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21L.345
On the Screen Film Genres Eugenie Brinkema Mon-Thu, Jan 5-8, 12-15, 20-22, 26-29, 03pm-06:30am, 3-270 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Listeners allowed, space permitting Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 6 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Examines works of film, television or other screen-based media, with emphasis on texts that are related by genre, time period, style, or director. Works studied vary from term to term. May be repeated for credit once with permission of instructor. --- THE FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK explores sixteen of the great director's films from 1927-1972. Films will include early Expressionist forays; pictures of espionage and intrigue; the "wrong-man" films; big-budget classics; and lesser-known late works; readings will include feminist, psychoanalytic, formalist and historical explorations of his craft. We will consider figures such as blackmail, doubt, murder, guilt, marriage, and Hitchcock's cameos in each film. We will analyze aphorisms for which he was famous, including the theory of spectatorship bound up with his aim to "Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." From 3-5p, a new film will be screened, followed by a seminar discussion. Short readings in preparation for each class, and brief, informal written responses after each class, will comprise the work for this 6-credit course. No previous experience with film analysis or critical theory is presumed. Contact: Eugenie Brinkema, 14N-408, 253-3068, brinkema@mit.edu |
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21L.518
Literature from Anywhere An Engineer's Guide to Milton's Paradise Lost Mary Fuller Tue, Thu, Jan 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 07-08:30pm, 2-103, W,F meet w/ TA Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 9 units Standard A - F Grading HASS-E Provides students studying abroad the opportunity to study a literature topic and interact with their peers on campus through feedback and discussion. Begins with an intensive on-campus seminar during IAP that introduces tools, background, and context for the readings; covers goals, methods, and logistics for the work students will conduct independently over the spring; and discusses the assigned text, films, etc. During the spring term, students synthesize and record their questions and understandings of the literature, producing materials for use and comment by peers enrolled in a six-unit, on-campus class that covers the same content (e.g., 21L.320 Big Books). Topics vary from year to year. Paradise Lost retells the Genesis story of mankind's creation and fall. A story of origins--of the universe, human beings, gender and family, political life, and evil--and of revolutions, Satan's revolt against God. Milton was involved in wholesale changes to the English state and church; his poem grapples with key existential, theological, and political issues in beautiful unrhymed verse. This is a T-grade subject that continues S15. The IAP segment cannot be taken independently. Contact: Mary Fuller, 14N-405, 253-8848, mcfuller@mit.edu |
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21L.S88
Special Subject in Literature Global Literature Cultural Encounters: Insiders and Outsiders Margery Resnick, Stephen Tapscott Mon-Fri, Jan 5-9, 12-16, 20-23, 26, 09am-05:00pm, Madrid, Spain, Times TBA Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. No listeners Prereq: Permission of instructor Register through Global Education Level: U 9 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different. Spend IAP in Madrid studying transatlantic literatures. This innovative subject will allow for study entirely in English or in Spanish. From naive Henry James heroines to disillusioned Hemingway heroes, from Lorca in New York to Orwell in Barcelona, from Pablo Neruda to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade to the wild women of Almodovar; readings, films, field trips to museums and Spanish cities. Students will live with Spanish families; classes are held at the Instituto Interacional, where you will meet study abroad students from Stanford, B.U., Syracuse, and Spanish students studying American English and American culture. You will arrive in Madrid on 1/3 for orientation on 1/4. The course runs from 1/5 - 1/26 with long weekends scheduled for trips. This is a regular MIT subject and counts for the HASS-H credit as well as for credit towards the concentration, minor and major in Literature (21L) and Spanish (21F) Global Studies and Languages. Web: http://gecd.mit.edu/go_abroad/study/explore/madrid_iap Contact: Margery Resnick, 14N-333, (617) 253-5277, resnick@mit.edu |
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21L.S90
Special Subject in Literature Global Shakespeares in Performance Diana Henderson, Emily Griffiths Jones Mon-Fri, Jan 12-16, 20-22, 03-05:00pm, 1-242, M-F Jan 12-16; T-Th Jan 20-22 Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class. Prereq: Permission of instructor Level: U 3 units Standard A - F Grading Can be repeated for credit Covers topics in Literature that are not provided in the regular subject offerings. Units vary depending on the number of class meetings, readings and assignments. May be repeated for credit if the subjects are different. If Shakespeare could time-travel, he would be amazed to discover that his works are being studied as academic texts in university classrooms. He might be much more at home with their vibrant global lives onstage, onscreen, and online, since his own theater world was popular and dynamic. His was a collaborative, open-access profession in which writers and performers continuously transformed existing material into creative new entertainment. In this class, we will begin by exploring Shakespeare???s Hamlet through cinematic and theatrical adaptations from around the world. We will make use of an online library of tagged video clips that can generate illuminating comparisons through hands-on student editing and compilation. We will then turn to The Tempest, bringing it to life through group performance work that develops our own diverse set of interpretations. No experience with Shakespeare or performance required???just the willingness to participate and learn! Contact: Diana Henderson, 14N-418, 253-5147, dianah@mit.edu |