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E349S15 Lewis Carroll
Guided Imagery: The Mystery
"I guess, in reality, we're all mysteries, even to ourselves. Perhaps, that's why Alice is so inexplicably relatable." Lauren 9-15 blog
To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower…Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour.
Cody's citation of Blake in 9-15 blog
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LISTENING
MARIAH, citing COVEY:
"When we're communicating with one another, we need to give full attention, to be completely present."
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see also pp. 79-80 in our anthology
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Meeting the Cheshire Cat, Alice was "feeling very glad
she had someone to listen to her."
9-17 MEET AT HRC.Guided Imagery. Listening exercise ("Best
and Worst" for first half of alphabet; Alice in Many Tongues. Quiz
in class. Discussion of Blogs. Russian, French, Catalan, and Spanish translations;, Illustrations. ============================================================
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REQUIRED READINGS:
[1] Annotated Alice,pp. 110-136: "Tarts"; "Alice's Evidence";
[2] ANTHOLOGY: x291-4, 554-598; Jabberwocky": four translations; Alice in Many Tongues; "Alice in Arabic" student paper using HRC materials
RECOMMENDED: ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHAPTER 11 ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHAPTER 12
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TODAY'S
ACTIVITIES: Quiz in class. "Best
and Worst" for second half of alphabet; Discussion of Blogs posted 9-13, including possible topics: roles of Dream Child ? Alice the Good? Alice the Bad? Alice the Hero? Alice the Conqueror?
EXHIBITS:RUSSIAN, FRENCH, SPANISH, AND CATALAN TRANSLATIONS; ILLUSTRATIONS;
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- LOOKING AHEAD:9-20 Sunday: blogs for 9-22 and 9-24
assignments due by 11:59 PM Sunday.
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TODAY 9-17:
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EXTRA CREDIT: BLANTON LECTURE ON GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES:
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9 pts. if I see you there + up to 27 more for extra credit blog -- many issues relevant to possible projects comparing some of the stories with Carroll's and comparing his revisions to theirs, especially changes concerning sex and violence
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Kate Bernheimer, Editor of the Fairytale Review and author of How a Mother Weaned Her Girl From Fairytales and Horse, Flower, Bird, as well as editor of the anthologies xo Orpheus and My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, will be talking at the Blanton Museum this Thursday, September 17th, at 6:30PM, on the literary context of the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm in the work of Natalie Frank.
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TODAY 9-17:
EXTRA CREDIT: BLANTON LECTURE ON GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES:
9 pts. if I see you there + up to 27 more for extra credit blog -- many issues relevant to possible projects comparing some of the stories with Carroll's and comparing his revisions to theirs, especially changes concerning sex and violence
Kate Bernheimer, Editor of the Fairytale Review and author of How a Mother Weaned Her Girl From Fairytales and Horse, Flower, Bird, as well as editor of the anthologies xo Orpheus and My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, will be talking at the Blanton Museum this Thursday, September 17th, at 6:30PM, on the literary context of the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm in the work of Natalie Frank.
NEED SOME HELP WITH YOUR PROJECT? FINDING THE MATERIALS? HRC VS. PCL? ETC.
EXTENDED OFFICE HOURS NEXT WEEK. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY:
9/21 MONDAY AFTERNOON and
9/23 WEDNESDAY MORNING OR LATE AFTERNOON.
To make an appointment, email me at bump@utexas.edu
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9-22 MEET AT HRC; "Looking-Glass House" "Live Flowers"; "Insects"; "Wasp" 137-155 ;156-180, 293-8; Quiz
in class Discussion of Blogs. "Best
and Worst" for second half of alphabet EXHIBITS: 178392-178406.
9-24 MEET AT HRC; "Tweedles";"Wool"; "Humpty Dumpty"; 180-232???; Quiz
in class.Discussion of Blogs. "Best
and Worst" for first half of alphabet +EXHIBITS: 178407-
10-8: P1 due online; 655-735; Meet at Blanton Art Museum for the Natalie Frank exhibit
You will be able to earn up
to twenty-seven points by participating in a scavenger hunt, taking notes and
posting your reading of a painting to the 10-8 Blanton Blog. Show your student ID at
the front desk. Put your backpack in one of the cubicles (a quarter is
required), taking out your phone or camera (set to “no flash”), and/or your
tablet or pencil and paper (no pens allowed).
