This year, I’m a discussion leader and grader for a 100-level American Studies course on citizenship and identity called “What is America?” This semester, we read Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation, and this post is inspired by my lesson plan…
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Fast Food Nation and the Horatio Alger Story
Tagged with: American myths, American Studies, book discussion, cultural trends, food
Posted in Creative Non-Fiction
Posted in Creative Non-Fiction
American Horror Story Season 1 Finale
A few weeks ago I wrote about FX’s new TV series, American Horror Story, which centers on the Harmon family, who recently moved into a historic LA mansion with a sordid past: nearly all of the home’s inhabitants either have…
Tagged with: allegory, American Studies, conclusions, contamination, family, interpretation, television
Posted in Visual Media
Posted in Visual Media
The Ambulant Scholar 