How to cite references

APA Citation Style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th edition

Follow these colour codes:
Author(s)	Date	Title of Book	Title of Article	Title of Periodical
Volume	Pages	Place of Publication	Publisher	Other Information

Book

Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek chronology: The history
     of the future. New York: Pocket Books.

Book Article or Chapter

James, N. E. (1988). Two sides of paradise: The Eden myth according
     to Kirk and Spock. In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic
     (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Website
(for more details, see the American Psychological Association's official site)

Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved
     October 8, 1997, from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club
     Web site: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/
     503r.html

How to write a Literary Essay

Assignment #1: Literary Essay P&P

Language and Culture III – Literary Essay

Choose ONE of the following tasks and develop it thoroughly in an essay.
It should include an introduction, the main body and a conclusion.
Develop the corresponding theory, and account for it quoting from the novel.

1. “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel about women who feel they have to marry to be happy. Taking Charlotte Lucas as an example, do you think the author is making a social criticism of her era’s view of marriage?
2. Define what power is according to the theory of Michel Foucault. Describe the struggle for power between two characters throughout the play.
3. Explain how social class determines the decisions that people make in “Pride and Prejudice”.
4. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel
5. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel. In what ways does she sympathize with their plight, and in what ways is she unsympathetic?
6. How are gender roles represented in the novel within Patriarchal Society?
7. How can characters' behaviour or narrative events be explained in terms of psychoanalytic concepts (Id, ego, superego)?
8. How do Elizabeth Bennet's ideas on marriage differ from social ideas? Which characters in the novel share Elizabeth's views of marriage and which characters reflect society's perspective? Expand on this theme.
9. How do Elizabeth's simplicity and independence represent an attack on the conservatism of characters like Lady Catherine De Bourgh?
10. How do the characters in the text mirror the archetypal figures? (Great Mother or nurturing Mother, Whore, destroying Crone, Lover, Destroying Angel)
11. How does “Pride and Prejudice” criticize customs of the period?
12. How is patriarchal society represented through discourse in “Pride and Prejudice”? Choose two characters from the play to illustrate your point.
13. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
14. In what ways does Austen show that family and community are responsible for its members?
15. What conflict can be seen between the values the novel champions and those it portrays?
16. What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy?
17. What elements of the text can be perceived as being masculine (active, powerful) and feminine (passive, marginalized) and how do the characters support these traditional roles?
18. Which social class does the novel “Pride and Prejudice” claim to represent?
Any other: ____________________________________________________________

Essay Writing

Introduction

Almost all students will at some time be expected to write an essay, or some other kind of argument, e.g. a review or discussion section, in a longer piece of writing. In English, an essay is a piece of argumentative writing several paragraphs long written about one topic, usually based on your reading. The aim of the essay should be deduced strictly from the wording of the title or question (See Academic Writing: Understanding the Question), and needs to be defined at the beginning. The purpose of an essay is for you to say something for yourself using the ideas of the subject, for you to present ideas you have learned in your own way. The emphasis should be on working with other people's ideas, rather than reproducing their words, but your own voice should show clearly. The ideas and people that you refer to need to made explicit by a system of referencing.

According to Linda Flower (1990, p. v), "students are reading to create a text of their own, trying to integrate information from sources with ideas of their own, and attempting to do so under the guidance of a purpose."

Organisation

Your essay should have the following sections:

1. Preliminaries: Title

2. Main Text: a) Introduction, b) Main Body, c) Conclusion.

3. End matter: References

Visit this website for more on this. 

References:

Gillet, A. (2009). Genres in academic writing: Essays. Retrieved from: http://www.uefap.com/writing/writframgenre_essay.htm [22ns September, 2017)

Essay Writing

Introduction

Almost all students will at some time be expected to write an essay, or some other kind of argument, e.g. a review or discussion section, in a longer piece of writing. In English, an essay is a piece of argumentative writing several paragraphs long written about one topic, usually based on your reading. The aim of the essay should be deduced strictly from the wording of the title or question (See Academic Writing: Understanding the Question), and needs to be defined at the beginning. The purpose of an essay is for you to say something for yourself using the ideas of the subject, for you to present ideas you have learned in your own way. The emphasis should be on working with other people's ideas, rather than reproducing their words, but your own voice should show clearly. The ideas and people that you refer to need to made explicit by a system of referencing.

According to Linda Flower (1990, p. v), "students are reading to create a text of their own, trying to integrate information from sources with ideas of their own, and attempting to do so under the guidance of a purpose."

Organisation

Your essay should have the following sections:

1. Preliminaries: Title

2. Main Text: a) Introduction, b) Main Body, c) Conclusion.

3. End matter: References

Visit this website for more on this. 

References:

Gillet, A. (2009). Genres in academic writing: Essays. Retrieved from: http://www.uefap.com/writing/writframgenre_essay.htm [22ns September, 2017)

Assignment #1: Literary Essay

Language and Culture III – Literary Essay

Choose ONE of the following tasks and develop it thoroughly in an essay.
It should include an introduction, the main body and a conclusion.
Develop the corresponding theory, and account for it quoting from the novel.

