Author Archives: Robert

Welcome to the fall semester, 2023!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Robert

Dear students, Welcome to the new semester! I’m teaching two courses this semester at National Chi Nan University’s Depatment of Foreign Languages and Literatures, both have class pages on NCNU’s Moodle site, please check there for class details. My school … Continue reading →

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Review of Killing the dream

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Robert

Gerald Posner Killing the Dream. Little & Brown, 1998. Killing the Dream is the second book by Gerald Posner to tackle a major political assassination. His first assassination opus, Case Closed, was published in 1993 and took a close look … Continue reading →

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Cormac McCarthy, 1933-2023

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Robert

Cormac McCarthy was one of the best American novelists of the last 50 years. Despite his sometimes difficult style, I’ve taught him in writing, literature, and translation classes. There are, however, suprisingly few Chinese translations of his works. The Road … Continue reading →

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Spring semester 2023 update

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Robert

Hello to my students and other visitors, My apologies for the neglected look of this blog. I had a semi=major software update issue that took quite a while to resolve. The cite now appears to be working again, and I … Continue reading →

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Welcome to fall semester!

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Robert

Back in Puli, and classes have started. All is going well, except that I’m busy moving lots of books! For friends and students who did not know, I am now an adjunct professor, following my retirement this summer. I’m glad … Continue reading →

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Summer, 2022

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Robert

Summertime and we are back in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years. Always pleasant up north here where our guys are, especially compared to the tropicalness of Taiwan, but I’m sure some of my students and colleagues … Continue reading →

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What’s going on elsewhere

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Robert

I’ve let this blog grow a little moss this semester, so I will try to catch up on what I’ve done elsewhere. There has been lots to keep busy with, but the only really visible things so far are two … Continue reading →

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Back on line (again)

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Robert

We have been back to on line classes for a couple of weeks and will soon be at the end of the semester. I hope that everyone has been able to make the transition (again!) and that you have been … Continue reading →

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Welcome to spring semester 2022!

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Robert

Back in class again! Last semester had very few posts, hope to have a few more this semester. Some big changes are coming, more on that in the weeks ahead. In the meantime, stay healthy!

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Back in the classroom!

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Robert

The new semester has started and we are now back where we belong–in the classroom! The first two weeks of our late breaking semester were online of course, and it was just enough to remind me of why I like … Continue reading →

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