Would you ever consider writing a public syllabus on film criticism? Maybe it could be a way to capture where you have paused as a professor, while also helping others grow in criticism, if only to be better viewers and readers. I know I’d love to grow in this way more. I always wish I could have somehow taken or audited your class.
Or do you ever see yourself teaching your own course again, maybe solo and outside the university system?
Those are really lovely questions -- thank you. The course was taught as an intimate creative writing seminar, so it's essentially useless to look at a syllabus; the meat of the work was in the workshops and classroom discussions. And it wasn't focused at all on film (we wrote about all aspects of culture), or on watching or "critiquing" as much as crafting a good piece of writing. That's what's important!
I don't plan to teach outside a university system -- it's too much work, for one, and I also really hate teaching online :) If I return it will be in a classroom!
I had not read your Argyle review before now, but I appreciate you ripping into it. You’re right, the artificiality of it that was clear even in the commercials is unsettling. It looks like a movie almost specifically designed to make me not want to see it.
Would you ever consider writing a public syllabus on film criticism? Maybe it could be a way to capture where you have paused as a professor, while also helping others grow in criticism, if only to be better viewers and readers. I know I’d love to grow in this way more. I always wish I could have somehow taken or audited your class.
Or do you ever see yourself teaching your own course again, maybe solo and outside the university system?
Those are really lovely questions -- thank you. The course was taught as an intimate creative writing seminar, so it's essentially useless to look at a syllabus; the meat of the work was in the workshops and classroom discussions. And it wasn't focused at all on film (we wrote about all aspects of culture), or on watching or "critiquing" as much as crafting a good piece of writing. That's what's important!
I don't plan to teach outside a university system -- it's too much work, for one, and I also really hate teaching online :) If I return it will be in a classroom!
Ah, totally understandable! Well, it was a worth a shot. ;-) I will need to look into one of these types of classes / seminars. Thank you!
I had not read your Argyle review before now, but I appreciate you ripping into it. You’re right, the artificiality of it that was clear even in the commercials is unsettling. It looks like a movie almost specifically designed to make me not want to see it.