Kat contemplating socks…. (©PhotoKat 2007) So there‘s thIs weird thing that’s been weighing on my mind for the last month. It started as one of those deep philosophical questions that one just ponders from time to time but over the last 24 hours or so it has become something of an…
So, as I mentioned a few weeks ago, a couple of my students requested that we have a lesson on costumes and cosplay on Halloween. Since that’s theoretically a lot of the research I’m doing for my dissertation and because frankly it just sounded fun, I agreed. Now I’m putting together that assignment and lesson plan.…
So this fall, I have been given the opportunity to teach a class of my own design at Duquesne University. I’m calling it “Sex, Violence and Comics,” and in a way, I guess I’ve basically been preparing for this all of my life. I mean, I like sex, I like comics, I like viole… umm…
Somebody went and woke the sleeping dragon. I’m very weird about personal expression. I’m a black man (except when I’m pretending to be Asian) with tattoos and piercings. I rant at length on the internet about my (not so standard) views on politics, religion, drugs and sexuality. I wear ridiculously offensive t-shirts and curse like…
Day 998 of 365 Again. Welcome to Maverick University. Maverick University is a fine, non-accredited, women-only institution of higher learning devoted to the furthering of education for intelligent, talented, able-bodied young women. We employ only the finest instructors, such as myself. The curriculum is tough yet fair and will teach you everything you need to…