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Steampunk Final Exam, Part 2

Posted on January 23, 2014 by nathanielwms

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 →

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More Films from Steampunk Seminar

Posted on December 5, 2013 by nathanielwms

It took two class sessions, but we finally watched all of Howl’s Moving Castle.  What a great movie. Lots of discussion regarding whether or not the steampunk setting–with the mechanical/magical castle and the old planes and the pre-WWI uniforms–was really … Continue reading →

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