Thursday, 17 December 2015
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Thursday, 3 December 2015
Final Presentations Schedule
Final presentation schedule - 11:00 class
Tuesday
11:00--BryAnna
11:10--Stacey
11:20--Tanner
11:30--Shelby
11:40--Hannah
11:50--Maya
12:00--Iyesha
Thursday
11:00--Tori
11:10--Sabrina
11:20--Brandon
11:30--Jimena
11:40--Alexis
11:50--Kim
12:00--Manuel
Final presentation schedule - 1:30 class
Tuesday
1:30--Ulises
1:40--Jordyn
1:50--Riley
2:00--Drew
2:10--Sarah
2:20--Tyler
2:30--Courtney
Thursday
1:30--Billie
1:40--Luke
1:50--Jonathan
2:00--Julia
2:10--Santiago
2:20--Bianca
2:30--Max
Tuesday
11:00--BryAnna
11:10--Stacey
11:20--Tanner
11:30--Shelby
11:40--Hannah
11:50--Maya
12:00--Iyesha
Thursday
11:00--Tori
11:10--Sabrina
11:20--Brandon
11:30--Jimena
11:40--Alexis
11:50--Kim
12:00--Manuel
Tuesday
1:30--Ulises
1:40--Jordyn
1:50--Riley
2:00--Drew
2:10--Sarah
2:20--Tyler
2:30--Courtney
Thursday
1:30--Billie
1:40--Luke
1:50--Jonathan
2:00--Julia
2:10--Santiago
2:20--Bianca
2:30--Max
Friday, 27 November 2015
Next week
Dear students,
I hope you had a nice holiday!
As I mentioned in class, your schedule next week will be as follows:
*substitute visiting on Tuesday
*work on your projects outside of class on Thursday
If you have any questions about the schedule, please email me or ask your peer mentors.
Looking forward to your projects!
Prof D
I hope you had a nice holiday!
As I mentioned in class, your schedule next week will be as follows:
*substitute visiting on Tuesday
*work on your projects outside of class on Thursday
If you have any questions about the schedule, please email me or ask your peer mentors.
Looking forward to your projects!
Prof D
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Fairy Tale Assignment
For next Tuesday's class, you will required to bring in a physical example of that day's assigned fairy tale that we did not cover in the homework and that is not in any of your assigned books for the course.
You must also select a version other than the Disney version, simply because those examples are too easy to find. You can, however, use Disney-inspired and subverted works--provided that Disney themselves did not make or manufacture them.
So, a little mermaid figurine you found at the dollar store would be a NO GO, since Disney manufactured it.
An Ursula-inspired drag queen works, though--provided she's not working for Disney! Make sure to double-check.
Here's where things get interesting: you can, if you like, select a non-film or a non-book version of the story. A sculpture, a painting, a performance art piece, a comic, a children's toy (again, can't be Disney)--these are all options. You could even bring in a cereal box!
Again, can't be Disney, though.
Make sure that the example you pick is ripe for analysis. You need to be prepared to discuss what it tells us about culture: who is the audience, what sorts of messages does the object or story send, what cultural ideas does it complicate (is it subverting the original story for some reason? Is it a feminist re-telling), what is relevant about its form (book, sculpture, cereal, etc).
The 1 page analysis should be typed, double-spaced, and should follow MLA formatting. You are strongly encouraged to use your class notes on fairy tales in the analysis as well.
As for your visual example, it can be printed out from the computer. Make sure you take a few notes on the context of the work--I will ask you where it came from, who made it, when they made it, why they made it, what it's about, etc. Please make sure it's printed neatly and is large enough for the class to see.
Please don't bring examples on your phones or computers--these will not count for credit and you will not be able to share them. Additionally, no "it's in my head" examples.
You may also want to bring two different examples, just in case someone else in class steals your thunder.
Looking forward to seeing your fairy tale examples!
You must also select a version other than the Disney version, simply because those examples are too easy to find. You can, however, use Disney-inspired and subverted works--provided that Disney themselves did not make or manufacture them.
So, a little mermaid figurine you found at the dollar store would be a NO GO, since Disney manufactured it.
An Ursula-inspired drag queen works, though--provided she's not working for Disney! Make sure to double-check.
Here's where things get interesting: you can, if you like, select a non-film or a non-book version of the story. A sculpture, a painting, a performance art piece, a comic, a children's toy (again, can't be Disney)--these are all options. You could even bring in a cereal box!
Again, can't be Disney, though.
Make sure that the example you pick is ripe for analysis. You need to be prepared to discuss what it tells us about culture: who is the audience, what sorts of messages does the object or story send, what cultural ideas does it complicate (is it subverting the original story for some reason? Is it a feminist re-telling), what is relevant about its form (book, sculpture, cereal, etc).
The 1 page analysis should be typed, double-spaced, and should follow MLA formatting. You are strongly encouraged to use your class notes on fairy tales in the analysis as well.
As for your visual example, it can be printed out from the computer. Make sure you take a few notes on the context of the work--I will ask you where it came from, who made it, when they made it, why they made it, what it's about, etc. Please make sure it's printed neatly and is large enough for the class to see.
