Looking at Module A responses recently, I have noticed something strange: students understand the context of Frankenstein, they have a handle on Romanticism, the Enlightement and the effects of Industrialisation; however, they don’t get the context for Blade Runner. There are some vague references to globalisation and capitalism but no real evidence of the values [...]
Posts Tagged ‘film’
Blade Runner: Contextual Notes
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, context, film, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott, science fiction, texts in time on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Interpreting Hamlet on Screen
Posted in HSC English, tagged film, Hamlet, HSC, Module B, Shakespeare on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shakespeare’s plays are just that: plays, and there is nothing more likely to put a student off the Bard than a bored, expressionless read through in class, by their peers. I first experienced Shakespeare at the age of 9 when my parents took me to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Botanical Gardens in [...]
Paradise Lost and (post)Modern Prometheus
Posted in HSC English, tagged Art, Blade Runner, Comparative Study, English literature, film, Frankenstein, HSC, John Milton, Literature, Mary Shelley, Module A, Paradise Lost, poetry, Romanticism, texts in time, William Blake on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The epigraph to Frankenstein reads: Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me?” This is Adam addressing his Creator in Book 10 of Milton’s Paradise Lost. This epic poem has been hugely influential, not just on Frankenstein or the Romantics but also on [...]
What do you need help with? A poll.
Posted in Thinking, tagged AoS, film, Module A, Module B, Module C, Preliminary, Shakespeare on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am currently working on a number of posts focusing on Module A: Texts in Time and Area of Study: Belonging. I am interested in the kinds of posts my readers would find useful. If I get enough votes for a particular topic I will add it to my “to write” list. You can also [...]
Experience of the Human and Module A
Posted in HSC English, tagged Blade Runner, Comparative Study, English literature, film, Frankenstein, HSC, Mary Shelley, Module A, Ridley Scott, texts, texts in time on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The composers of Frankenstein and Blade Runner both use non-human characters to shine a spotlight on the human experience. In addressing questions related to these texts we must ask ourselves, what are the fundamental needs, experiences and desires shared by human beings? We are all born, we all need nurturing, we all desire to know [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 2
Posted in Reading, Teaching, tagged appropriation, English literature, film, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading, texts on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During discussion in class today a student asked, “isn’t that the one where they randomly burst into song?” He was, of course, referring to one of my chosen appropriations, the Bollywood film, Bride and Prejudice (see previous post for an example of a musical number from the film). This got me thinking about the links [...]
