Thursday, December 5, 2019

Semester Project on Thursday, 12.19.19

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

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
  • 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.
First come, first served. If someone has already suggested your sequence, choose another.

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