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Projects from Steampunk Freshman Seminar 2018
This week, students in my Fall 2018 “First-Year Seminar” on steampunk turned in their first round of creative projects. The assignment asks them to “steampunk a common object.” As you can see from the photo below, I got some clever … Continue reading
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Steampunk Class Projects
Last quarter, I finished up another section of my UC Davis first-year seminar on Steampunk. Fifteen students came on board to read the VanderMeer’s short story collection, the original League of Extraordinary Gentlemen graphic novel, and watch Wild Wild West … Continue reading
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Steampunk Final Exam, Part 2
As promised, here is the second half of the final questions I posed to students in my Steampunk first-year seminar at UC Davis. This was the essay portion of the exam, and their answers were thoughtful. Instructions: Take a position … Continue reading
Steampunk Final Exam for First-Year University Seminar, Part 1
O.K., I didn’t actually give my students a final exam for our Steampunk seminar. I did, however, make a mock final and asked them to come up with answers for me. Part 1 was an identification section. Answers are listed … Continue reading
A Steampunk Class at UC Davis?
This week, I’m proposing a section of UC Davis’s First-Year Seminar program focused on steampunk. I’ve really wanted to teach it from a perspective that goes beyond just the literature, so this course will incorporate design, costuming, retro-fitting, and gaming … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, costuming, First-Year Seminar, gaming, steampunk, UC Davis, university of california
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