{"id":4562,"date":"2022-09-07T22:48:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T22:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-the-words\/?page_id=4562"},"modified":"2024-08-07T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T17:17:09","slug":"introducing-our-2022-23-student-workers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/the-words\/home-2\/the-words-september-2022\/introducing-our-2022-23-student-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Our 2022-23 Student Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Chlo\u00eb Moore ’24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We at <\/span>The Words<\/span><\/i> are so excited to introduce our readers to this year’s crop of student workers! We have some old-timers as well as five wonderful new hires, and we wanted to give them the opportunity to introduce themselves on their own terms. So, please peruse the following syllabi, created by our students about themselves, in case anyone is searching for readings lists or new class ideas. Don’t worry, there won’t be a test!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Newsletter Editors<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-420: Hot “Girl” Media: A Survey on Chlo\u00eb Moore<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete lyrics of Taylor Swift’s discography<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Neighbor Totoro (1988), dir. Hayoa Miyazaki<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beautiful World, Where Are You<\/span><\/i>, by Sally Rooney<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New and Selected Poems<\/span><\/i>, by Mary Oliver<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little Women (2020), dir. Greta Gerwig<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fleabag: The Scriptures<\/span><\/i>, by Phoebe Waller-Bridge<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete lyrics of Phoebe Bridgers’ discography<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women, Race, and Class<\/span><\/i>, by Angela Y. Davis<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecology and Socialism<\/span><\/i>, by Chris Williams<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“vines that butter my croissant,” from Classic Vines on YouTube<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All The Young Dudes<\/span><\/i>, by AO3 author MsKingBean89<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bel Canto<\/span><\/i>, by Ann Patchett<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Female Persuasion<\/span><\/i>, by Meg Wolitzer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lady Bird (2017), dir. Greta Gerwig<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-624: Girlboss, the Masterclass: Advanced Zoe Scheuerman<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete works of Louise Gl\u00fcck<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Julia” by SZA<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A field trip to an undisclosed forest, date and time TBD. You have never been there before, and you will never be there again. Try not to get lost.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deportees and Other Stories <\/span><\/i>by Roddy Doyle <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

POLARLICHT <\/span><\/i>by Reinmar Cunis<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Kids” by Marteria <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin <\/span><\/i>by Terrance Hayes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burnt Shadows <\/span><\/i>by Kamila Shamsie<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete works of May Ayim <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee beverages to be provided in-class<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Associate Newsletter Editors<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-69 (Cross-listed for THDA-80085): Bopping, Crying, and Watching Reality TV: The Patrick Coy-Bjork Experience<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required Texts<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Great Alone <\/span><\/i>by Kristin Hannah<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe <\/span><\/i>by Benjamin Alire S\u00e1enz<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Laramie Project & The Laramie Projects Five Years Later <\/span><\/i>by Mois\u00e9s Kaufman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun Home <\/span><\/i>by Alison Bechdel<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Little Prince <\/span><\/i>by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required Soundtracks<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hadestown<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to Normal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Last Five Years<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natasha, Pierre, & The Great Comet of 1812<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amelie (2017)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man of La Mancha<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun Home (as a musical this time)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required Viewings<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every season of <\/span>Survivor (U.S.) <\/span><\/i>+ supplemental <\/span>Survivor <\/span><\/i>podcasts<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every season of <\/span>The Great British Bake-Off<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first two seasons of <\/span>The Mole<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bisexual season of <\/span>Are You The One<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-888: The Midwest Emo to Lesbian Pipeline: A Study of Anna \u0160verclov\u00e1<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Dream House<\/span><\/i> by Carmen Maria Machado<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dead and the Living<\/span><\/i> by Sharon Olds<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“How to Grow Out a Mullet” by r\/haircutadvice<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete lyrics of My Chemical Romance’s discography<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The Haymakers Jig”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duck Butter<\/span><\/i> (2018)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun Home<\/span><\/i> by Alison Bechdel<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Night at the Telegraph Club<\/span><\/i> by Malinda Lo<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Midwest” by Girlgoyle<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Aerials” by System of a Down<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Office Workers<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL80085: A Thematic Breakdown of Brain Rot Media, after Charley Eatchel<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney’s <\/span>Descendants<\/span><\/i> Trilogy<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Picture of Dorian Gray <\/span><\/i>by Oscar Wilde<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