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Blanton Museum of Art: The University of Texas at Austin
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Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm
July 11, 2015 - November 15, 2015
The Blanton Museum of Art presents Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm, an exhibition of more than 30 gouache and pastel drawings by artist Natalie Frank, a New York-based Austin native. Organized by The Drawing Center in New York, this presentation explores the nineteenth-century fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, including well-known stories such as Cinderella and Snow White, and more obscure tales such as The Lettuce Donkey and The Ungrateful Son. Her drawings function as a feminist reimagining of the stories. In them, Frank renders key scenes from each fairy tale, investigating the ways in which they address gender, sexuality, and complex familial dynamics. Drawing upon the history of illustrated books, figuration, and personal and political narrative, Frank's drawings represent the largest collection of Grimm's fairy tales ever illustrated by a fine artist.
Natalie Frank
All Fur III, 2011-14
Gouache and chalk pastel on Arches paper,
22 x 30 inches
Collection of the artist
"Natalie Frank shares with us her striking vision for the original folk tales by the Brothers Grimm, which are complex and at times very intense," remarks Blanton director Simone Wicha. "Her vibrant and evocative drawings will change the way we understand the fairy tales that so many of us grew up with and will surely capture the curiosity of art lovers and literary buffs alike. We are thrilled to partner with The Drawing Center to bring this exhibition to the Blanton. "
Written between 1812 and 1857 and subsequently translated into more than 160 languages, the Grimm's fairy tales are known and loved by children the world over. What is less known is that these stories were originally intended for adults, with later editions expunged of sexuality and violence. Even lesser known is that while the Grimm brothers gathered and adapted these stories for print, the stories were first oral tales that were produced, collected, and shared largely by women. For this body of work, Frank uses the original, often graphic versions of the narratives as a point of departure, examining the vast emotional, physical, and intellectual transformation of the stories' female characters. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Frank described delving into the early, unsanitized editions where women held almost no power over their fates. In these stories, the princesses, hags, and witches seemed complex; according to Ms. Frank, "I started making drawings that could reflect these characters' vulnerabilities and strengths."
Natalie Frank
Cinderella II, 2011-14
Gouache and chalk pastel on Arches paper,
22 x 30 inches
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin;
Promised gift of Kathleen Irvin Loughlin and Chris Loughlin
A virtuosic painter, she has chosen to work exclusively—and for the first time—in gouache and chalk pastel. Her decision to translate the Grimm stories into drawings is fitting given the tradition of illustration in these narratives: although the first editions were not illustrated, a third Grimm brother illustrated subsequent editions as part of a larger sanitization of the tales that attempted to increase their broad popularity and appeal to children. Many of the stories we identify most closely with the Grimms today we associate with illustrations that have denied these stories' dark and original forms.
Alongside this exhibition, Frank's first book, published by Damiani and designed by Marian Bantjes, explores 36 of these original tales through a collection of 75 color drawings, accompanied by hand-drawn title pages, borders, and drawings throughout the book. Using translations by fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes and with an introduction by Zipes, the book also includes an essay by Drawing Center Senior Curator Claire Gilman, a conversation between the artist and Tony-award winning director Julie Taymor, and an essay by the distinguished feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin. In her essay for the book, Nochlin writes, "Frank's versions of the familiar and not-so-familiar tales are un-syrupy and anti-Disneyesque, sometimes gruesome. Cruelty and crude eroticism, magic and bizarre fantasy, mark their folkloristic roots; weirdness and irrationality distance them from both everyday life and the moralism of happily ever after."
The Blanton has recently acquired seven works from Frank's Brothers Grimm series: four drawings dedicated to Cinderella and three devoted to Rapunzel. This exhibition marks the first time that they will be presented at the museum.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the following public programs have been organized, among others:
Storytelling with Tom Lee
Thursday, October 15, 6:30 PM
Storyteller Tom Lee performs a selection of stories depicted in Natalie Frank's drawings of the tales of the Brothers Grimm. This performance emphasizes the stories as they appeared in the first edition, with darker tones than the later revisions.
"Stress Recess" Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called "Stress Recess" at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
FYI :Mindfulness Meditation Lunch Hour Group:
A drop-in group for any member of the UT Community to practice mindfulness meditation together. No experience necessary; brief instruction on meditation will be provided.
Group will meet biweekly on Fridays at 12:10 beginning on Sept. 11. Meetings in Harry Ransom Ctr, 3rd Fl. Tom Lea Room.
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9-22 MEET AT HRC; "Looking-Glass House" "Live Flowers"; "Insects"; "Wasp" 137-155 ;156-180, 293-8; Quiz in class Discussion of Blogs. "Best and Worst" for second half of alphabet EXHIBITS: 178392-178406.
9-24 MEET AT HRC; "Tweedles";"Wool"; "Humpty Dumpty"; 180-232???; Quiz in class.Discussion of Blogs. "Best and Worst" for first half of alphabet +EXHIBITS: 178407-
10-8: P1 due online; 655-735; Meet at Blanton Art Museum for the Natalie Frank exhibit
You will be able to earn up
to twenty-seven points by participating in a scavenger hunt, taking notes and
posting your reading of a painting to the 10-8 Blanton Blog. Show your student ID at
the front desk. Put your backpack in one of the cubicles (a quarter is
required), taking out your phone or camera (set to “no flash”), and/or your
tablet or pencil and paper (no pens allowed).
