{"id":28,"date":"2013-03-13T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T11:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T14:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T14:05:31","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-inside wp-block-search__text-button aligncenter wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label screen-reader-text\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Cerca<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\"  style=\"width: 464px\"><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/09\/imagen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2280\" style=\"width:465px;height:269px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/09\/imagen.png 1000w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/09\/imagen-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2022\/09\/imagen-768x445.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-small-font-size\"><em>The Joys of Teaching Literature<\/em>, started in September 2010 and with a Spanish version since July 2021, is a blog for ranting and raving about teaching and researching English Literature, Cultural Studies, and Gender Studies, and other aspects of the Anglophone world. I publish a post once a week, usually on Monday. Please, download the <a href=\"https:\/\/ddd.uab.cat\/record\/116328\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ddd.uab.cat\/record\/116328\">yearly volumes<\/a> for free or read the volume collecting some of the entries (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/editorial.ujaen.es\/libro\/passionate-professing-the-context-and-practice-of-english-literature_149716\/\">Passionate Professing: The Context and Practice of English Literature<\/a><\/em>, 2023). The comments option is not available, sorry, but you may contact me through my e-mail address, <a href=\"mailto:Sara.Martin@uab.cat\">Sara.Martin@uab.cat<\/a>. The contents of this blog are protected by a type 4 Creative Common License (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (by-nc-nd)<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4495 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-academic-writing category-general category-students category-teaching-tools-and-rules tag-illiteracy tag-literacy tag-reading tag-reading-skills\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/2026\/06\/09\/students-cant-or-wont-read-some-thoughts\/\" target=\"_self\" >STUDENTS CAN\u2019T OR WON\u2019T READ?: SOME THOUGHTS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T13:36:24+00:00\">9 de juny de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An article by Tyler Jagt, published on 1 June 2026, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, \u201cMy Students Can\u2019t Read\u201d has been creating a bit of a stir this past week and I\u2019d like to comment on its gist. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jagt claims that his BA students\u2019 inability to read a 20-page article (he teaches Rhetoric)&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4493 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-docencia category-escritura-academcia category-estudiantes category-general tag-alfabetizacion tag-lectura\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/2026\/06\/09\/los-estudiantes-no-saben-o-no-quieren-leer-algunas-reflexiones\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u00bfLOS ESTUDIANTES NO SABEN O NO QUIEREN LEER?: ALGUNAS REFLEXIONES<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T13:34:03+00:00\">9 de juny de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Un art\u00edculo de Tyler Jagt, publicado el 1 de junio de 2026 en The Chronicle of Higher Education, \u201cMy Students Can\u2019t Read\u201c, ha causado cierto revuelo esta \u00faltima semana y me gustar\u00eda comentar su fondo. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jagt afirma que la incapacidad de sus estudiantes de grado de leer un art\u00edculo de 20 p\u00e1ginas (\u00e9l ense\u00f1a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4488 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-post-graduate category-research category-students category-teaching-tools-and-rules category-university tag-academic-career\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/2026\/05\/31\/the-stages-of-an-academic-career-notes-for-beginners\/\" target=\"_self\" >THE STAGES OF AN ACADEMIC CAREER: NOTES FOR BEGINNERS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T07:33:13+00:00\">31 de maig de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Somewhat rashly, I told my last-year BA students that if any was interested in an academic career they were welcome to discuss their future plans with me. The first email message I have received indicates that they are not necessarily familiar with the concept \u2018academic career\u2019, so this post is intended as a beginners\u2019 introduction&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4486 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-docencia category-estudiantes category-investigacion category-post-graduate category-research tag-carrera-academica tag-universidad\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/2026\/05\/31\/las-etapas-de-la-carrera-academica-notas-para-principiantes\/\" target=\"_self\" >LAS ETAPAS DE LA CARRERA ACAD\u00c9MICA: NOTAS PARA PRINCIPIANTES<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-31T07:20:15+00:00\">31 de maig de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">De forma algo precipitada, les dije a mis estudiantes de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de grado que si alguno estaba interesado en una carrera acad\u00e9mica, pod\u00eda hablar conmigo sobre sus planes de futuro. El primer correo electr\u00f3nico que he recibido indica que no necesariamente est\u00e1n familiarizados con el concepto de \u2018carrera acad\u00e9mica\u2019, por lo que esta entrada&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4476 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-cultural-studies category-english-studies category-film-studies category-gender-studies category-masculinities-studies category-masculinity category-tv-series tag-actors tag-cinema tag-ideal-masculinity tag-male-characters tag-movies tag-role-models\">\n<h2 style=\"text-transform:uppercase;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/saramartinalegre\/2026\/05\/23\/looking-for-the-poster-boy-masculinity-and-cinema-today\/\" target=\"_self\" >LOOKING FOR THE POSTER BOY: MASCULINITY AND CINEMA TODAY<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T10:07:18+00:00\">23 de maig de 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I was interviewed a few days ago by the Colectivo Cala of Alburquerque (Badajoz, Extremadura) for their radio segment (available as a podcast) \u2018Hombre ten\u00edas que ser\u2019, in which they comment on diverse aspects of masculinity. 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