Marcel Jewell posted an update 3 years, 10 months ago
I enjoyed class last night (Nov. 25th), it was the first time in a longtime that our whole class was together. It was wonderful to see Nora!
During the process of putting together my final project the hardest part for me is to get my thoughts together. It seems like my brain is all over the place. I’ll sit down to write, write and realize my…[Read more]
For class the week of Nov. 11th Dr. K came and spoke to us about her creative writing process. The talk coincided with our Chapter on Creative Writing.
I really enjoyed Dr. K’s talk. In my undergraduate classes I took a poetry class and soon learned how hard it is to write poetry. I respect anyone who strives to do it and is successful at it. It…[Read more]
Seeta Almodaifer wrote a new post, Reflecting on My Literary Autobiography, on the site SEETA 3 years, 10 months ago
After reading the chapter “Auto/biography,” from the book Research Methods for English Studies I’ll reflect on my first post on this blog. I think I only write about what I think is important to my reading […]
After reading the Auto/Biography chapter I realize that I left a lot out of my Autobiography. However, I don’t find that surprising because I am a very private person. I find it very hard to open up and discuss personal facts about myself.
In reality I would never, no matter if I became world famous, ever write an Autobiography. It’s just not in…[Read more]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Reflecting on My Literary Autobiography Considering Potential “Hidden Subjects”, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 10 months ago
In this blog post, I will comment on my first blog post, my literary autobiography, and consider the cultural factors that could maybe be “hidden subjects.” I’ve made comments below each section using super […]
Lauren Zwicharowski joined the group Digital Humanities at MU 3 years, 10 months ago
Marcel Jewell posted an update 3 years, 11 months ago
This week in our class we finished reading “The Song of Solomon” and read the chapter on Interviewing.
I really enjoyed the chapter on Interviewing and I can see why it was paired with The Song of Solomon. Throughout the last portion of “TSOS,” Milkman is interviewing the Reverend and Susan Byrd and through that process his character seems to…[Read more]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Interviewing, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 11 months ago
In reading Gabrielle Griffin’s chapter on interviewing in Research Methods for English Studies, the thoughts diverged into two separate directions. I was at once drawn to the obvious connections between the G […]
This past week we read started reading Toni Morrison’s the “Song of Solomon.” I have never read any of Toni Morrison’s work before.
The first thing I found interesting about Part 1 of the novel is that all of the women in the story have biblical names but not the men.
In class on Monday we discussed the power of names in the novel and I found…[Read more]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Reflections on Leading Class Discussion, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 11 months ago
On Monday, October 21st, I prepared questions and led the class discussion of the first part of Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. Overall, I thought the discussion went well and I’m content with the questions I […]
Lauren, I think you did a wonderful job. It is always nerve wracking to present, and with only one other student I can understand your worry. I could tell you enjoyed the book and I actually enjoyed it more once I heard your thoughts. Fabulous job!
Thank you, Marcel!
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Oral History and Song of Solomon, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 11 months ago
In Penny Summerfield’s chapter on “Oral History as a Research Method” in Research Methods for English Studies, she describes oral history as having become distinct from ethnography and the oral tradition in the 1 […]
Marcel Jewell created the doc Numbers in Pride and Prejudice 3 years, 11 months ago
Seeta Almodaifer wrote a new post, My Leadership Discussion, on the site SEETA 3 years, 11 months ago
First of all, I’m very thankful that I got the chance to present before the arrival of my baby. I was really nervous the week before. Second, I feel lucky to have Dr. Ficke attending and adding to our class this w […]
Seeta Almodaifer wrote a new post, Pride and Prejudice and Quantitative Methods for Scholars of Texts, on the site SEETA 3 years, 11 months ago
I started reading the chapter from our textbook “Quantitative Methods for Scholars of Texts” and the first thing that come to my mind is the amount of money that repeatedly mentioned on Jane Austen’s “Pride […]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Reading and Repeating Bring Darcy and Lizzy Together, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 11 months ago
I struggled with unifying each of the readings for this week’s discussion. I’m eager to hear from our guest lecturer in class, as Deegan’s summary of digital humanities in Research Methods for English Studi […]
After presenting on Monday to our class, I wanted to reflect on how I feel it went, what I learned, what I would add or change.
I believe my leading the class started off rough! I get very nervous presenting in front of my peers and especially my Professors who are much more advanced in the study of Literature than I! I stammered through the…[Read more]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Pride & Prejudice, Numbers & Words, and Bingley’s Four or Five Thousand, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 3 years, 12 months ago
I found this week’s chapter from Research Methods for English Studies, “Numbers and Words: Quantitative Methods for Scholars of Texts” by Pat Hudson very interesting. I, like Catherine Belsey, who Hudson had sough […]
Seeta Almodaifer wrote a new post, Pride and Prejudice and Textual Analysis, on the site SEETA 3 years, 12 months ago
Reading the first volume of “Pride and Prejudice” and read the article “Feminisms,” by Vivien Jones I find that Jane Austen was sort of a feminist writer but not on the way we see feminist writers today. By pres […]
Marcel Jewell posted an update 4 years ago
With our reading assignment of reading Volume 1 of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”, and Textual Analysis in our “Research Methods for English Studies” I noticed how the two correlate. “Pride and Prejudice” refers to the tendency of the characters to judge one another based on preconceptions, rather than who they really are or what they…[Read more]
Lauren Zwicharowski wrote a new post, Pride and Prejudice, Feminisms, and Textual Analysis, on the site Better Ruminate Than Never 4 years ago
I found Vivian Jones’ “Feminisms,” to be an interesting read alongside Belsey’s chapter on textual analysis in “Research Methods for English Studies,” particularly the references to Barthes’ “The Death of the Au […]
Lauren, I think you did a wonderful job. It is always nerve wracking to present, and with only one other student I can understand your worry. I could tell you enjoyed the book and I actually enjoyed it more once I heard your thoughts. Fabulous job!
Thank you, Marcel!