tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post5507646924624802130..comments2023-06-08T00:30:34.180+10:00Comments on Diary of an Amateur Vampirologist: Discussion of dates and an interesting findAnthony Hogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-31427310364300102962011-09-05T03:32:32.001+10:002011-09-05T03:32:32.001+10:00I'm certainly looking forward to see what you&...I'm certainly looking forward to see what you've written! Long or short. :)<br /><br />Cheers for clarifying the edition mystery, also. Much appreciated. I'm surprised that no such commentary is mentioned in the website, however. Ah wells. I presume the changes were relatively minor; not enough to earn it a 'new edition' tag.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-47555768543789408342011-09-03T13:27:37.539+10:002011-09-03T13:27:37.539+10:00Alright! I've started writing but it might tak...Alright! I've started writing but it might take me the weekend to finish (between it and other things), I'll send it your way when I'm done. My problem is i write waay too much information (usually irrelevant tangents) and it takes me ages to edit. but long or short it is forthcoming.<br /><br />And I asked Prof Garza about the "edition mystery" -- one is a revised edition. The table of contents is the same, except for 5 new songs added to the appendix. he fixed some typos and errors in his translation, and basically took back his earlier statement about "photocopying two essays" and told me either edition is perfectly fine for the course. so that's that! i think, anyhow.Little Sockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872597370388421893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-54142302193529617202011-09-02T08:05:50.340+10:002011-09-02T08:05:50.340+10:00That'd be great!
No worries about the exam st...That'd be great!<br /><br />No worries about the exam stuff (all the best with 'em, by the way). No rush. I'd love to hear (well, read) your impressions and experience of studying under Prof. Garza. It'll give an idea of what one undertakes in such courses.<br /><br />No word counts, no limits. You write whatever you want to. :)<br /><br />As to how it works, easy. You e-mail me your post and I post it to my blog. You'll find my e-mail addy in my Blogger profile.Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-29379059052960200582011-09-01T15:28:02.402+10:002011-09-01T15:28:02.402+10:00Sure! I like to write, I like vampire stories, wha...Sure! I like to write, I like vampire stories, what could be better? ... although, I may get unreliable around mid-september, and it will be because of huge exam-oriented stress (GRE = . Just a warning. But the class is only tues & thurs and I could easily write a quick something-or-other about it. only question I have is... <br /><br />how does a guest blog work?Little Sockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872597370388421893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-90414404814206103342011-09-01T07:17:57.125+10:002011-09-01T07:17:57.125+10:00Hmm, that's odd.
The only reference I've...Hmm, that's odd. <br /><br />The only reference I've seen to another 'edition' of his work, is 'Introduction to Slavic Civilization "The Vampire in Slavic Cultures' (2007), <a href="http://www.example.com" rel="nofollow">as listed on Amazon</a>.<br /><br />The '2009' and '2010' editions are clearly the same work.<br /><br />Perhaps his reference concerns a reader circulated in the uni, itself. Or, he's got his dates mixed up. Or maybe he's referring to a reprint.<br /><br />I think I might have to chase this one up for you, Ms. Socks!<br /><br />I can sympathise with Mr. Garza's plight. However, it also means he's cutting out a lot of his audience (that said, I'm still gonna get his book!). <br /><br />What I'd <i>really</i> like to see from him, though, is his own book on the subject. If he's been teaching the course for 13 years, then surely he'd have something to write about the subject, himself. He'd be following in the footsteps of Jan L. Perkowski, whose 1976 book, <i>Vampires of the Slavs</i> was actually a university reader, too, before he cut loose with many of his own writings, most notably, <i>The darkling</i> (1989).<br /><br />I just had an idea, Ms. Socks.<br /><br />Would you be interested in submitting a guest blog on what it's like to be a student of Prof. Garza's class?Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149307856443561797.post-55333546125928158772011-08-31T09:48:38.772+10:002011-08-31T09:48:38.772+10:00What a conundrum! I was under the impression of th...What a conundrum! I was under the impression of there being two editions - but not because of the copyright/publisher dates. In class I asked Professor Garza if - seeing as he had been teaching this course for 13 years - if there was an older edition that would be acceptable to buy used. He said there was the "2009" edition and that it would be fine to use for the course as long as I photocopied the two essays included in the newer edition not found in the older. So when I saw the '2009' and '2010' dates around the net, i just assumed they were the two editions.<br /><br />Perhaps if your book is anthology or textbook you can make changes to it without calling it a new edition? Perhaps the publisher failed to update the sample pdf? Prof Garza told us to buy the text from the publisher, so they clearly have the most recent. Whether or not it's considered a new edition or not - beats me! I confess to having very little knowledge about book publishing.<br /><br />On a side note, Prof Garza did mention the high price of his text is an unfortunate side-effect of having a great deal of copyrighted material included in the book. Apparently from 97-08 he had the material in a course packet, and price rose so high ($200+) that it actually became cheaper to have it as a book.Little Sockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872597370388421893noreply@blogger.com