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Nightmare On Sesame Street: Or, The Self-Possessed Child, Steven Bruhm
Nightmare On Sesame Street: Or, The Self-Possessed Child, Steven Bruhm
Steven Bruhm
The late twentieth century is fascinated by the phenomenon of the gothic child, the child who manifests evil, violence, and sexual aggression. On the face of it, this evil is “caused” by either medical or social factors: medicinal drugs, radiation, or the corrupting influences of political others. However, this essay argues that the gothic child actually arises from conflicting forces of child-philosophies, the intersection of Romantic childhood innocence with Freudian depth models. These models tacitly point to a child that “is” rather than “is made”, a child that belies contemporary parental attempts to make it be otherwise. Moreover, the idea …
The Reality Of Artifice: Villiers De L'Isle Adam's L'Eve Future And The Anxiety Of Reproduction, Boyd J. Petersen
The Reality Of Artifice: Villiers De L'Isle Adam's L'Eve Future And The Anxiety Of Reproduction, Boyd J. Petersen
Boyd J Petersen
First, Villier's L'Eve future employs a poetics of confusion, calling into question binary oppositions and destabilizing the narrative. Second, the novel is concerned with the production of art in a technological age, calling into question the notion of an "original" in a world of technological reproduction. Third, the novel is concerned with the ethics of male desire and the construction of women's bodies. Finally, the text critiques the emerging scientific worldview as an alternate religion, requiring faith, administering sacraments, and officiating rituals.
The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow
The Music Of Form, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
The concept itself of "organization" tends to be biased towards a picture of how objects are organized in space--and neglects the story of how events are organized in time. I’ll explore five ways to organize written language that harness or bind time. In effect, I'm exploring form as a source of energy.
Review: Mythology For Storytellers: Themes And Tales From Around The World, Bonnie Irwin
Review: Mythology For Storytellers: Themes And Tales From Around The World, Bonnie Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
No abstract provided.
Globalization, Transculturalism, And The Contemporary Japanese Novel: The Case Of Minae Mizumura’S Honkaku Shôsetsu, Mihoko Suzuki
Globalization, Transculturalism, And The Contemporary Japanese Novel: The Case Of Minae Mizumura’S Honkaku Shôsetsu, Mihoko Suzuki
Mihoko Suzuki
An abstract for this item is not available.
Igbo, Chukwuma Azuonye
Igbo, Chukwuma Azuonye
Chukwuma Azuonye
A comprehensive survey of Igbo folklore and folklife against the background of competing hypotheses of Igbo origins and of Igbo cultural diversity and receptivity to change
Review: From Olympus To Camelot: The World Of European Mythology, Bonnie Irwin
Review: From Olympus To Camelot: The World Of European Mythology, Bonnie Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
No abstract provided.
Gothic Sexualities, Steven Bruhm
What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Charlie Sweet
No matter how long or often we teach a course, in order to keep ourselves fresh, to provide a challenge, and to adapt to the shifting academic environment, we like to change the syllabus. Next semester, to include more contemporary and non-USA Americans in our Introduction to American Literature II survey, we're adding Alice Munro's "Walker Brothers Cowboy."
The Alien Forms Of Race In Early Modern England, Jean E. Feerick
The Alien Forms Of Race In Early Modern England, Jean E. Feerick
Jean Feerick
No abstract provided.
“I Of Old Contemptes Complayne”: Margaret Of Anjou And English Seneca.”, M. L. Stapleton
“I Of Old Contemptes Complayne”: Margaret Of Anjou And English Seneca.”, M. L. Stapleton
M. L. Stapleton
No abstract provided.
Spell #7 And Ntozake Shange’S Project Of Anti-Drama, Robert Lublin
Spell #7 And Ntozake Shange’S Project Of Anti-Drama, Robert Lublin
Robert Lublin
No abstract provided.
What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
What Do We Really Want To Teach In Alice Munro's 'Walker Brothers', Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe
Hal Blythe
No matter how long or often we teach a course, in order to keep ourselves fresh, to provide a challenge, and to adapt to the shifting academic environment, we like to change the syllabus. Next semester, to include more contemporary and non-USA Americans in our Introduction to American Literature II survey, we're adding Alice Munro's "Walker Brothers Cowboy."
Structure And Surprise: A New Paradigm For Teaching Poetry, Michael Theune
Structure And Surprise: A New Paradigm For Teaching Poetry, Michael Theune
Michael Theune
No abstract provided.
Review: Romanceiro Tradicional Das Ilhas Dos Açores: 1 Corvo E Flores, Bonnie Irwin
Review: Romanceiro Tradicional Das Ilhas Dos Açores: 1 Corvo E Flores, Bonnie Irwin
Bonnie Irwin
No abstract provided.
Gender, The Political Subject, And Dramatic Authorship: Margaret Example, Mihoko Suzuki
Gender, The Political Subject, And Dramatic Authorship: Margaret Example, Mihoko Suzuki
Mihoko Suzuki
An abstract for this item is not available.
“‘Divided In Soyle’: Plantation And Degeneracy In ‘The Tempest’ And ‘The Sea Voyage, Jean E. Feerick
“‘Divided In Soyle’: Plantation And Degeneracy In ‘The Tempest’ And ‘The Sea Voyage, Jean E. Feerick
Jean Feerick
No abstract provided.
Europe, Michael Theune
Some Considerations Of (Untitled), Michael Theune
Some Considerations Of (Untitled), Michael Theune
Michael Theune
No abstract provided.
’Hoods And The Woods: Rap Music As Environmental Literature
’Hoods And The Woods: Rap Music As Environmental Literature
Debra Rosenthal
No abstract provided.
Foreword: "When The Margins Are At The Center", Peter Elbow
Foreword: "When The Margins Are At The Center", Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow
Vernacular Literacy, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
How our present culture of literacy serves to exclude many many potential writers--and why changing that culture is a sensible and feasible goal
"The Believing Game And How To Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful", Peter Elbow
"The Believing Game And How To Make Conflicting Opinions More Fruitful", Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
David Carson Miller (1948-2005), Patrick Scott
David Carson Miller (1948-2005), Patrick Scott
Patrick Scott
But Seriously, Folks... A Few Words On Wit, Michael Theune
But Seriously, Folks... A Few Words On Wit, Michael Theune
Michael Theune
No abstract provided.
Niti-Eu: The Water Creature, Patricia Pedrus
Niti-Eu: The Water Creature, Patricia Pedrus
Patricia Pedrus (Patti) M.A. in ESOL
No abstract provided.
Spencer's Voice At The Back Door And The Legacy Of Reconstruction, Sally Greene
Spencer's Voice At The Back Door And The Legacy Of Reconstruction, Sally Greene
Sally Greene
No abstract provided.