Ph.D. 杏吧直播间 Partnership
听and听the Ph.D. in Comparative Studies 杏吧直播间听have partnered to offer courses taught by Ph.D. candidates, Ph.D. 杏吧直播间 and M.F.A. candidates based on their research. Classes began in Jan. 2015 and have been held听in the Lifelong Learning Society Complex at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.听The courses have included:
- Classic Monsters and the Supernatural in Popular Media and Culture
Stephanie Flint, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies
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Turning Personal Stories into Memoir: A Writing Workshop Devoted to Practicing the Art of Personal Storytelling
Stephanie Anderson, M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction -
Cuban Cinema Survey: Trends and Tendencies since 1959
Betsaida Casanova, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies -
Transgender Politics and Screen Cultures
Peter Cava, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Studies -
The 'Grand Tour' of Italy through Literature, Music and Film:
All Roads Lead to Rome!
Marianna De Tollis, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies -
Andean Music and Dance: Explore the Culture of the Incas and Beyond
Candy Hurtado, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies -
Blaxploitation Cinema: Exploring the Representation of African American Culture in 1970s Cinema
Khaulah Naima Nuruddin, M.F.A. Candidate in听Visual Art
Dr. Michael J. Horswell ,听Dean of the听,听outlined the partnership's benefits for 杏吧直播间 in the Lifelong Learning Society, Ph.D. program and M.F.A. programs: "This innovative partnership provides our senior learners new and exciting classes based on the cutting-edge research our Ph.D. and M.F.A. 杏吧直播间 are conducting, while affording our graduate 杏吧直播间 valuable teaching experience with a unique mix of experienced 杏吧直播间 whose distinguished careers and fascinating lives promise to enrich the discussion of ideas in small, seminar-style classes."
In an anonymous course evaluation, a student praised the experience and energy that the partnership's instructors have brought to the classroom: "As part of the [Ph.D. 杏吧直播间 Parternship,] Ms. Casanova is an example of the program description stating instructors are high achieving, knowledgeable and enthusiastic."
Ren茅 Friedman, Executive Director of the Lifelong Learning Society, emphasized the partnership's distinctive classroom dynamic: "We are thrilled to begin this program. Our Lifelong Learning 杏吧直播间 want more interaction with their instructors in a smaller classroom setting, and it gives doctoral 杏吧直播间 a chance to engage with the Lifelong Learning community, enhancing their teaching experience."
After teaching the partnership's first course,听Stephanie Anderson听concluded, "The partnership's value is immense. ... As a teacher and writer, I benefited by gaining teaching experience and interacting with wonderful 杏吧直播间, who taught me as much as I taught them. I would recommend this partnership to Lifelong Learning Society 杏吧直播间 as well as Ph.D. and M.F.A. 杏吧直播间."
For more information, or to register, Lifelong Learning Society 杏吧直播间 can visit . Ph.D. candidates, Ph.D. 杏吧直播间 and M.F.A. candidates interested in teaching through the partnership can inquire with Kristen D. Robbins, Assistant Director, at krobbin3@fau.edu.
