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Queering Marianne: Witchcraft As A Means Of Sexual Freedom, Amber Guerena
Queering Marianne: Witchcraft As A Means Of Sexual Freedom, Amber Guerena
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
This thesis is divided in three parts to argue that Emma in the series, Marianne, is homosexual. The first section explains that the witch, Marianne, embodies Emma’s repressed homosexual desires and that her reintroduction to Emma’s life signifies her break away from heteronormative expectations. The second section centers on how religion contributes to Emma’s internal conflict regarding her sexuality. She struggles with choosing which religion to embrace: Christianity, which doesn’t support homosexuality, or witchcraft, which does support homosexuality. The third section explains the strategic choices that the series took to portray Emma’s acceptance of herself and witchcraft. The series …
(Haunted) Talk Show: Performance Pedagogy For Large Lecture Courses, Ann Garascia
(Haunted) Talk Show: Performance Pedagogy For Large Lecture Courses, Ann Garascia
Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy
This document outlines a culminating activity for ENG 1120 Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy that weds out-of-class preparation, as well as in-class participation and literary role-playing: “Haunted Talk Show.”It is a talk show-style assignment featuring major characters from the various texts that we have read throughout the semester. This document sketches out: A brief outline of my potential ENG 1120 theme, units, and sample texts; and, more detailed discussion of the specific assignment including a general overview, more detailed steps for execution (for students and instructor), and an explanation of the activity potentially aligns with pedagogical best practices for …