Author Archives: Professor Sample
Rewriting Blindsight (for the Blog)
Remember that in lieu of class on Tuesday, November 22, we’ll be doing a special round of blogging. All students should post to the blog by class time on Tuesday. This replaces the regular blogging for the week. Reimagine a … Continue reading
What counts as “alien”?
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Participate in #LAFlood, A Crowdsourced Disaster
Between October 20 and October 27, participate in #LAFlood, an experiment in storytelling and the imagination of disaster. What would happen if Los Angeles was deluged by massive rainfall? Add the #LAFlood hashtag to your tweets and create your own … Continue reading
A Selection of Blade Runner Tweets
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Roundup of posts on shapeshifting aliens and deadly comets
Lots of interesting conversations developing across the groups this week: Tortola Tailspin focuses on Blair’s defense of the mysterious creature, quoting Blair’s scolding: And just because it looks unlike men, you don’t have to accuse it of being evil or … Continue reading
Comment on Race relations in The Comet by Professor Sample
I wonder if the story really suggests that Jim and the woman can truly ever be equals. I’m thinking of when Jim brings her food, and she ate “what he served” (268). How does that reference to serving complicate the notion that equality can ever be achieved? Continue reading
“In the Blogs” roundup of Groups 6-8 on Frankenstein
Here is a brief recap of some of the intriguing or recurring themes that have cropped up in the blogs of groups 6-8. One prevalent theme was Victor Frankenstein’s moral failing. He fails to take responsibility for his creation, and … Continue reading
Comment on The Three Amigos: Victor, Shelley, Wretch by Professor Sample
I really like your focus on the word “animate” — its change throughout the novel is definitely worth a closer look. Continue reading
Comment on Frankenstein- Volume 1 by Professor Sample
I really like your focus on “nature” in this post. I think the role of nature becomes even more clear in Volume 2, where it’s only in the mountains that Victor finds solace from his grief and guilt Continue reading
Comment on Frankenstein’s ‘invisible hand’ by Professor Sample
This is an insightful look at a phrase that might seem insignificant at first, but which when explored a bit more, can reveal a great deal about the novel. I had noticed that one of the first details the creature observes of the family is their poverty (even before gender differences, he notices their poverty), and this observation, combined with the “invisible hand” definitely makes your reading credible. Continue reading