When I was a PhD candidate, having already defined my core research area, I decided to take a graduate course in Literature for Children, taught by a wonderful mentor and advisor, for the sheer fun of it.
Then, I almost abandoned my dissertation project and my research area to start a new project on fantasy literature and girlhood. I loved that class so …
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