The following is essentially a copy of the email message sent to campus addresses, without the embarrassing typos of course but probably with some new ones.
A couple of points as we head into the weekend.
First, don't be alarmed if your panicked emails about papers goes unanswered for a couple of days. I will be away and while I will be checking email I probably won't be able to respond very fully.
Second, in light of that I thought it might make sense to offer you a slight extension on the deadline. Those writing a paper can of course hand it in next class meeting, but you can also hand it in as late as Friday, November 1. If you choose to take advantage of the extension, please get your paper in my department mailbox by no later than 3pm on Friday, November 1.
Third, I should have mentioned something about the difficulty of the chapter from de Certeau's book. French theory, you know, both working from a foundation of Foucault and working against him as well. Those of you with some theory background might find this warning insulting. Please accept my apologies and pick up your monocle. Those without much background in theory will find swaths of it indecipherable. (I find parts of it indecipherable and I'm a famous smart guy.)
There, another brilliant five-paragraph essay. Enjoy Bleak House and the romantic side of everyday things.
A couple of points as we head into the weekend.
First, don't be alarmed if your panicked emails about papers goes unanswered for a couple of days. I will be away and while I will be checking email I probably won't be able to respond very fully.
Second, in light of that I thought it might make sense to offer you a slight extension on the deadline. Those writing a paper can of course hand it in next class meeting, but you can also hand it in as late as Friday, November 1. If you choose to take advantage of the extension, please get your paper in my department mailbox by no later than 3pm on Friday, November 1.
Third, I should have mentioned something about the difficulty of the chapter from de Certeau's book. French theory, you know, both working from a foundation of Foucault and working against him as well. Those of you with some theory background might find this warning insulting. Please accept my apologies and pick up your monocle. Those without much background in theory will find swaths of it indecipherable. (I find parts of it indecipherable and I'm a famous smart guy.)
There, another brilliant five-paragraph essay. Enjoy Bleak House and the romantic side of everyday things.
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