Make sure you check the MYLMU site for the viewing and discussion questions on The Bronze Screen, as well as the reading assignments for this week. … Continue reading
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Post the revision of your thesis paragraph as a comment under your original entry. It should reflect an understanding of what the dominant characteristics of the southern gothic genre are: 1)Gloomy, mysterious sense of place 2)Haunting (by an Other) 3)It … Continue reading
For your blog response this week, write a working thesis paragraph about Winter’s Bone and The Southern Gothic. Remember, that an effective thesis has to develop analysis, not observation. What’s the “so what” of your thesis? How does thinking about … Continue reading
Blog a response to Pariah, from the perspective that hooks articulates as the oppositional gaze. Think about how you might view the film from this perspective: it’s a critical and deliberate one, so anyone can engage in it–even if it’s … Continue reading
After watching the film, please post your responses here. Think about the figure of the pariah (the outsider/outcast) and how she’s presented to us. What effects does identifying with a pariah have on the viewer? What kind of conversations does … Continue reading
For discussion on Thursday, 10.17, rewatch Superbad with an eye toward how the film establishes point of view. Take careful notes on how the camera shows you what characters see, and blog about that rewatching here. … Continue reading
Use the blog this week to post a quick thematic response to Superbad. Next week, we’ll be talking in more depth about formal questions and bringing them together.
Post your response to either the two episodes of Drag Race or the essay, “You Better Work” here for class discussion on Thursday 9/26.
Blog your response to the latest episode of “America’s Got Talent” available at NBC.com. You can blog about it and/or the essay “The Real History of Reality TV” I’ve posted a link on MYLMU Connect (I cannot, for the life … Continue reading
This week write your blog response focussing on the first two episodes of East Los High. You can refer to other texts that we’ve watched, read, and discussed. … Continue reading