Day 31

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=27402

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46457/in-the-desert-56d2265793693

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/my-life-closed-twice-its-close-96

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/poem-my-tio-one-week-after-his-release

https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/poetry

Homework: Discussion Leader Readings

Day 29

playfactile.com/halloweendiscourse

Class on Friday will be at the Nelson Atkins Museum.  I will be there from 10:00-2:00.  There will be a worksheet for you to collect from me and to complete.  I will be in the main lobby, but if I'm not for some reason, email me.  I will be checking it frequently if I get bored and wander around and will meet you back there.

Day 28

• How to use and find "good" sources

1. Figure out what kind of "conversation" you are having in your paper.  Is it about disability?  Race?  Body image?  Male Gaze?  Suspense? 
2. Once you have identified the main conversation, search for terms like that in the database
1. Search examples: "body image" AND movies; "Body image" AND psychoanalysis; "Body image" AND horror...
2. When you find an article that looks promising, read the abstract or first paragraph to see if it engages in a similar conversation as yours
3. Decide: does this article suggest something similar to my argument?  If yes, use it to support your points.
1. If no, does it do so in a way that you can still use it?  (Example: While Smith suggests that the use of body image in Silence of the Lambs is a symbol for fish, the way that Nolan has framed the Joker suggests that body image is actually a symbol for cats.)
4. Cite it properly!  Owl Perdue is an excellent source for different citation styles.  Double check capitalization, italics vs quotation marks, and information required on the works cited page

Masks of War

Little People, High Fantasy

Vote: push back the discussion leaders by one week?

https://doodle.com/poll/r4fhcxu7pv6x6psz

Day 26

Meet in the Student Union, 3rd floor for our one-on-one meeting.

Friday: Discussion Leader Readings

Day 25

Biggest take away from Stare?

Optional viewing:

Day 21

Looking for horror films: https://screenland.com/crossroads/

https://comicbook.com/horror/2018/10/10/pet-sematary-remake-reboot-zelda-stephen-king/

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-fear-of-disability-and-stephen-kings-pet-sematary


Homework

Due October 20:

• Blog 2--500-750 words over your topic for paper 2.  This is a place to get other readers excited about your topic.

Due October 21:

• Read Staring: How We Look parts 1, 2, and 3 (will be posted to Canvas)
• Write a page (double-spaced) summary (post to canvas)

Day 19

1. At their purest intention, why do directors make films?
2. Besides entertainment, why do we watch films?
3. Freud’s “uncanny” is defined as “that class of the frightening which leads back to what is known of old and long familiar.”--What does this mean?  Can you give an example?
4. Archetypes--Jung argues that there are 12 main archetypes that we understand unconsciously and they are used over and over in film.  Why do we like seeing the same characters over and over again?
1. Example: young, innocent, orphan goes on an adventure to defeat evil

1. Frodo, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker

1. Wise, mystic guide with special powers dies on the journey, forcing the hero to make decisions on his own

1. Gandalf, Dumbledore, Obi-Wan Kanobie 

Homework:

Watch: 

Be prepared for a quiz