Dear Mythologists,
A friendly reminder that the final version of your semester project is due on Thursday, December 19, at noon. Email it to me as a PDF, and make sure to follow both the general formatting requirements as well as any specific instructions for this milestone — see our Project webpage for the details.
Thank you for a robust and super-charged semester.
DC
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Assignment for Wednesday, 12.11.19
Dear Mythologists,
For Wednesday, December 11, please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Endgame (2019), the fourth and final film in our superhero team-up series. As before, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) The following students must recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Infinity War for close review in class: Schmahmann, Slesh, Wasser. Please
DC
For Wednesday, December 11, please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Endgame (2019), the fourth and final film in our superhero team-up series. As before, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) The following students must recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Infinity War for close review in class: Schmahmann, Slesh, Wasser. Please
- briefly describe the sequence;
- give approximate starting and ending times (hh:mm); and
- explain why reviewing this sequence is worth our time as it pertains to a mythical considerations of the MCU.
DC
Class on Friday, 12.06.19
Dear Mythologists,
On Friday, December 6, we'll continue our discussion of The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the third film in our superhero team-up series. No outside reading for today. Use the time to organize your semester project rough drafts.
If you haven;t yet signed up for a rough draft meeting with me next week, please do so here.
DC
On Friday, December 6, we'll continue our discussion of The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the third film in our superhero team-up series. No outside reading for today. Use the time to organize your semester project rough drafts.
If you haven;t yet signed up for a rough draft meeting with me next week, please do so here.
DC
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Assignment for Wednesday, 12.04.19
Dear Mythologists,
For Wednesday, December 4 (!!!), please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the third film in our superhero team-up series. As before, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) Read "Only Transform: The Monstrous Bodies of Superheroes," by Michael Kobre, a.k.a. chapter 9 of the edited volume Superhero Bodies (2018); this reading was distributed last class. As I noted then, this article pertains to comics, but we can use it as a basis for discussing the MCU. Take notes on interesting comments and insights, and be sure to bring your copy to class.
(3) The following students must recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Infinity War for close review in class: McNamara, Nelson, Peralta, Ratsimbazafy, Sajed. Please
DC
For Wednesday, December 4 (!!!), please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the third film in our superhero team-up series. As before, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) Read "Only Transform: The Monstrous Bodies of Superheroes," by Michael Kobre, a.k.a. chapter 9 of the edited volume Superhero Bodies (2018); this reading was distributed last class. As I noted then, this article pertains to comics, but we can use it as a basis for discussing the MCU. Take notes on interesting comments and insights, and be sure to bring your copy to class.
(3) The following students must recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Infinity War for close review in class: McNamara, Nelson, Peralta, Ratsimbazafy, Sajed. Please
- briefly describe the sequence;
- give approximate starting and ending times (hh:mm); and
- explain why reviewing this sequence is worth our time as it pertains to a mythical considerations of the MCU.
DC
Monday, November 18, 2019
Assignment for Friday, 11.22.16
Dear Mythologists,
As we continue our discussion of The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), please read the following:
DC
As we continue our discussion of The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), please read the following:
- McSweeney, Terence. "'Isn't that why we fight? So we can get up and go home?': The Enduring American Monomyth in Avengers: Age of Ultron." In Avengers Assemble! Critical Perspectives on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 186–204.
DC
Assignment for Wednesday, 11.20.19
Dear Mythologists,
For Wednesday, November 20, please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the second film in our superhero team-up series. As you watch, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) Print out and read "Myth," chapter 2 of Blair Davis' Comic Book Movies (2018), which is part of the Rutgers Quick Takes series on films and popular culture. Take notes on interesting comments and insights, and be sure to bring your print-out to class.
(3) The following students must use the blog comments feature to recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Age of Ultron for close review in class: Hoffman, Kelly, Lin, Lising. In your comments, please
DC
For Wednesday, November 20, please do the following:
(1) Watch — via streaming service, reserved DVD, or your own copy — The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the second film in our superhero team-up series. As you watch, take notes on anything that strikes you as resonating with Greco-Roman myth, especially on the What? Why? and How? spectrum of ideas. Your notes will form the basis for our discussion of the film in class.
(2) Print out and read "Myth," chapter 2 of Blair Davis' Comic Book Movies (2018), which is part of the Rutgers Quick Takes series on films and popular culture. Take notes on interesting comments and insights, and be sure to bring your print-out to class.
(3) The following students must use the blog comments feature to recommend 3–5 minute sequences from Age of Ultron for close review in class: Hoffman, Kelly, Lin, Lising. In your comments, please
- briefly describe the sequence;
- give approximate starting and ending times (hh:mm); and
- explain why reviewing this sequence is worth our time as it pertains to a mythical considerations of the MCU.
DC
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Class on Friday, 11.15.19
Dear Mythologists,
On Friday you'll gather to discuss academic integrity with your Peer Mentor. As before, attendance is mandatory, and the lack of a formal assignment ought to give you time to perfect Annotated Bibliography 2, which is due on Saturday.
See you next Wednesday,
DC
On Friday you'll gather to discuss academic integrity with your Peer Mentor. As before, attendance is mandatory, and the lack of a formal assignment ought to give you time to perfect Annotated Bibliography 2, which is due on Saturday.
See you next Wednesday,
DC
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