Has there been any push by those of us within departments, or with
friends with tenure in the pertinent departments to build such a
cirriculum?
Interest is there, which means money is there. I believe that one need
only do a little research to find that there is Scholarly Work being
done on the subject, across the Europe, the UK, and even the US.
I know it may be a bit of a tacky question to ask, but Does anyone
here know anyone with tenure, at their respective universities, who
would be open to the idea of expanding their programs, in that way?
-Damien
--- David Green <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have no problems with the Exeter MA (though I can see where Chris
> is
> coming from with his comments). I think that what this exchange
> demonstrates is that whilst there are a number of suitable PhD
> supervisors in the general area, that there is a dearth of Masters
> level
> courses with a broad focus on magic. This was brought home just this
> afternoon by a student of mine asking if there was a suitable taught
> Masters where she could explore contemporary magic and
> neo-shamanism.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Society for The Academic Study of Magic
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Damien
> Sent: 24 April 2007 15:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] PhD
>
>
> It is entirely possible that one would be getting the Exeter MA as a
> Second degree, leading toward a a PhD run, down the line. As in my
> case.
>
> -Damien
> --- "Christopher I. Lehrich" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > A brief note, after an email exchange. My remarks about the Exeter
> > program are based on the presumption that if one wants a PhD, it
> is
> > for
> > professional training in the academy; that is, I do not think the
> > Exeter
> > program is a good career choice.
> >
> > Frankly, I don't really see why anyone would shell out the money
> to
> > spend several years studying and writing more or less on one's own
> > in
> > order to get a PhD if one did not want to use it for an academic
> > credential. But if you want a PhD for some other reason, sure,
> > Exeter is
> > perfectly reasonable.
> >
> > Chris Lehrich
> >
> > --
> > Christopher I. Lehrich
> > Assistant Professor of Religion
> > Associate Director, Division of Religious and Theological Studies
> > Boston University
> >
>
>
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