'the europeans, who don't believe in justice...' or: my milton lecturer is a fuckhead

May 03, 2011 14:54

Those of you who follow me on Twitter may be aware that I am taking a class on John Milton's works this semester, and that the man who teaches that course is mad, senile, apparently wishes to repress any tendency on the part of the class to think for itself, and doesn't know what literary analysis means. He is incapable of sticking to a point, ( Read more... )

augh, english lit nerd, a bit of politics, edumacation

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mind_the_tardis May 3 2011, 20:14:05 UTC
platoapproved @Culumacilinte What a fucking douche.

That.

How's about we put this prof and my roommate in a car together and let them ignorant-road-trip to some deserted hinterland somewhere?

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hobbit_feets May 3 2011, 20:30:02 UTC
KITTEH. *snuggles your icon* I need a cat icon.

And yes, this sounds like a brilliant idea. Professor Haley can expound upon his theories in which determining author's intent is the ONLY THING THAT MATTERS and it's only the ignorant and faddish who try to read closely or interpret a text.

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mind_the_tardis May 4 2011, 02:17:14 UTC
I have many kittehs!

He can tell my roommate he can psychically intuit the minds of dead and living authors, and my roommate can threaten to sue him and go to corporate if he intuits him. Ever.

SIGH.

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hobbit_feets May 4 2011, 04:43:32 UTC
I am going through cat withdrawal. I've moved back in with my parents for the summer, and had to give my cat into the care of a friend, as my mum's allergic. So, yeah, CATS. ALLLLL THE CATS.

*facepalm* Sounds like a charmer.

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hobbit_feets May 4 2011, 04:48:12 UTC
No reaction to this man is disproportionate in its anger and violence, I assure you.

Just... one, actually. I think. I hope.

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