Holy moly. What a busy couple of weeks. As you can see by the dearth of posts to this blog, I have been occupied elsewhere, including a wedding, a conference, and several other things.
The wedding was great. I was the official photog, but I was also a guest. Autumn and I had a fabulous time [...]
Mailer Conference
by grlucas on 29. Oct, 2009 in Photography, Scholarship, Travel
NMS 2008
by grlucas on 15. Oct, 2008 in Politics, Scholarship, Video
During the final panel of a conference last year, a panelist tried to squeeze a 15-page paper into his allotted 20 minutes. He read so quickly, that I’m not sure what his paper was about. Therefore, I decided that I would never go to a conference and read a paper again. The following video is [...]
Jesus & Norman Mailer
by grlucas on 03. Sep, 2008 in Photography, Politics, Religion, Scholarship
I’m in the process of composing my paper for the Norman Mailer Society’s annual conference. Here’s the proposal:
I moved to the American South almost six years ago. About that time, I was introduced to Norman Mailer’s work. Both gave me an interesting perspective on America, its values and its problems (sometimes stemming from said values). [...]
SpecFic Writing Storm
by grlucas on 23. Aug, 2008 in Scholarship
I’ve spent most of today at Panera trying to write my article on Speculative Fiction for the upcoming Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century American Fiction. My due date is September 1, but I got an extension to October 1 due to my recent setback.
My job is to write 3000 words that defines SpecFic within the context of [...]
About G. R. Lucas
Gerald "Jerry" R. Lucas is an English Professor, photographer, science fiction geek, Mac and Linux dude, devoted husband, cat owner, part-time runner, full-time vegan, BMW motorcyclist, and Mini Cooper "S" driver. And this is his web site.
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Hemingway’s "Indian Camp"
20. Jan, 2004
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On Kafka’s Metamorphosis
15. Jul, 2004
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Equipment for England
16. Jan, 2009
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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New Canon 5D
24. Jan, 2009
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No Entry
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Rights
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Rainy and Random
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Spring Domesticity
10. Mar, 2010
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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