Thursday, June 24, 2010
Follow-Up to Our Follow-Up Discussion
After our discussion this morning, do you have any final thoughts? Questions? ...Jokes? ...Insults?
Alright. So what is this stuff--"English Studies"?
Please respond freely to any and all of the following:
What understanding of this "community of disciplines" have you developed over the last three weeks?
Is "English Studies" an appropriate name?
What questions remain for you about ES or any particular discipline? How has your understanding of "English" changed?
What would you guess is the future of English Studies?
What from the last three weeks will you be taking back to your high school?
Article of possible interest:
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-Figure-of-Writingthe/6994/ (writing studies vantage point)
What understanding of this "community of disciplines" have you developed over the last three weeks?
Is "English Studies" an appropriate name?
What questions remain for you about ES or any particular discipline? How has your understanding of "English" changed?
What would you guess is the future of English Studies?
What from the last three weeks will you be taking back to your high school?
Article of possible interest:
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-Figure-of-Writingthe/6994/ (writing studies vantage point)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
interpretation of Hamlet in 2000
What do you expect from a modern adaptation of Hamlet set in New York City in 2000, but which keeps the original language? What themes could Almereyda explore where the other directors were limited by the social/historical context of the original play? What ideas do you have to account for the textual nomenclature (Denmark, king, etc.)? How would the time period in which the film is set affect characterization? Etc. etc.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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