West Side Story <\/span><\/i>(2021)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Birth and Other Poems <\/span><\/i>by Forugh Farrokhzad<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modern art piece, <\/span>Once Upon a Time<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Drowsy Chaperone <\/span><\/i>by Bob Martin and Don McKellar<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A thirty-second long stop-motion film about two gay lighthouse keepers falling in love but breaking up that my friend made when she was bored<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Slow Regard of Silent Things<\/span><\/i> by Patrick Rothfuss<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Twilight Saga<\/span><\/i> by Stephanie Meyer<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo<\/span><\/i> by Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evanescence’s “Breathe No More”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-307: Books and Ballads: How to Laugh Through Tears with Marley Craine<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conversations with Friends, <\/span><\/i>by Sally Rooney<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Precious Days, <\/span><\/i>by Ann Patchett<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonwealth, <\/span><\/i>by Ann Patchett<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faithful and Virtuous Night, <\/span><\/i>by Louise Gl\u00fcck<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete <\/span>Nancy Drew <\/span><\/i>book series, by Carolyn Keene<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La La Land <\/span><\/i>(2016)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center Will Not Hold <\/span><\/i>(2017), documentary about Joan Didion<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every episode of <\/span>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel <\/span><\/i>(2017\u2014)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete work of Kate McKinnon on <\/span>Saturday Night Live<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music and lyrics of \u201cGeorgia\u201d by Phoebe Bridgers <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Swift\u2019s work: all music, lyrics, and films<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WINN-101: Multimedia Memories <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for Alaska, <\/span><\/i>by John Green<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where the Sidewalk Ends, <\/span><\/i>by Shel Silverstein <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve Just Seen a Face by the Beatles  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self Control by Frank Ocean <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildflowers by Tom Petty <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Linings Playbook<\/span><\/i>, directed by David O. Russell <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stuck in Love, <\/span><\/i>directed by Josh Boone<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-101: Someone Who’s Just Trying Their Best: Willow<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Entirety of Warrior Cats<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kane Chronicles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Not Too Late” by Lily Pichu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Soldier, Poet, King” by The Oh Hellos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENGL-211: Global and Local Narratives: A Survey of Tim Delventhal<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete lyrics of The Decemberists’ discography<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V.<\/em> by Thomas Pynchon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected works by Ken Kesey<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sympathizer <\/span><\/i>by Viet Thanh Nguyen<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silent Spring<\/span><\/i> by Rachel Carlson<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete lyrics of Steely Dan’s discography<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Condition of Postmodernity<\/span><\/i> by David Harvey<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Readings by Joyce and Beckett<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Invisible Man <\/span><\/i>by Ralph Ellison<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vineland<\/span><\/i> by Thomas Pynchon<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAN-101: Introduction to the Illustrious Life of Daniel Graham<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch every Bucks\u2019 basketball game during the semester<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch <\/span>The Grand Budapest Hotel<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking Basketball,<\/span><\/i> Ben Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remains of the Day, <\/span><\/i>Kazuo Ishiguro <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broken April, <\/span><\/i>Ismail Kadare<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Song of Solomon, <\/span><\/i>Toni Morrison<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Omens,<\/span><\/i> Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usagi Yojimbo, <\/span><\/i>Stan Sakai<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watchmen, <\/span><\/i>Alan Moore<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lyrics to Chief Keef\u2019s <\/span>Love Sosa<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected works by J. Cole, JID, and Childish Gambino<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final project: Watch game replays of every game from the Milwaukee Bucks\u2019 2021 NBA Championship run, and prepare a full report on that season, complete with pictures and graphs. Then, make a case for why they will win the championship this season, and why Giannis Antetokounmpo deserves to win the MVP and DPOY.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social Media Managers<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ORNITHOLOGY 1313: Fiction, Fandom, and Feelings: A Breakdown of Birdie Keller<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eva Noblezada\u2019s rendition of \u201cTake Me to Church\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Broken Earth<\/span><\/i> trilogy by N.K. Jemisin<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Arrival” (2016), dir. Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

V.E. Schwab\u2019s complete works<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Supernatural” seasons 1-5 (in an actually unironic way)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday Wars<\/span><\/i> by Gary Schmidt<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is How you Lose the Time War<\/span><\/i> by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Les Miserables” Tenth Anniversary Album<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Arcane” (TV Series)<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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