Summer office hours and other stuff

Okay, if you have questions about the exam then see here:

I'm just gonna put the zaliczenie grades I have now into USOS. If you want to increase them then please let me know (by email) as soon as possible.

I'm not having regular office hours this summer. If you want to see me in person then make an appointment by email. I'll be in the institute irregularly as well but it's better to set something up by email first.

... that's it I guess.

Life, USOS, everything....

Okay.... I'm more or less caught up.

Here is a link to all the class notes for the first semester.

Here is a link to all the class notes for semester 2.

Here is a link to topics of essays.

I will now start entering USOS grades (for those with 5's already for the coursework).

If you have any questions on your grade and status, write me by email.

Be sure to include the following info.

Your name.

Your major (Ethno, Korean philology, whatever)

Your year (use the 1-5 year system, so if you're in the first year of the second degree you're a fourth year student).

How many semesters you need grades for.

Whether you want an exam:

If you do choose to do the exam then download the notes and essay topics.

For a 3: Choose three essay topics (each from a different section) submit the essays (by email) and make an appointment to see me.

For a 4: For a 3: Choose four essay topics (each from a different section) submit the essays (by email) and make an appointment to see me.

For a 5: Choose five essay topics (each from a different section) submit the essays (by email) and make an appointment to see me.

 Remember that if you want to write about a topic that's not on the list, please clear it with me first.

Class notes for April 24, 2014 - Country Music Lyrics

Today, we'll listen to some of this

(my thoughts exactly)

and some of this

(clearly one of them is cheatin' on the horse, which one? and which would be more disturbing?)

Here are the notes

Here's a copy of lyrics (from class)

Class notes for April 17, 2014 Language in the US

For your edification

Here are the notes.

Class notes for April 10, 2014

Here are the notes for class (with links to the songs)

See you there.

Class topic for April 03, 2014 Generations

Going back in time a bit, the last several generations.

The Lost Generation

First they had to go to war

Then they started the jazz age

Complete with prohibition

 And mobsters

And then the dust bowl

And the Great Depression.

The Greatest Generation

The WPA got the country back to work

And gave kids extra help

Then the men went to war in Europe

And the pacific

While women went to work

Then they built suburbia

The Silent Generation

Too young for the wars

Too young for jazz

They created rock and roll instead

Became Beatniks

And inspired the hippies.

The Baby Boomers

Grew up with reassuring images of the family with Father Knows Best

and Leave it to Beaver

So they said 'Hell with it!" and became hippies.

And then whiny self-absorbed yuppies (which is why everybody hates them)

Generation X

Popular culture from their childhood

And their adolescence

No wonder they're messed up.

And look to each other for support

The Millenials

Had a different kind of childhood with parents who are a little too clingy

And give them too much help

So they're more comfortable with technology than with people.

The Homeland Generation

So far they hardly know anyone besides their parents

This will not turn out wel....

Here are the notes for today.

Class Materials for March 27, 2014 The Patriot Movement

Today we'll be looking at how this

became this

and this

became this

and this

became this.

Some stops along the way include this guy, Sen. Joseph McCarthy,

 this group

and how to live after the bomb.

A few moments before the country changed forever.

Did the bullet do this?

Or this?

Also questions, like did this

lead to this

There's also books, like this guide on how to overthrow a government.

Or this odd book,

Is responsible for this TV show.

and what do you make of this?

Here are the notes for this lesson.

And a friendly reminder