Makenna Horne Prof. Nic Helms Rethinking Modern British Literature 7 May 2024 Déjà Rêvé and Metempsychosis in “The Gloom” of Mexican Gothic Have you ever had a dream that then happened almost exactly in the following days, when you were awake? You go to class and someone says something that you dreamt them sayingContinue reading “Déjà Rêvé and Metempsychosis in “The Gloom” of Mexican Gothic”
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Disability Justice Design
I’m presenting on Disability Justice Design this week at The University of Alabama’s 2021 Digitorium conference, where I’ll be talking (via Zoom!) about my work on two courses at Plymouth State University: EN 3420, Rethinking Medieval and Renaissance Literature, and EN 2490, Rethinking Modern British Literature, 1660-1945. Those courses live here on a WordPress siteContinue reading “Disability Justice Design”
Brit Lit I: the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries
As the start of the fall semester looms closer, my attention has been drawn away from syllabus construction and blogging and toward a lot of the nitty gritty details of teaching: course schedules, Blackboard shells, writing assignments, and of course scheduling service commitments. In the midst of all that, here’s what I currently have forContinue reading “Brit Lit I: the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries”
Brit Lit I: The Middle Ages
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”
Sprockets and Springes 