tag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503eldritchhobbiteldritchhobbiteldritchhobbit2023-12-15T12:39:54Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:617645Meet The Last Man!2023-12-15T12:36:47Z2023-12-15T12:39:54Zpublic0In March 2024, I will be offering the module "Meet <i>The Last Man</i>" with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) online via Signum University.<br /><br />Mary Shelley's novel <i>The Last Man</i> is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I'm really looking forward to exploring it with students!<br /><br /><a href="https://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/space/modules/preceptor/1985/">Here is more information.</a><br /><br /><center><figure class="tmblr-full tmblr-embed" data-provider="youtube" data-url="https://youtu.be/k2EcVRnhii0?si=2eJa8yUXgMgTFjxV" data-orig-width="356" data-orig-height="200"><iframe width="356" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k2EcVRnhii0?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" title="SPACE: Meet The Last Man Precepted with Amy H. Sturgis (Fantasy Studies)"></iframe><br /></figure></center><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=617645" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:611349I hope to see you in SPACE!2023-10-14T13:49:54Z2023-10-14T13:51:48Zpublic4I've taught at Signum University for years, but in addition to offering my classes, I'm now also joining Signum's SPACE Program (Signum Adult Portals for Adult Continuing Education). <br /><p>I have modules up for candidacy now that I am very excited about! Each will be one month long, with two one-hour meetings per week (one an interactive lecture by me and one a group discussion facilitated by me). All meetings are online. Everyone's invited!<br /><br />Here's the schedule:<br /><br /><a href="http://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/r/R31CJd">January 2024: <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i> by Shirley Jackson</a><br /><br /><a href="http://blackberry.signumuniversity.org/r/X7ujTz">February 2024: <i>A Haunting on the Hill</i> by Elizabeth Hand</a> (the first work officially authorized by Shirley Jackson's estate to respond to <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i>) <br /><br />March 2024: <i>The Last Man</i> by Mary Shelley (a science fiction classic, and the most relevant novel one can read while living in "unprecedented times")<br /><br />Everyone is invited! For more information, please check out this link: <a href="https://href.li/?https://signumu.slack.com/archives/C05TUUW2Z0A/p1697287912019439">Amy H. Sturgis, Upcoming SPACE Modules <br /><br /><center><figure class="tmblr-full tmblr-embed" data-provider="youtube" data-url="https://youtu.be/YJkyd4LpJxA?si=2ebFOfrA9zRL3uSc" data-orig-width="356" data-orig-height="200"><iframe width="356" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YJkyd4LpJxA?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" title="SPACE: The Haunting of Hill House with Amy H. Sturgis (General Humanities)"></iframe><br /></figure></center></a></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=611349" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:603211Teaching Shirley Jackson's Hangsaman (Dark Academia)2023-02-10T14:43:59Z2023-02-10T23:19:17Zpublic0<p>I’m happy to say that my “Teaching Shirley Jackson’s <i>Hangsaman</i> (1951)” post, based on my experience of teaching Shirley Jackson in my graduate Dark Academia course in Fall 2022, is now online at <i>Reading Shirley Jackson in the 21st Century</i>:<br /><br /><p class="npf_link" data-npf="{"type":"link","url":"https://href.li/?https://shirleyjackson21stcentury.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/teaching-shirley-jacksons-hangsaman-1951-by-amy-h-sturgis/","display_url":"https://href.li/?https://shirleyjackson21stcentury.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/teaching-shirley-jacksons-hangsaman-1951-by-amy-h-sturgis/","title":"Teaching Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951) by Amy H. Sturgis","description":"We are delighted to present the inaugural post in our new series on Teaching Shirley Jackson, by Amy H. Sturgis Amy H. Sturgis holds a Ph.D.","site_name":"Reading Shirley Jackson in the 21st Century","poster":[{"media_key":"1fcafb7aff5105e6f4c64d3e0ff46c7a:da9cf9c2cb66bef6-df","type":"image/jpeg","width":2205,"height":1426}]}"><a href="https://href.li/?https://shirleyjackson21stcentury.