tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post5960810961550530584..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Amanda Cross' Death in a Tenured PositionGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-11758306518926393592012-07-21T14:55:55.334-04:002012-07-21T14:55:55.334-04:00When I discovered it while an untenured female fac...When I discovered it while an untenured female faculty member at Harvard in the late 1980s, it rang all too true. Had not noted consciously the archaisms (which is what I think they were, more than Britishisms) but either would have been fine at that anglophile, steeped-in-tradition, and definitely unready to deal with women faculty institution.<br /><br />The other Kate Fanslers are also worth a read. One thing to keep in mind: she adjusts the style to mimic the style of the author(s) whose works are the backdrop-- so when her victim is a Freudian, you get a Freudian tone. It can be jarring and seem affected if you are not prepared for it.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-33510298450684932272012-07-21T11:00:06.983-04:002012-07-21T11:00:06.983-04:00What ho, old chum!
We don't use words like t...What ho, old chum! <br /><br />We don't use words like that either anymore, sadly. <br /><br />Sounds like a good read though!Lillie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.com