Blanton Museum of Art: The University of Texas at Austin
-
Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm
July 11, 2015 - November 15, 2015
The Blanton Museum of Art presents Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm, an exhibition of more than 30 gouache and pastel drawings by artist Natalie Frank, a New York-based Austin native. Organized by The Drawing Center in New York, this presentation explores the nineteenth-century fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, including well-known stories such as Cinderella and Snow White, and more obscure tales such as The Lettuce Donkey and The Ungrateful Son. Her drawings function as a feminist reimagining of the stories. In them, Frank renders key scenes from each fairy tale, investigating the ways in which they address gender, sexuality, and complex familial dynamics. Drawing upon the history of illustrated books, figuration, and personal and political narrative, Frank's drawings represent the largest collection of Grimm's fairy tales ever illustrated by a fine artist.
Natalie Frank
All Fur III, 2011-14
Gouache and chalk pastel on Arches paper,
22 x 30 inches
Collection of the artist"Natalie Frank shares with us her striking vision for the original folk tales by the Brothers Grimm, which are complex and at times very intense," remarks Blanton director Simone Wicha. "Her vibrant and evocative drawings will change the way we understand the fairy tales that so many of us grew up with and will surely capture the curiosity of art lovers and literary buffs alike. We are thrilled to partner with The Drawing Center to bring this exhibition to the Blanton. "
Written between 1812 and 1857 and subsequently translated into more than 160 languages, the Grimm's fairy tales are known and loved by children the world over. What is less known is that these stories were originally intended for adults, with later editions expunged of sexuality and violence. Even lesser known is that while the Grimm brothers gathered and adapted these stories for print, the stories were first oral tales that were produced, collected, and shared largely by women. For this body of work, Frank uses the original, often graphic versions of the narratives as a point of departure, examining the vast emotional, physical, and intellectual transformation of the stories' female characters. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Frank described delving into the early, unsanitized editions where women held almost no power over their fates. In these stories, the princesses, hags, and witches seemed complex; according to Ms. Frank, "I started making drawings that could reflect these characters' vulnerabilities and strengths."
Natalie Frank
Cinderella II, 2011-14
Gouache and chalk pastel on Arches paper,
22 x 30 inches
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin;
Promised gift of Kathleen Irvin Loughlin and Chris LoughlinA virtuosic painter, she has chosen to work exclusively—and for the first time—in gouache and chalk pastel. Her decision to translate the Grimm stories into drawings is fitting given the tradition of illustration in these narratives: although the first editions were not illustrated, a third Grimm brother illustrated subsequent editions as part of a larger sanitization of the tales that attempted to increase their broad popularity and appeal to children. Many of the stories we identify most closely with the Grimms today we associate with illustrations that have denied these stories' dark and original forms.
Alongside this exhibition, Frank's first book, published by Damiani and designed by Marian Bantjes, explores 36 of these original tales through a collection of 75 color drawings, accompanied by hand-drawn title pages, borders, and drawings throughout the book. Using translations by fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes and with an introduction by Zipes, the book also includes an essay by Drawing Center Senior Curator Claire Gilman, a conversation between the artist and Tony-award winning director Julie Taymor, and an essay by the distinguished feminist art historian, Linda Nochlin. In her essay for the book, Nochlin writes, "Frank's versions of the familiar and not-so-familiar tales are un-syrupy and anti-Disneyesque, sometimes gruesome. Cruelty and crude eroticism, magic and bizarre fantasy, mark their folkloristic roots; weirdness and irrationality distance them from both everyday life and the moralism of happily ever after."
The Blanton has recently acquired seven works from Frank's Brothers Grimm series: four drawings dedicated to Cinderella and three devoted to Rapunzel. This exhibition marks the first time that they will be presented at the museum.
In conjunction with the exhibition, the following public programs have been organized, among others:
Storytelling with Tom Lee
Thursday, October 15, 6:30 PMStoryteller Tom Lee performs a selection of stories depicted in Natalie Frank's drawings of the tales of the Brothers Grimm. This performance emphasizes the stories as they appeared in the first edition, with darker tones than the later revisions.
"Stress Recess" Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called "Stress Recess" at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!
FYI :Mindfulness Meditation Lunch Hour Group:
A drop-in group for any member of the UT Community to practice mindfulness meditation together. No experience necessary; brief instruction on meditation will be provided.
Group will meet biweekly on Fridays at 12:10 beginning on Sept. 11. Meetings in Harry Ransom Ctr, 3rd Fl. Tom Lea Room.
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