1. “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel about women who feel they have to marry to be happy. Taking Charlotte Lucas as an example, do you think the author is making a social criticism of her era’s view of marriage?
2. Define what power is according to the theory of Michel Foucault. Describe the struggle for power between two characters throughout the play.
3. Explain how social class determines the decisions that people make in “Pride and Prejudice”.
4. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel
5. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel. In what ways does she sympathize with their plight, and in what ways is she unsympathetic?
6. How are gender roles represented in the novel within Patriarchal Society?
7. How can characters' behaviour or narrative events be explained in terms of psychoanalytic concepts (Id, ego, superego)?
8. How do Elizabeth Bennet's ideas on marriage differ from social ideas? Which characters in the novel share Elizabeth's views of marriage and which characters reflect society's perspective? Expand on this theme.
9. How do Elizabeth's simplicity and independence represent an attack on the conservatism of characters like Lady Catherine De Bourgh?
10. How do the characters in the text mirror the archetypal figures? (Great Mother or nurturing Mother, Whore, destroying Crone, Lover, Destroying Angel)
11. How does “Pride and Prejudice” criticize customs of the period?
12. How is patriarchal society represented through discourse in “Pride and Prejudice”? Choose two characters from the play to illustrate your point.
13. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?
14. In what ways does Austen show that family and community are responsible for its members?
15. What conflict can be seen between the values the novel champions and those it portrays?
16. What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy?
17. What elements of the text can be perceived as being masculine (active, powerful) and feminine (passive, marginalized) and how do the characters support these traditional roles?
18. Which social class does the novel “Pride and Prejudice” claim to represent?
Any other: ____________________________________________________________

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray: Literary analysis

The following word document contains guiding questions to analyse Oscar Wilde's the Picture of Dorian Gray through different fields of study. Choose one field of study and one question to develop and write your name next to it so that nobody takes it! Then, go to the wall and type your ideas.
Afterwards, go to a different wall to expand on your partner's ideas. (Do this on at least 2 walls)

Link to the word document

1.  The Preface: The purpose of Art
2. Reinterpreting The Picture ofDorian Gray through Psychoanalytic Criticism.
3.  Reinterpreting The Picture ofDorian Gray through Gender Studies.
4. Reinterpreting The Picture of Dorian Gray through the Gothic tradition.
5. Reinterpreting The Picture of Dorian Gray through Postcolonial Studies.

Essays

Introduction

Almost all students will at some time be expected to write an essay, or some other kind of argument, e.g. a review or discussion section, in a longer piece of writing. In English, an essay is a piece of argumentative writing several paragraphs long written about one topic, usually based on your reading. The aim of the essay should be deduced strictly from the wording of the title or question (See Academic Writing: Understanding the Question), and needs to be defined at the beginning. The purpose of an essay is for you to say something for yourself using the ideas of the subject, for you to present ideas you have learned in your own way. The emphasis should be on working with other people's ideas, rather than reproducing their words, but your own voice should show clearly. The ideas and people that you refer to need to made explicit by a system of referencing.

According to Linda Flower (1990, p. v), "students are reading to create a text of their own, trying to integrate information from sources with ideas of their own, and attempting to do so under the guidance of a purpose."

Organisation

Your essay should have the following sections:

1. Preliminaries: Title

2. Main Text: a) Introduction, b) Main Body, c) Conclusion.

3. End matter: References

Visit this website for more on this. 

References:

Gillet, A. (2009). Genres in academic writing: Essays. Retrieved from: http://www.uefap.com/writing/writframgenre_essay.htm [22ns September, 2017)

Literary Essay II

Choose ONE of the following tasks and develop it thoroughly in an essay.

It should include an introduction, the main body and a conclusion.

Develop the corresponding theory, and account for it quoting from the novels “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” and “Frankenstein”.

1. How did writers and audiences in late Victorian England explore the idea of a hidden or double self (doppelganger)? In what ways did these representations express changing ideas about sexuality, gender, and class?

2. What Makes a Monster and What Makes a Man? Explore the Relationship between the Creator and the Creation in the Gothic Novel.

3. Compare and contrast the endings of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. How do the similarities and differences reflect the views of the authors about human nature and the possibility of redemption? How is it applicable to the set of beliefs of the time (The Enlightenment, the Crisis of Faith, Darwinism)

4. Compare and contrast the motives that drive the protagonists to plumb the depths of science in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. What do the differences in motivation indicate about the concerns of the respective authors with the plight of man and society?

5. Victorian Englishmen often took seriously the “science” of physiognomy - the idea that a person’s traits could be read by observing his bodily, and especially facial, features. To what extent is this concept central to the plot of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Does it also apply to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?

