As I select texts for the Middle Ages portion of my Brit Lit I syllabus, I’ve drawn inspiration from Rebecca Futo Kennedy’s site and from episodes 51 and 52 of The Endless Knot. I find myself continually humbled by how much I need to learn and grateful for the work that others have done. MyContinue reading “Brit Lit I: The Middle Ages”
Minmaxing the Syllabus
Before I continue with my Brit Lit I syllabus recreation, I want to quickly import a concept from my hobby, gaming: minmaxing. Simply put, to min-max is to take a game, system, or scenario, lay out all the possible options, and to assemble the most streamlined set of options for your particular goals. In role-playingContinue reading “Minmaxing the Syllabus”
New Recommendations for EN/Brit Lit I
As my title suggests, the biggest change for the EN Lit I survey this year at UA English is the shift from “requirements” to “recommendations.” Here are the new recommendations I promised to talk about in my last post: British Literature Survey (EN 205, 206) Recommended Guidelines The first thing I’d like to close readContinue reading “New Recommendations for EN/Brit Lit I”
Old RollTide Requirements: Teaching English Lit I at The University of Alabama
As I promised earlier this week, today I’d like to talk about the old requirements for teaching English Literature I at The University of Alabama. I taught my first English Literature I survey (EN 205) in Morgan Hall the fall of my first year as a Ph.D. student back in 2009. I had taught fourContinue reading “Old RollTide Requirements: Teaching English Lit I at The University of Alabama”
Decolonizing MY Syllabus
It’s summer! Or rather, it’s four days until the summer solstice and about smack dab in the middle of the awkward, anxious pause between spring and fall semesters. For those outside of academia, the summer is often seen as a perk of teaching, a pure vacation from the stress of classes and students. As aContinue reading “Decolonizing MY Syllabus”
Rude Mechanicals presents Measure for Measure
It’s that time of year when various actors’ fancies turn to Shakespeare. And the Rude Mechanicals is about to open its 17th season. Our first show is very contemporary drama-comedy about power, corruption, and sexual assault, Measure for Measure, late comedy-drama of Shakespeare’s. Set in Vienna the story concerns the ruler of the city goingContinue reading “Rude Mechanicals presents Measure for Measure”
Early Modern Strangers, Scene List and Photos
Last night’s event was wonderfully acted and followed by a compelling discussion of the walls between us (physical and cultural). Here is a list of the scenes that were performed and some photos of the event, courtesy of MK Foster. We’re hoping to soon be able to offer IF’s performances in a high quality audioContinue reading “Early Modern Strangers, Scene List and Photos”
Early Modern Strangers, April 3
On April 3, 7:30 pm, at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (620 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa), Improbable Fictions will stage a selection of readings around the theme of strangers. Pre-show music begins at 7:00 pm. As always, IF events are free and open to the public. Our inspiration piece for this event is Shakespeare’s monologueContinue reading “Early Modern Strangers, April 3”
Resurgens presents The Changeling
The Strode Program is very excited to be sponsoring the Resurgens Theatre Company’s touring performance of The Changeling on Tuesday, February 26, 7:30PM, in the Allen Bales Theater here on campus. For those of you unfamiliar with it, The Changeling is a fantastically dark, yet timely revenge tragedy that powerfully explores issues of sexual desire,Continue reading “Resurgens presents The Changeling”
Strode events, Spring 2019
We have an exciting slate of Strode-sponsored programs coming up this spring, compiled by program director and Hudson Strode Professor Michelle Dowd– please take note of these events and mark your calendars accordingly! Thanks to the abundance of early modern performances and films on offer this semester, Improbable Fictions is temporarily shifting focus away from ShakespeareContinue reading “Strode events, Spring 2019”
Sprockets and Springes 