The resources in this collection can help support your study of the literature and films featured in season 2 of UEN LitFlix.
Month: March 2023
Theme: Strong Women Leads
Films/Books:
March 3 – Becky Sharp (1935) An ambitious woman climbs the social ladder in Regency England. Based on “Vanity Fair” by William Makepeace Thackeray.
March 10 – His Girl Friday (1940) In this adaptation of Ben Hecht’s play, Rosalind Russell is the razor-sharp journo whose editor (and ex) schemes to keep on the story.
March 17 – Jamaica Inn (1939) A brave woman seeks refuge only to discover perfidy and peril. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel.
March 24 – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972) A musical take on the iconic escapades of a girl in a weird and fantastical dreamworld. From the book by Lewis Carroll, a.k.a. Charles Dobson.
March 31 – An Ideal Husband (1947) A marriage is tested when a wife with high ethical standards discovers her husband is being blackmailed in Oscar Wilde’s witty and thought-provoking comedy.
This course concentrates on close analysis and criticism of a wide range …
This course concentrates on close analysis and criticism of a wide range of films, including works from the early silent period, documentary and avant-garde films, European art cinema, and contemporary Hollywood fare. Through comparative reading of films from different eras and countries, students develop the skills to turn their in-depth analyses into interpretations and explore theoretical issues related to spectatorship. Syllabus varies from term to term, but usually includes such directors as Coppola, Eisentein, Fellini, Godard, Griffith, Hawks, Hitchcock, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Tarantino, Welles, Wiseman, and Zhang.
This lesson plan explores elements of wonder, distortion, fantasy, and whimsy in …
This lesson plan explores elements of wonder, distortion, fantasy, and whimsy in The Nursery "Alice," Lewis Carroll's adaptation for younger readers of his beloved classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Gwen Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. Her loss …
Gwen Ifill was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. Her loss was felt acutely by young journalists in the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs. In this video, four graduates of that program who went on to be Gwen Ifill fellows at their local PBS stations share the letters they wish they could have shared with Gwen.
This brief article summarizes the contributions of mathematicians Ada Lovelace and Mary …
This brief article summarizes the contributions of mathematicians Ada Lovelace and Mary Somerville and relates some of the societal obstacles they had to overcome. Caroline Herschel and Florence Nightingale are also featured.
Students analyze archival cartoons, posters, magazine humor, newspaper articles and poems that …
Students analyze archival cartoons, posters, magazine humor, newspaper articles and poems that reflect the deeply entrenched attitudes and beliefs the early crusaders for women's rights had to overcome.
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