tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13540939382530891462024-03-08T03:45:47.276-08:00You've Never Read That?tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257433148648928341noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1354093938253089146.post-81572123154288309482010-05-09T08:58:00.000-07:002010-05-09T09:41:42.404-07:00Culturally BankruptI hold a doctorate in English literature. I was relatively successful in my program, and have published scholarly articles and presented papers at numerous academic conferences. It is in the realm of possibility that I have taught your children Introduction to American Literature. However, there are A LOT of books I've never read and movies I've never seen that, if pressed at a cocktail party, I would lie rather than admit ignorance of. This might have already happened. It might have happened last night. No matter. I've decided to <span style="font-style: italic;">finally</span> tackle some of the big boys (and/or girls) of cultural literacy so I don't have to panic and bolt when someone wants to hear my opinion on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Badge-Courage-Enriched-Classics-Pocket/dp/1416500251/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273423098&sr=8-3"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Red Badge of Courage</span></a>. Or <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Blade Runner</span></a>. I'm not a snob here. But I'm not reading <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_novels">Proust</a>.tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257433148648928341noreply@blogger.com0