I decided to craft lesson plan for what I would do to teach The Recognition of Sakuntala to a class of college students. My lesson plan centers around the themes in Sakuntala, using the above worksheet as the foundation for a larger discussion questioning what Sakuntala is about. Contemplating the themes in Sakuntala forces studentsContinue reading “Sakuntala Lesson Plan”
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A Return to my Diary Writing Roots (AKA I Wrote my Own Pillow Book)
Things that Fascinate “It’s beautiful the way the water drops hang so thick and dripping on the garden plants after a night of rain in the ninth month, when the morning sun shines fresh and dazzling on them. Where the rain clings in the spider webs that hang in the open weave of a screeningContinue reading “A Return to my Diary Writing Roots (AKA I Wrote my Own Pillow Book)”
The Literary Analysis Podcast Episode 3: Chicamatsu and Puppet Theatre Around the World
Script Opening Music Luke: Hello everyone and welcome back to the Literary Analysis Podcast. I am your host, Luke Harding, and today we will be discussing Chikamatsu’s The Love Suicide at Amijima. Now, there are a number of themes that I could discuss, but today I thought I would change the pace of the podcastContinue reading “The Literary Analysis Podcast Episode 3: Chicamatsu and Puppet Theatre Around the World”
Video: Women in Asian Society
As I was reading “The Recognition of Sakuntala” and “The Love Suicides at Amijima” I was fascinated by the way women were portrayed in these texts. Since these were the two works, we read from Asia, I decided to make the connection between the Asian history and the treatment and ideas surrounding women. Both ofContinue reading “Video: Women in Asian Society”
Love Suicide at Amijima, jeopardy version
Maddie Bentzlin — 3rd Major Project — 22 November 2020 For my third major project, I have decided to once again create a jeopardy board. I choose jeopardy for my first project but wanted to try it again to improve my style of jeopardy but with a different story. I also chose to connect jeopardyContinue reading “Love Suicide at Amijima, jeopardy version”
Love Is Here To Interfere- Shakuntala Updated
Jack Shebell Global Literature Nicholas Helms November 22nd, 2020 Love Is Here To Interfere “Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul, and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more…”-Continue reading “Love Is Here To Interfere- Shakuntala Updated”
The Scenery of a Love Suicide
I had a hard time deciding what I was going to do for this assignment, until I reread the dreadful scene and I realized how beautiful the scenery had been throughout the love story. I wanted to create a collage, a way to show how I pictured everything in my head. Though I had myContinue reading “The Scenery of a Love Suicide”
Reflection Project 1
Now I know that this project is a long time coming and I am sure you guys have been asking yourself “where is Monique’s first major project?” Well here you are ladies and gentleman I present my first project. Projects as a whole can feel daunting and that has never been more apparent to meContinue reading “Reflection Project 1”
Go Go Godzilla
There are a lotta things about Japanese pop culture I could have talked about in response to this part of the class. Anime, the war, which I know not exactly pop culture but god damn there are a lotta WW2 games, the music, idols, karaoke, theater, to keep it on track with the story, puppetsContinue reading “Go Go Godzilla”
Breasts, Eggs, and Other Things That Make Me Dysphoric
The content of the below post may be disturbing to some. It involves gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, dissociative identity disorder, body horror, gore, contemplations of suicide/death, and I think mentions of eugenics, technically. Please only continue if these topics will not prove too upsetting to you personally; only you can make this judgement for yourself.Continue reading “Breasts, Eggs, and Other Things That Make Me Dysphoric”
Sprockets and Springes 