6. Near the beginning of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Utterson says, “I incline to Cain’s heresy; I let my brother go to the devil in his own way.” Discuss the extent to which the Victorian values of minding one’s own business and keeping silent about anything embarrassing or controversial contribute to the progress of the plot and the development of its themes. Does Stevenson approve of these values or find them ultimately damaging? Support your argument with details from the story. How is it shown in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein?

7. Victorian society is often thought to have been repressive, with the implication that such repression of man’s natural drives is harmful. Discuss the idea of the repressiveness of Victorian society in the light of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. How is repression portrayed in Frankenstein? Did the authors think the society in which they lived was repressive? Did they think this was good or bad? Support your arguments with quotes from the texts.

8. Some critics have seen in both novels a parable of British colonialism, with civilized man seeking to control the savagery of uncultured man, but instead being fascinated by and eventually drawn into the savagery that he outwardly deplores. Which aspects of the story fit this reading and which do not? Support your answer with quotes from the stories.

9. The theories of Freud about the makeup of the human psyche could be applied to the interpretation of both texts. To what extent do Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein reflect Freud’s views of the id, the ego, and the superego? Is man hopelessly divided against himself? Do the authors see any hope for one who seeks to keep the savage within under control? Use quotes from the texts to support your answer.

10. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, could one interpret Frankenstein and his monster as two aspects of the same person? In other words, does the monster represent the evil side of the good doctor? Compare this interpretation with the more obvious use of the same idea in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr.

11. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde may be read as a cautionary tale against the possible dangers of scientific advances, and as such contains many parallels with Mary Shelley’s famous Gothic novel Frankenstein. Do the two books view science and its dangers in the same way? If so, what are the important points the two have in common? If not, what are the most significant differences you see in the two treatments?

12. Any other: ____________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

Assignment # 1: Topic

Language and Culture III – Literary Essay

Choose ONE of the following tasks and develop it thoroughly in an essay.

It should include an introduction, the main body and a conclusion.

Develop the corresponding theory, and account for it quoting from the novel.

1. “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel about women who feel they have to marry to be happy. Taking Charlotte Lucas as an example, do you think the author is making a social criticism of her era’s view of marriage?

2. Define what power is according to the theory of Michel Foucault. Describe the struggle for power between two characters throughout the play.

3. Explain how social class determines the decisions that people make in “Pride and Prejudice”.

4. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel

5. Explore Austen's portrayal of the women in the novel. In what ways does she sympathize with their plight, and in what ways is she unsympathetic?

6. How are gender roles represented in the novel within Patriarchal Society?

7. How can characters' behaviour or narrative events be explained in terms of psychoanalytic concepts (Id, ego, superego)?

8. How do Elizabeth Bennet's ideas on marriage differ from social ideas? Which characters in the novel share Elizabeth's views of marriage and which characters reflect society's perspective? Expand on this theme.

9. How do Elizabeth's simplicity and independence represent an attack on the conservatism of characters like Lady Catherine De Bourgh?

10. How do the characters in the text mirror the archetypal figures? (Great Mother or nurturing Mother, Whore, destroying Crone, Lover, Destroying Angel)

11. How does “Pride and Prejudice” criticize customs of the period?

12. How is patriarchal society represented through discourse in “Pride and Prejudice”? Choose two characters from the play to illustrate your point.

13. How is the relationship between men and women portrayed?

14. In what ways does Austen show that family and community are responsible for its members?

15. What conflict can be seen between the values the novel champions and those it portrays?

16. What does the work reveal about the operations (economically, politically, socially, or psychologically) of patriarchy?

17. What elements of the text can be perceived as being masculine (active, powerful) and feminine (passive, marginalized) and how do the characters support these traditional roles?

18. Which social class does the novel “Pride and Prejudice” claim to represent?

19. Any other: ____________________________________________________________

Assignment # 1

Objective: write a response to Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Criteria:

• Evidence of understanding of the chosen topic. 
• Evidence of critical and independent thinking.
• Evidence of careful reading of the novel and investigation on the topic.
• Overall coherence of your writing.

Assessment Rubric: (See link)

Recommendations:

• Avoid using "I, we": use passive constructions whenever is possible.
• Avoid short forms/contractions
• Avoid using biased language
• Direct quotations should be accurate: write what the author wrote. You can omit parts of the quotation using (...).
• Use formal language: whatever is traditionally used in spoken language should NOT be used in an academic paper.
• Use "hedging" language (cautions language) it seems that..., it appears to be.... may...might....could...

Assignment: Historical Periods

Read about the following historical period you have been assigned and prepare a 10-minute-presentation for Wednesday, 5th

• Coalition Wars (1792-1815)
• The Restoration in Europe (1815-1820) [The Congress of Viena (1814-15)]
• The Age of Revolution (1820-1848)
• The Unification of Italy (1815-1871)
• The Unification of Germany (1815-1871)

Use the following presentation as a guide.
Remember to have your sources at hand! (webpages or books from which you obtained information)

The French Revolution

Created by Andrea Dallape, Anabella Geijo, Rita Meza, Jennifer Segovia

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.

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

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.