April 10
Realism & Recording
Here are some slides I created to set the scene for class on “Realism & Recording.”
April 10
Realism & Representation
Another set of slides I created for the first week of my course on “Realism & Recording.” Whereas the previous slides focused on matters of “recording,” these pivot around the age-old problem of representation.
April 10
Don DeLillo’s Videotape
Here are some slides I made for my lesson on Don DeLillo’s “Videotape,” one of my favorite stories to teach.
April 10
Arabian Nights
My slides on The Arabian Nights, the art and seduction of storytelling, frame narratives, and other “entertainment” related to the demonic power of stories and seduction. The first English language edition of the stories was titled The Arabian Nights’ Entertainment.
April 10
Kafka’s Parables
The following are slides created for my lecture on Kafka’s parables “Before the Law” and “An Imperial Message.” The lecture introduces the problem of interpretation and meaning in literature through a focus on matters of form and medium.
April 10
Rashomon
Here some more lecture slides from my Introduction to World Literature course. These cover Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s “Rashomon” and “In a Bamboo Grove,” setting the stories within the context of modernism and Samurai Japan.
April 10
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh has always been one of my favorite texts to teach. Few works of literature embody their themes so intimately and materially. With each ellipses, gap, and discontinuity in the text, we are reminded of the central brokenness of what it means to be mortal.
April 10
Fairy Tales
April 10
Little Red Riding Hood
April 10