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/teaching-shirley-jacksons-hangsaman-1951-by-amy-h-sturgis/" target="_blank">Teaching Shirley Jackson’s Hangsaman (1951) by Amy H. Sturgis</a></p><br /><br /><center><figure data-orig-width="2048" data-orig-height="1324" class="tmblr-full"><center><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/398d48bdbb128ffad024bdb40e002a8d/f0ccee44582bd42a-b2/s540x810/593fde6b21edd735bf39c68dd74638c4c1106897.jpg" alt="image" data-orig-width="2048" data-orig-height="1324" data-media-key="398d48bdbb128ffad024bdb40e002a8d:f0ccee44582bd42a-b2"></center></figure></center></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=603211" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:593603Fall 2022 Dark Academia Course2022-08-14T12:38:45Z2022-08-14T12:38:45Zpublic0I'm delighted to share the details of my Fall 2022 Academia online class at Signum University! <br /><br /><a href="https://signumuniversity.org/catalog/dark-academia/">You can see the course page here with updated reading and scheduling information.</a><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/39031.png"><img src="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/480x480/39031.png" alt="" title="" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />I'm also thrilled to add that 3 of the brilliant authors whose works we'll be studying in the Dark Academia course will be holding live Q&A sessions with the class! <p>Peadar Ó Guilín for THE CALL ('16)</p><p>Elisabeth Thomas for CATHERINE HOUSE ('20)</p><p>R.F. Kuang for BABEL ('22)</p><br /><br /><center><a href="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/40013.jpg"><img src="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/480x480/40013.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></center><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=593603" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:592994Dark Academia2022-04-25T19:46:45Z2022-04-25T19:48:32Zpublic0I’m excited to share more information about my Fall 2022 Signum University online class. The course page is coming soon. I’ll be posting links and details!<br /><br /><center><a href="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/39031.png"><img src="https://eldritchhobbit.dreamwidth.org/file/320x320/39031.png" alt="" title="" /></a></center><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=592994" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2011-04-08:766503:581218Coming Summer 2021: "Exploring Star Trek"2020-12-02T14:00:43Z2020-12-02T14:00:43Zpublic6<p>I’m excited to say that in Summer 2021, I will boldly go where no Signum University prof has gone before! <br /><br />I will be offering the 12-week online class <a href="https://signumuniversity.org/catalog/exploring-star-trek/">“Exploring Star Trek”</a> for M.A. students and non-degree-seeking auditors alike. I’m delighted at this opportunity!</p><center><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a4142f6fd96b96d0e98e205863295897/5eff8e0136d8f6a1-ed/s640x960/e2836e26782274873afe9985e425c02b429524c4.jpg" /></center><p>I’m pleased to announce that we will have a very special guest at one meeting of the “Exploring Star Trek” Signum University class in Summer 2021: New York Times bestselling author <a href="https://unamccormack.co.uk/">Una McCormack</a>! What a delight this will be!</p><center><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/95ce9f56828732ca66ccae4de6919fd0/5eff8e0136d8f6a1-8a/s640x960/3f85bc4f32b33e23d386ea13811e77db3500ca95.jpg" /><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1c00fc624698a06b2279a80a2b1377b6/5eff8e0136d8f6a1-7d/s640x960/e63110ea96f85aa16374a8ef8892ce802aa4426e.jpg" /></center><p>The catalog page for the “Exploring Star Trek” class is now available. <a href="https://signumuniversity.org/catalog/exploring-star-trek/">Here is the link!</a></p><center><img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/a012a05cd3c503851e45596044d984c6/5eff8e0136d8f6a1-0a/s640x960/09cbb9c5dfa69cd3be0246bd4bac69ed6e5e706e.jpg" /><p><a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fsignumuniversity.org%2Fcatalog%2Fexploring-star-trek%2F&t=NDY1OTJhNTQzZjIzNmUzZDkwZDgwYjgxM2Q1NjNmMTFhMTM4NDhiZCwyNWIyOTYwODA2OTA0NTZmMjE5MjEwZmEyODJmZGU1ODM1MjM3MzQ1&ts=1606863687">"Exploring Star Trek"</a></p></center><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=eldritchhobbit&ditemid=581218" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments