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Harvard class on 'The Wire'
Harvard class on 'The Wire'
Post staff writer Last Updated: 4:36 AM, November 2, 2009 Posted: 1:36 AM, November 2, 2009
'The Wire' Makers Turn Attention to Music Industry for TV Drama
'The Wire' Makers Turn Attention to Music Industry for TV Drama
spinner.com — The makers of hit HBO TV series 'The Wire'' have turned their attention from the death of the American dream to another institution fallen on hard times -- the music industry. The show's makers have bought the rights to the book 'Appetite for ... 'The Wire' Makers Turn Attention to Music Industry for ...
There is Hope for the Future: Harvard Class on The Wire
There is Hope for the Future: Harvard Class on The Wire
spencerkyte.blogspot.com — It's been a long time since I talked about my favorite HBO show that hasn't aired in a couple years, mainly because I'm in serious withdraw and need to get my hands on Season 4 and 5 to complete my collection.If you still haven't found time to check out The Wire in any way you can, do it, ... There is Hope for the Future: Harvard Class on The Wire
Harvard Students to Study The Wire
Harvard Students to Study The Wire
nymag.com — Ah, how we miss the undergrad life: Waking up at the crack of noon, hitting the cafeteria with your friends, then maybe or maybe not going to class, depending on how much TV we had to catch up on. Well, it seems that up in the hallowed halls of ... Harvard Students to Study The Wire
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Harvard Students to Study The Wire
Vulture — ... had to catch up on. Well, it seems that up in the hallowed halls of Harvard, one professor is hoping to fool students into going to class by promising that they'll get to do nothing but watch TV. During a panel this weekend, sociology professor William J. Wilson announced that he'll be launching a class next semester that focuses solely on The Wire. That sounds all well and good, but if we were still in school, we'd hold out for the seminar on SpongeBob Squarepants. [NYP] ...

HBO”s ‘The Wire’ being taught at Harvard
STREET KNOWLEDGE MEDIA — Source: NY Post Wow! My all time favorite TV show is now a case study for urban life in America. If this does not convince them to make a movie I don’t what else could. David Simon has said that he is no longer interested in resurrecting the gritty drama. Also for all you fans of The Wire I suggest you pick up a copy of ...

There is Hope for the Future: Harvard Class on The Wire
I BLOG BECAUSE I CAN — ... It's been a long time since I talked about my favorite HBO show that hasn't aired in a couple years, mainly because I'm in serious withdraw and need to get my hands on Season 4 and 5 to complete my collection. If you still haven't found time to check out The Wire in any way you can, do it, because it's incredible. How incredible? Incredible enough to become the basis for a class at Harvard . Now, some people are going to think what I am going to say in this post is ridiculous, and that is perfectly fine; I don't expect everyone to agree with everything I say. That being said, ...

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What Would Tyler Durden Do — ... ) THE WIRE - will now be offered as a course at Harvard. Watching the TV show. Will be a course. At Harvard. “I do not hesitate to say that it has done more to enhance our understanding of the challenges of urban life and the problems of urban inequality, more than any other media event or scholarly publication,” sociology professor William J. Wilson said. In a related story, I announced I’ll be teaching a course entitled, “Why The Germans And Chinese Are Now Kicking Our Ass.” ( ny post ) ANNALYNNE MCCORD - went to Halloween as … bat … girl? Man? Both? Neither? I have no ...

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Guest of a Guest - NYC People, Places, Parties & Nightlife — Dakota Fanning named Homecoming Princess. Lucky 47… [EOnline] Harvard to offer sociology course on “The Wire.” [NYP] Fisticuffs in the Washington Post newsroom. [Mediate] Swine Flu induced brawl on D train. [Business Insider] U.S.S. New York reaches Manhattan. [NYT] ...

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Jezebel — ... . "I do not hesitate to say that it has done more to enhance our understanding of the challenges of urban life and the problems of urban inequality, more than any other media event or scholarly publication," said sociology professor William J. Wilson at a recent panel discussion.  • A new study found that while ...

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The Wire is about to become a course at Harvard. The class, about HBO’s gritty se ries about life in the Baltimore ghetto, will be taught by sociology professor William J. Wilson, one of the most well-known Black professors of history in the country. He’s also a huge fan of the ...