

Congrats C.

At the moment I have to be busy being a Uni Student so no more paperlegends for me. I have two major assignments I need to do and that will take up my time.

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

That is the one thing I fret about--must keep writing! I know taking even one class will seriously mess with my writing brain, but that is the way of things. Oh well. This is important! :)

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

Congrats on things going so awesome! :-)

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Pretty much about time I figured out what I want to do, isn't it? :) If all goes well, I will be able to start grad school Spring of 2013. WHOA!!! :)