Really fantastic news - thank you so much! I have been counting the days :). I think Discord would probably provide the best communal element. From seeing it used for scientific conferences(!), I know that it can handle voice calls with dozens of people with quite a lot of grace, as well as streaming to many more should you ever wish to do that. Messaging with virtually any number of people is of course no problem at all. It's also easy to set up channels in a server to operate as "break rooms" for people to go into separate conversations or to divide up discussions by topic. By default anyone can join a server, but if you wish I think you can set it up so only those you invite by email can do so. I'd be happy to do some set up stuff if that would be helpful ( though I'm by no means a Discord expert)!
Personally I find there's just something about the spontaneity, intimacy and intricacy of in-person discussions that you can't get anywhere else... It would be fantastic to have setup where we would actually be able to talk about the works together in real time, and I think Discord is probably the best bet for achieving that (it will certainly have no trouble with messaging-type activities).
Almost surprised there’s no Lawrence on the syllabus, look forward to the Ulysses, Middlemarch, & Moby Dick segments. My vote would be for discord as far as that goes, I think
Thanks! And I know, I was expecting Paul Franz to chide me for the lack of Lawrence rather than you, but you both would be right—him and the Brontës are my biggest regrets, and I may have to explore them in a future iteration.
Unbelievably excited for this, John — the immersion into literature, guided by a truly *insightful* artist-teacher. I decided to take the first half of this year off from my studies, but I didn't quite have a reason. Now I know why I needed all that extra time!
So excited for this! Blake has been on my mind, a strong augury!
Excellent New Years’ news. Looking forward to it.
Really fantastic news - thank you so much! I have been counting the days :). I think Discord would probably provide the best communal element. From seeing it used for scientific conferences(!), I know that it can handle voice calls with dozens of people with quite a lot of grace, as well as streaming to many more should you ever wish to do that. Messaging with virtually any number of people is of course no problem at all. It's also easy to set up channels in a server to operate as "break rooms" for people to go into separate conversations or to divide up discussions by topic. By default anyone can join a server, but if you wish I think you can set it up so only those you invite by email can do so. I'd be happy to do some set up stuff if that would be helpful ( though I'm by no means a Discord expert)!
Personally I find there's just something about the spontaneity, intimacy and intricacy of in-person discussions that you can't get anywhere else... It would be fantastic to have setup where we would actually be able to talk about the works together in real time, and I think Discord is probably the best bet for achieving that (it will certainly have no trouble with messaging-type activities).
Almost surprised there’s no Lawrence on the syllabus, look forward to the Ulysses, Middlemarch, & Moby Dick segments. My vote would be for discord as far as that goes, I think
Thanks! And I know, I was expecting Paul Franz to chide me for the lack of Lawrence rather than you, but you both would be right—him and the Brontës are my biggest regrets, and I may have to explore them in a future iteration.
Unbelievably excited for this, John — the immersion into literature, guided by a truly *insightful* artist-teacher. I decided to take the first half of this year off from my studies, but I didn't quite have a reason. Now I know why I needed all that extra time!
Thank you so much, glad to have you aboard and hope you enjoy it!