Can a motif be interpreted as a sign? Similarly can signs be interpreted as images or archetypes or monad? If yes, how? If not, why not?
Readings & Materials (with the exception of Zickuhr’s work, one copy of each picturebook is available in the CSDL; copy must be used in the CSDL—may not be taken home): -Toshi Maruki, Hiroshima No Pika (The Flash of Hiroshima) -Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are -Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree -Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches […]
Readings & Materials (with the exception of Zickuhr’s work, one copy of each picturebook is available in the CSDL; copy must be used in the CSDL—may not be taken home): -Toshi Maruki, Hiroshima No Pika (The Flash of Hiroshima) -Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are -Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree -Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches […]
Readings & Materials (with the exception of Zickuhr’s work, one copy of each picturebook is available in the CSDL; copy must be used in the CSDL—may not be taken home): -Toshi Maruki, Hiroshima No Pika (The Flash of Hiroshima) -Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are -Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree -Dr. Seuss, The Sneetches […]
-Javaka Steptoe, Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Homework Assignment: Theodor Geisel (also known as Dr. Seuss) claims that he wrote The Sneetches to express his aversion to anti-semitism. How does this message translate to children? What do you think children might gain from reading this story?
Radiant Child also features a complicated relationship between a son and his mentally ill mother. How does Stepcoe work to make a difficult subject more palatable for young children?
Readings & Materials (Unless otherwise noted, all course readings can be found on our course Blackboard site): -Jacqueline Woodson, Brown Girl Dreaming (BHCC bookstore) -Mother Goose, “How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck,” “Hey, Diddle, Diddle,” “Humpty Dumpty,” “Jack Be Nimble” (Blackboard) -Sampling of Tongue Twisters (Blackboard) Homework Assignment: 1. Read through the assigned Mother […]
Description Introduction for Male Struggle for Identity in Selected Plays of Sam Shepard. The Introduction consists of the following sections: 1. Section One will be dedicated to Sam Shepard, his works and his role in American theatre . 2. Section Two will explore the concept of identity in general. 3. Section Three will be a […]
Choose from one of the following poems from our textbook Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion, and answer all of the questions listed below. Please number your answers. This assignment should not be answered in an essay format. Check the PowerPoints for definitions of the literary terms used in the questions: “Slaughterhouse in a Blouse” by Ronda […]
This research essay of no less than 950 words and no more than 1,000 words. This assignment requires you to use secondary sources. You must include at least three secondary sources in your essay. Your secondary sources must include recognized Austen critics. Be sure that you include among your secondary sources at least two critical […]