Please don't bring examples on your phones or computers--these will not count for credit and you will not be able to share them. Additionally, no "it's in my head" examples.
You may also want to bring two different examples, just in case someone else in class steals your thunder.
Looking forward to seeing your fairy tale examples!
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Monday, 16 November 2015
Final Essay & Presentation
Create a monster for the 21st century, to be presented to the class in a 10-15 minute presentation. Please present your monster in a creative way--dress up as your monster, do a skit, share a video (all videos should be uploaded to youtube or vimeo so they can be played easily in class), visual aids/posters, etc.
You may not bring laptops the day of the presentation, but you may upload to the web and present from the in class computer. Please do not present anything that requires a flash drive or downloading as we do not have time to set up in class.
Quickly slapped together print outs or scrawled drawings will receive no credit. You may not present a creative aide that was not made by you.
Pay careful attention to your monsters physical attributes, living environment, prey, attitude, etc. Make sure these directly represent cultural fears and desires.
Additionally, please answer the following questions in an essay format, 3-5 pages in length, and present them to the class as well. You may choose to present them in a creative way or a more straightforward way, but they must be answered directly. Being able to critically analyze your monster, as we've critically analyzed the monsters in this course, is imperative to your success on this assignment. Failure to do so, even if you have a cool looking monster, will result in a non-passing score on the assignment.
Here are the questions:
What cultural fears does your monster represent?
What cultural desires does it represent?
You will want to choose something specific to the culture. For example, just as Dracula represented the Victorian desire for more sexual freedom for women, your monster will need to express a particular desire that relates to our cultural moment as Americans in this country, today, in the era of Facebook, the internet, climate change, political strife, student loan debt, etc (those are just a few specific examples, it can really be anything). Whatever you do, don't just say that the desires (or fears, for that matter) are something generic. You won't want to say that your monster represents a "fear of the unknown" or "fear of change" or "fear of death" --these are too broad and generic. Pick something related to what's going on in the world today. "Fear of being buried under a mountain of student loan debt" is a specific fear, related to what is going on in the world today. (Don't copy the fears I've put here--come up with your own).
How is the monster's body a physical manifestation of these cultural fears and desires? For example, if it is a vampire that can walk out in sunlight, does it represent our changing attitude toward difference--the fact that we now are more tolerant of those who are not "the norm"?
How does your monster "fit in" to the lineage of the monsters we have learned about this semester? Does your monster have anything in common with those monsters? How does your monster differ from them, as a representation of this particular cultural moment and place?
Are there any other monsters that you took inspiration from? How did they inspire you?
Apply at least six quotes from the in-class monster thesis notes to your monster. How does your monster represent these quotes? You may choose to directly quote or paraphrase, but do include a Works Cited page.
Can't wait to meet your monsters! :-)
You may not bring laptops the day of the presentation, but you may upload to the web and present from the in class computer. Please do not present anything that requires a flash drive or downloading as we do not have time to set up in class.
Quickly slapped together print outs or scrawled drawings will receive no credit. You may not present a creative aide that was not made by you.
Pay careful attention to your monsters physical attributes, living environment, prey, attitude, etc. Make sure these directly represent cultural fears and desires.
Additionally, please answer the following questions in an essay format, 3-5 pages in length, and present them to the class as well. You may choose to present them in a creative way or a more straightforward way, but they must be answered directly. Being able to critically analyze your monster, as we've critically analyzed the monsters in this course, is imperative to your success on this assignment. Failure to do so, even if you have a cool looking monster, will result in a non-passing score on the assignment.
Here are the questions:
What cultural fears does your monster represent?
What cultural desires does it represent?
You will want to choose something specific to the culture. For example, just as Dracula represented the Victorian desire for more sexual freedom for women, your monster will need to express a particular desire that relates to our cultural moment as Americans in this country, today, in the era of Facebook, the internet, climate change, political strife, student loan debt, etc (those are just a few specific examples, it can really be anything). Whatever you do, don't just say that the desires (or fears, for that matter) are something generic. You won't want to say that your monster represents a "fear of the unknown" or "fear of change" or "fear of death" --these are too broad and generic. Pick something related to what's going on in the world today. "Fear of being buried under a mountain of student loan debt" is a specific fear, related to what is going on in the world today. (Don't copy the fears I've put here--come up with your own).
How is the monster's body a physical manifestation of these cultural fears and desires? For example, if it is a vampire that can walk out in sunlight, does it represent our changing attitude toward difference--the fact that we now are more tolerant of those who are not "the norm"?
How does your monster "fit in" to the lineage of the monsters we have learned about this semester? Does your monster have anything in common with those monsters? How does your monster differ from them, as a representation of this particular cultural moment and place?
Are there any other monsters that you took inspiration from? How did they inspire you?
Apply at least six quotes from the in-class monster thesis notes to your monster. How does your monster represent these quotes? You may choose to directly quote or paraphrase, but do include a Works Cited page.
Can't wait to meet your monsters! :-)
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