Open Letter to Girl Who Writes Her Art History Paper About Jesus Instead of Art
Dear Lovely Student,
I understand that you love Jesus. Honey, we all love Jesus. Jesus is swell. Jesus is my homeboy copilot life partner, too.
However, when your lovely professor asks for a formal analysis paper of an artwork, please do not hand in a three-page manifesto on your undying love for Jesus.
Sincerely,
Your lovely professor
I understand that you love Jesus. Honey, we all love Jesus. Jesus is swell. Jesus is my homeboy copilot life partner, too.
However, when your lovely professor asks for a formal analysis paper of an artwork, please do not hand in a three-page manifesto on your undying love for Jesus.
Sincerely,
Your lovely professor
posted by Sugared Harpy at 10:52 PM
3 Comments:
HA HA HA! Funny! Maybe she'd be more comfortable with Sister Wendy.
Meanwhile, I laughed so hard when I saw this partly because I was listening to an NPR show called Talk of the Nation while running around doing errands yesterday afternoon, and guess what the topic of discussion was?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4946306
You probably don't have time to listen to it, but I found it rather fascinating. I haven't been to school since 1982, but I do remember that mastering objective analysis (at least on paper) was one of the things kids of my generation needed to do in order to get all the way to college in the first place -- well, at least where I grew up. But that was out in crazy, flakey California. Darn hippie values!
Cheers!
I think she would be wayyyy more comfortable with Sister Wendy. We totally look at nudie Greek statues and the sex walls of Pompeii.
But damn, I just wanted a paper that described color, texture, etc. Description, not a religious manifesto!
I totally listened to that whole NPR section. THANK YOU! I love NPR and this was very interesting. I fit the bill of a liberal professor. And as an art teacher, I actually never want an objective analysis of anything, I do want opinions. Arguable opinions, not fluff opinions.
But on this paper, I totally wanted an on opinion on color, texture, etc.!
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, turn out the light.
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