UBC Professor shakes up Romance studies in experimental course
Dr. Jon Beasley-Murray raises questions of disciplinarity and method while experimenting with open, decentralized, and student-centered practices like open-access content, flexible pathways, and contract grading.
Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Heidi Tworek
July 19, 2022 Written by Heidi Rennert From World War communication technologies to COVID-19 public advisories, Dr. Heidi Tworek has worked widely on the stakes of global communication in times of crisis. Her media appearances on the news, radio, and podcasts have covered topics of technologies and politics, including, most recently, the rise of “fake […]
UBC Professor shakes up Romance studies in experimental course
May 5, 2022 Invited to teach his department’s “Introduction to Literature and Cultures of the Romance World” (RMST 202), Jon Beasley-Murray took a characteristically unconventional approach. His Spring 2022 offering questioned not only the scope of Romance Studies, but also the way it should be taught. The course raised questions of disciplinarity and method while […]