Jornada de Lenguas

Programa

Film Session:

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

• 2009 parody novel by Seth Grahame-Smith.
• It is a mashup combining Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author.
• The novel was adapted into a 2016 film.
• Director: Burr Steers
• Cast:

Lily James as Elizabeth Bennet
Sam Riley as (Fitzwilliam Darcy) Mr. Darcy
Jack Huston as Mr. Wickham
Bella Heathcote as Jane Bennet
Douglas Booth as Mr. Charles Bingley
Matt Smith as Mr. Collins
Charles Dance as Mr. Bennet
Lena Headey as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
Suki Waterhouse as Kitty Bennet
Emma Greenwell as Caroline Bingley
Aisling Loftus as Charlotte Lucas
Dolly Wells as Mrs. Featherstone
Tom Lorcan as Lieutenant Denny
Ellie Bamber as Lydia Bennet
Millie Brady as Mary Bennet
Sally Phillips as Mrs. Bennet
Jess Radomska as Annabelle Netherfield
Hermione Corfield as Cassandra

• Deconstructive-postmodernist version of the source text. Considering that postmodernism has permeated deeply into our popular culture, many contemporary works of art are the result of the appropriation of previous forms for the tranformation to postmodern hybrids.
• Dialogue between Hypertext (Text B or target text) and Hypotext (Text A, source text, earlier text). Terms coined by Gerard Genette (Structuralist) 
• Parody: A parody imitates the serious manner and characteristic features of a particular literary work, or the distinctive style of a particular author, or the typical stylistic and other features of a serious literary genre, and deflates the original by applying the imitation to a lowly or comically inappropriate subject. (Abrams, 2012: 38)
• Gothic: “Gothic-postmodernism is the clearest mode of expression in literature for voicing the terrors of postmodernity; a mode that is far from dead and in fact rejuvenated in the present context of increased global terrorism”. (Beville, 2009: 8). 
• Monstrosity: “a monster is an embodiment of a certain cultural moment –of a time, a feeling or a place” (Cohen, 1996: 4) 
• Mash-up: a mixture. A literary mash-up is a hybrid; half creative fiction in its own right, and half criticism or commentary on the original work. 

Activities:

1. Why does the film start with that introduction?
2. How is Mr Darcy visually presented?
3. What is the significance of the soundtrack?
4. Can you recognize any well-known actors/actresses?
5. Body Language: the Gaze. Who looks? Who is looked at?
6. Why has Austen’s text been rewritten as a zombie mash up?
7. What do Zombies stand for?
8. Cinematography:
a. Light and shadows
b. Camera shots (Long, Close-up shot)
c. Angularity of the camera:
d. Sound editing

e. Mise-en-scene




Retrieved from http://www.uncanny.ch/2016/06/07/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/ on June 20th 2016.

Literary Theories

Guidelines for your presentations

* Include a timeline with most relevant events

* Mention origins, development and consequences of the event under study.
* Mention the philosophical/political/economic influence behind the topic

* Contextualise the event within British history (what was going on in Britain, who was the monarch)
* Mention the changes it brought in the social, economic, political and cultural aspects as well.
*For the French Revolution presentation (include brief explanation of the ascension and fall of Napoleon, his intentions regarding France)

* For the Georgians: mention the previous period and the one that came after it.

Make sure the ppt/prezi works well. Send it to me before so that I download it in my computer or bring it in a pendrive.

If you are planning to show a short video, remember to download t before, just in case connection doesn’t work

Watch the following presentation, it gives some hints on how to prepare a successful ppt

What is a Patriarchal System?

A patriarchal social system can be defined as a system where men are in authority over women in all aspects of society. In the past, men were often the established gender of authority and exhibited control in all situations.

The etymology of the word patriarchy allows us to understand the meaning of the term. The term patriarchy comes from the Latin words pater, which means “father”, and archein, “to rule”. Also, patriarchy derives from the Greek terms patriarches (“chief or head of family”) and patria (“family, clan”) Therefore, it refers to male political power within society and the father’s authority within his family.

Malpas and Wake (2006) claim that:

Patriarchy is a term used – especially but not exclusively in feminist theory – to analyse male dominance as a conventional or institutionalized form. Literally the ‘rule of the father’, patriarchy historically describes systems in which the male has absolute legal and economic control over the family. The patriarch is the male head of a tribe, religion or church hierarchy. (...)

Patriarchy was stablished as a system, defeating the ‘mother right’ and controlling women’s sexuality in order to establish paternity and protect private property. (Malpas and Wake, 2006: 237)

Characteristics of a Patriarchal System 

(male dominance, male centeredness, obsession with control, male identification)

Firslty, a patriarchal society is male dominated, which does not mean that all women are powerless, but the most powerful roles in most sectors of society are held by men,whereas the least powerful roles are held by women. 

Secondly, it is organized with men at the center, while women occupy the margins. This is so because of the assumption that women need men's supervision, protection, or control because they are fragile or vulnerable. 

This takes us to the thrid characteristic, which is the obsession with control. Men living in a patriarchal system or society must be in control at all times. They have a desire to control all social and family situations and must make all decisions regarding finances and education.

Finally, it is important to mention those aspects of society and personal attributes that are highly valued and which are generally associated with men, while devalued attributes and social activities are associated with women. Men are concerned with identification that includes qualities of control, strength, forcefulness, rationality, strong work ethic, and competitiveness.

Reference:

Malpas, S. and Wake, P. (eds.) (2006) The Routledge Companion To Critical Theory. London: Routledge

Patriarchy. (2016, June 8). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:16, June 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patriarchy&oldid=724372009

Retrieved from blog "Language & Culture II"

Gothic Concepts

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An Introduction to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Assignment # 2

Here you'll find a tutorial on how to work collaboratively on a presentation.
You can use Google presentations or Prezi.

July 1st: French Revolution
July 6th: The Georginas
July 6th: 1st Industrial Revolution
July 8th: 2nd Industrial Revolution

Assignment # 1

According to Moon (2010) a reflective blog empowers students with a "voice", a vehicle for self-expression to a wider and more authentic audience. It also fosters communication and discussion among blog readers. We are going to keep a e-journal to publish the work done in class as well as the reflections and ideas that come to our minds regarding Language and Culture III. Feel free to publish other pieces of work you are proud of, from any other subject, or from your work experience. 

This blog should be useful for your future career!

Create your own blog and make your first post. You should write the term from the enlightenment era that you defined in class.

Share the blog URL in the facebook group.