we discussed the discourse of gender. This led to conversations about:
- Jeremy Bentham
- Henry Jenkins’ bibliography
- Twin Peaks (I used the phrase “before your time” with a total lack of irony)
- Who Killed Amanda Palmer (a Freudian slip)
- Why you might need a woman’s touch when dealing with government agencies
- Online mating rituals (involving ukuleles)
- Aposematism in badgers, weasels, ferrets, and other singularly stubborn land mammals, and how it relates to Rorschach
- The Watchmen credits (and their sneaky commentary regarding memory, history, nostalgia, obfuscation, and the very nature of film)
…Yeah, you wish you were in my class.