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Comment on Freud and Narcissism by Korrin Kovacevic – Participation Porfolio

Korrin Kovacevic – Participation Porfolio — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:34:33 +0000

[...] Birthmark.” I was hoping to use the essay I read for the optional Rivkin and Ryan reading “On Narcissism” by Freud for my paper, but I’m not sure I am going to take this [...]

Comment on New Historicism by Korrin Kovacevic – Participation Porfolio

Korrin Kovacevic – Participation Porfolio — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:34:18 +0000

[...] blogs in this category I have posted early/wasn’t a required post. In this first blog entry on New Historicism, I discuss the value in researching background information on the author/time period when reading a [...]

Comment on Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Korrin Kovacevic

Korrin Kovacevic — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:46:44 +0000

[...] the first blog in this category, I read Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” through a Marxist lens. This was not my first time reading the short story as I have read it in other classes. Already [...]

Comment on Cultural Studies by korrinkovacevic

korrinkovacevic — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:44:03 +0000

Wow, Jenna! You are absolutely right. I didn’t think of the examples you gave of the American flag and daily discussions of politics. Any time you turn on the news, we see/hear even more about politics. I never really thought about the prevalence of politics in our culture. Perhaps since it is all around us constantly is the reason why we forget that it does play a role.

Comment on New Historicism by Beth Anne Swartzwelder

Beth Anne Swartzwelder — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:08:25 +0000

This has always been something i am interested in too Korrin. I think it could be a great approach for us as future English teachers too because it just adds context to stories that kids might otherwise think are irrelevant. Do you think it will ever be possible for us to teach in conjunction with history teachers? I know with tests and things any stretch is so difficult.

Comment on Can’t Find “THE” Essay. Boo! by Beth Anne Swartzwelder

Beth Anne Swartzwelder — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:53:08 +0000

Good points! Yes, I think you have some great connections here for a potential paper. I find it especially interesting because this isn’t always the theory that is applied to Plath! I’ve seen her analyzed so many ways, but this is really different. I think it could be very successful! You might even consider an internal power struggle? I don’t know if that would coincide with what you are thinking, but it might be an interesting take.

Comment on Can’t Find “THE” Essay. Boo! by korrinkovacevic

korrinkovacevic — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:45:56 +0000

Jenna, I think sometimes as English majors, we search for the “perfect” essay to help support our argument; sometimes, it just doesn’t happen. So, we just need to work with what we have and find some sort of angle to help us convey our point. Sylvia Plath has such an interesting biography; I think I am more interested in her life than her actual works. Anyhow, her personal life definitely translates into her poetry. In her poem “Daddy,” she compares her relationship with her father to that of a Jew and a Nazi–a power struggle definitely exists.

Comment on Can’t Find “THE” Essay. Boo! by jennabodnar

jennabodnar — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:49:12 +0000

I understand and empathize with your struggle to find the right essay, Korrin. However, it looks like you ended up finding a good one that will help you with exercise 6. I don’t know much about Sylvia Plath, but I did see a movie about her life once and I can definitely see how you could work with analyzing power struggles in a work by Plath. From what I remember of the movie, you will have more than enough material from Plath’s life (which I imagine translate into her poetry) that relates to a power struggle. Good luck on the paper!

Comment on Cultural Studies by jennabodnar

jennabodnar — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:59:42 +0000

You make a good point, Korrin. We do not always think of politics as being a part of our culture. However, when I think about it, politics and our government really do play a huge role in our culture. Just take a look around at how many American flags there are in our surroundings. Many of our jokes or everyday discussions are centered around politics or political figures. It literally does have a direct impact on our everyday lives. Sometimes I think we take our governmental structure for granted and we have to keep in mind that not every country is set up like ours when we are looking at the cultures of other countries. It’s also interesting to me that something that has such a profound effect on our lives as politics didn’t even cross my mind as being a part of our culture at first. Maybe it is just because it DOES have such an impact and it is so all-encompassing of our everyday lives that I didn’t even think about it.

Comment on Historian vs. Historicist by jennabodnar

jennabodnar — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:50:01 +0000

I also found this part of the book interesting, Korrin. I thought the relationship between historians and historicism was similar to the difference between understanding a work of literature and analyzing it. The historians were concerned with the facts – replicating a Shakespearean theater so that it looked exactly like it looked in Shakespeare’s time. This is like reading a work of literature and understanding the plot as well as recognizing certain literary devices like metaphor, symbol, etc. Historicism, on the other hand, is more concerned with how it felt to be an Elizabethan during the time of Shakespeare. Analyzing literature, similarly, is more concerned with the meaning behind the plot and the literary devices. I may be stretching the concept a bit here, but I felt a similar interest to yours in this subject and saw a parallel between historicism and literary criticism.