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Unit One: The
Essay |
Unit Two:
Children's Literature |
Lectures and Podcasts |
| The Essay as
Literature |
Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
article:
Wikipedia
on Baum |
Signification |
| Vonnegut's "Last
Words for a Century" |
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
Podcast:
Signification (1 of 3) (direct
link to file) |
Swift's
"A Modest Proposal"
podcast:
Audiobook
version of "Modest Proposal" (Librivox.com) |
BBC interviews Roald Dahl (RealPlayer)
Podcast:
Audiobook version of "Oz" (Librivox) |
Podcast:
Signification (2 of 3) (direct
link to file)
"This
I Believe" by Frank Miller |
| King's
"Letter From a Birmingham Jail" |
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The
Narrative Structures of Literature
Podcast:
Narrative
Structures (1 of 3) (direct
link to file) |
| Sagan's
"Crop Circles and Aliens" |
article:
Does A Robot, programmed with the author's works and texts of interviews,
constitute an extension of life, or is it just a copyright infringement?
Podcast:
Audiobook version of "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll (another
important (but British)) children's book.
Podcast: And,
of course, what would kiddie lit be without "Wind in the Willows"?
Podcast:
Let us not forget,
"Peter Rabbit"
Podcast:
Nor
his pal the "Velveteen Rabbit"
In fact, Librivox offers quite a
collection of children's
lit and adolescent lit. |
Narrative Structures part 2
Podcast:
Narrative
Structures (2 0f 3) (direct
link to file)
Podcast:
Narrative
Structures (3 of 3) (direct
link to file)
Choose your
Own Adventure Information
An
Online version of the CYOA genre
Better CYOA
examples from PBS online
podcast:
Characters (direct
link to file) |
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Feynman's "Invitation to a new look at Physics" |
First Test
Podcast:
Successfully
Completing Take-Home Exams (direct
link to file) |
Setting
podcast:
Setting (direct
link to file) |
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From Theme to Genre
podcast:
Theme and Genre (part 1) (direct
link to file)
podcast:
Generic Expectations (pt. 2) (direct
link to file)
podcast:
Genre (direct
link to file)
video:
TruthSeekerTV
video:
Preview for "Jesus Camp" documentary
video:
Revising History: 9/11
video:
Unnecessary censorship |
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The Gifts
of the Greeks
podcast: Dramatic
Gifts of the Greeks (direct
link to file) |
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The Elements and Order of Drama |
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Unit Three: Feminism |
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Feminist Criticism |
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| podcast:
audiobook versions of The Yellow
Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Librivox.com);
or try the Online text
(free) at Gutenberg
or try the Online text
(free) at Gutenberg
Consciousness
article:
Is
there room for the soul?
wiki sez:
Consciousness
wiki sez:
mind/body problem
online etext:
Kant's, The Critique of Pure Reason.
article:
Neurobiotics:
The future of Thinking? |
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Online Versions of Texts Used in
Class |
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| Podcast: Joseph
Conrad, Heart of Darkness (Librivox) |
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| podcast:
audiobook versions of The Yellow
Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Librivox.com);
or try the Online text
(free) at Gutenberg
or try the Online text
(free) at Gutenberg
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