Read/listen to the text at pages 59 - 61 and answer the questions. This text is there to make us understand the exitement with Dracula.
How sexualised are women in advertising? Watch Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly.
Today, Wednesday, we will listen to and work with the text Dracula.
onsdag 27 januari 2016
tisdag 26 januari 2016
måndag 25 januari 2016
If you missed classes last week...
To be able to participate in discussions on Tuesday you must have listened to the podcast CBC's The Current: Vampire Culture. Also answer the three Listen & React questions.
onsdag 20 januari 2016
E A Poe
Listen to a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart.
Short stories by Poe to read on-line.
Short stories by Poe to read on-line.
tisdag 19 januari 2016
Week 3 Tuesday
Some information for those of you who for some reason or other missed today's class.
* Read and listen to the text Gothic in Blueprint C.
* Borrow a novel - the novels to choose among are in the bookshelf behind the librarian's desk.
Reading novels:
On Tuesday week 7 you are going to talk about your novels in groups.
In week 8 - write an analysis of your novel according to a model I'll hand to you.
Thirdly, you will tell about your novels in transversal groups. Thus you will know the stories of five novels by the end of week 9.
* Read and listen to the text Gothic in Blueprint C.
* Borrow a novel - the novels to choose among are in the bookshelf behind the librarian's desk.
Reading novels:
On Tuesday week 7 you are going to talk about your novels in groups.
In week 8 - write an analysis of your novel according to a model I'll hand to you.
Thirdly, you will tell about your novels in transversal groups. Thus you will know the stories of five novels by the end of week 9.
måndag 18 januari 2016
Gothic - Pre-reading
Consider the following:
A. Think how emotional and/or reasoning reaction these two situations would bring out for you:
1. Your luggage is too heavy for your air flight, and you need to decide what to leave out.
2. You see your boy/girlfriend kissing someone else.
When you have thought for a moment, compare your thoughts with what a friend has to say. How similar or different are your reactions?
B. Gothic literature evokes the supernatural. Can you think about ghosts, vampires etc. without feeling at all tense?
IDIOMS
How many of these idioms can you get into one sentence?
things that go bump in the night
from the sublime to the ridiculous
at arm's length
cast an eye at
Focus on Listening
Listen to the poem Vampire by Ted Hughes, read by himself.
A. Think how emotional and/or reasoning reaction these two situations would bring out for you:
1. Your luggage is too heavy for your air flight, and you need to decide what to leave out.
2. You see your boy/girlfriend kissing someone else.
When you have thought for a moment, compare your thoughts with what a friend has to say. How similar or different are your reactions?
B. Gothic literature evokes the supernatural. Can you think about ghosts, vampires etc. without feeling at all tense?
IDIOMS
How many of these idioms can you get into one sentence?
things that go bump in the night
from the sublime to the ridiculous
at arm's length
cast an eye at
Focus on Listening
Listen to the poem Vampire by Ted Hughes, read by himself.
onsdag 13 januari 2016
The Critic's Checklist for Feminism
Center versus margins of power: A woman feels closer to the center of power if she forms a relationship with a violent and powerful man.
On the lookout for patriarchy: A feminist may say that this is self-destructive behaviour, which supports the continuation of male patriarchy.
Stereotypical oppositions between male and female: It is quite a stereotype to suggest that women are more attracted to dangerous but powerful men.
Madonna/whore paradox: On the other hand, the woman who is attracted to a dangerous man has a potential of "saving" him (a Madonna), but her attraction to danger makes her a "whore".
On the lookout for patriarchy: A feminist may say that this is self-destructive behaviour, which supports the continuation of male patriarchy.
Stereotypical oppositions between male and female: It is quite a stereotype to suggest that women are more attracted to dangerous but powerful men.
Madonna/whore paradox: On the other hand, the woman who is attracted to a dangerous man has a potential of "saving" him (a Madonna), but her attraction to danger makes her a "whore".
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