A PhD in Creative Writing…get me a Mocha Frappuccino.
“The document was first highlighted by Bradley Babendir, who appears to be a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) student at the Ithaca-based university.”
Who is the moron who wrote this article? Columbia is in NYC.
The Ivy League “Ithaca-based university” is Cornell.
Who the eff does this guy thinks he is? Who pays his salary? College students need to get backbones and explain who is paying the bills and demand excellence for their money. Excellence doesn’t include being told what to do and what not to do. If teachers are actually excellent at their jobs and they stick to teaching things that pertain to the course topic, then students will be motivated to attend class and learn. If they are not excellent, then student should demand their money back. Yeah, I know, completely unreasonable and unrealistic.
This used to be called extortion.
Every 19th century author I have read would have failed this hacks course. One of the most famous openings in American literature is Melville’s “Moby Dick” with “Call me Ishmael”. This professor would have the gall to flunk Melville.
One of the more interesting debates in Victorian literature was where did Heathcliff from Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” come from. Since Bronte did not spell out Heathcliff’s race she would have failed this course.
That is absolutely the worst way for a novelist to introduce a character.
I wonder if ANYBODY who ever read Starship Troopers had the slightest clue that Johnny Rico was Philipino until literally the last page of the book ...
Kool