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One of the biggest annoyances of my field of study is trying to explain to people outside of the field exactly what it is I do. Usually, I just tell people that I "teach composition" (not completely false) or that I'm working on my Ph.D. in Film Studies (technically, I am taking a film course). Every once in a while, I try honesty, and tell them that my Ph.D. work is in American Popular Culture. Usually, this means that I immediately feel I need to justify my work and study to someone who watches reruns of "Will and Grace," and thinks that Crash was art because it won an award.

Next time, I'm just handing out postcards with this on it:


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