An interview with Jon Beasley-Murray published by UBC’s Public Humanities Hub:
“Invited to teach his department’s “Introduction to Literature and Cultures of the Romance World” (RMST 202), Jon Beasley-Murray took a characteristically unconventional approach. His Spring 2022 offering questioned not only the scope of Romance Studies, but also the way it should be taught. The course raised questions of disciplinarity and method while also experimenting with open, decentralized, and student-centered practices like open-access content, flexible pathways, and contract grading. The experiment proved immensely successful. Final survey results showed that the majority of students preferred contract grading and felt that they had produced better work overall.”