http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/05/masters-degree-stephen-king-and-future.html Pop Culture Commentary with an Academic Slant Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/05/masters-degree-stephen-king-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-446 Joss Whedon Inadvertently Became my Academic Specialty Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:27:53 +0000 http://professorbeej.com/2009/05/a-masters-degree-stephen-king-and-the-future-of-beejs-independent-scholarship.html#comment-446 [...] None of that fit, really. I attended the Pop Culture Association conference in New Orleans this year, and I went to a lot of Stephen King panels, a few over Buffy, even one over How I Met Your Mother, and even presented a paper on Willy Wonka. I left PCA feeling sure that I was going to specialize in Stephen King’s literature as part of my career. I even blogged about it. [...] [...] None of that fit, really. I attended the Pop Culture Association conference in New Orleans this year, and I went to a lot of Stephen King panels, a few over Buffy, even one over How I Met Your Mother, and even presented a paper on Willy Wonka. I left PCA feeling sure that I was going to specialize in Stephen King’s literature as part of my career. I even blogged about it. [...]

]]> http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/05/masters-degree-stephen-king-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-3 Beej Sun, 17 May 2009 03:20:00 +0000 http://professorbeej.com/2009/05/a-masters-degree-stephen-king-and-the-future-of-beejs-independent-scholarship.html#comment-3 "The Long Walk" is one of my favorites. I was really curious when I was told the premise whether or not it would hold my attention for a whole novel, but I was hooked from the get-go. “The Long Walk” is one of my favorites. I was really curious when I was told the premise whether or not it would hold my attention for a whole novel, but I was hooked from the get-go.

]]> http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/05/masters-degree-stephen-king-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-2 vannessamarie Sat, 16 May 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://professorbeej.com/2009/05/a-masters-degree-stephen-king-and-the-future-of-beejs-independent-scholarship.html#comment-2 My first interaction with King was on a field trip in the 8th grade. Before we left for home, we stopped in the gift shop where you could buy any sorts of odd and ends...I was attracted to the book section. During the bus ride home, I became enthralled in "The Long Walk" and my love affair with King has only grown. I love that you're using him and his writings in such a scholarly way. My first interaction with King was on a field trip in the 8th grade. Before we left for home, we stopped in the gift shop where you could buy any sorts of odd and ends…I was attracted to the book section. During the bus ride home, I became enthralled in “The Long Walk” and my love affair with King has only grown. I love that you’re using him and his writings in such a scholarly way.

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